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Bois Blanc
Frapin Bois Blanc Eau de Parfum opens cold and bracing, bitter orange and mandarin orange alongside eucalyptus and rosemary, with ginger giving the citrus a dry heat underneath. It is herbal and medicinal in the first minutes rather than fresh in any easy sense.
Sage, virginia cedar and violet leaf form the heart, where the aromatic herbs meet the first wood and the violet leaf adds a green, almost metallic freshness. Guaiac wood and cade finish it, smoky and faintly tarry, with an amber warmth and a trace of musk coming up behind them. Bois Blanc travels from a sharp herbal citrus to dry smoked wood, and the two ends of it smell close to different fragrances; the woody and aromatic accords are what hold the whole thing together.
Anne-Sophie Behaghel composed Bois Blanc for Frapin, which released it in 2021. The Frapin family has been at Segonzac in the Grande Champagne region since 1270, first as wine growers and then as cognac distillers.
Moderate longevity and moderate sillage make this a close-wearing scent rather than a room-filling one. It is at its best in autumn and winter and still works in spring and summer, and it suits professional wear, a night out and casual days, with the smoke telling most in cold air.
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