Essential Parfums Bois Impérial
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Perfumer Quentin Bisch created Bois Impérial for Essential Parfums as a green, peppery wood meant to stay near and fresh. The top notes are basil and Timur pepper, sharp, green, aromatic. Vetiver and woodsy notes carry the heart, earthy and slightly smoky. Akigalawood, patchouli and Ambrofix form the base notes, warm and spicy yet not heavy. Pitched as unisex, it is a wood that goes from desk to dinner unchanged. Voters wear it in every season, at every hour, office or night. The vote leans long-lasting for longevity and strong for sillage, so one or two sprays do it. A 3ml decant tells you if it becomes your everyday wood.
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The community verdict
Vetiver and woodsy notes define Bois Impérial, reached through basil and Timur pepper before patchouli settles in. Views divide between long-lasting and exceptionally long-lasting wear, and between strong and room-filling projection. It fits autumn evenings; winter and daytime work too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Brand
- Essential Parfums
- Perfumer
- Quentin Bisch
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Essential Parfums Bois Impérial, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Basil and pepper on damp earth where vetiver roots meet timber.
Main accordswoody, aromatic, warm spicy, fresh spicy, earthy
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity
Most voted: 43%Long lasting
Sillage
Most voted: 45%Strong
Season
Most voted: 30%Autumn
Time of day
Most voted: 29%Evening
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Longevity, 488 votes
- Very weak2%8 votes
- Weak4%20 votes
- Moderate14%70 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)43%210 votes
- Eternal37%180 votes
Sillage, 422 votes
- Intimate3%12 votes
- Moderate17%70 votes
- Strong (Most voted)45%190 votes
- Enormous36%150 votes
Season, 287 votes
- Spring24%70 votes
- Summer21%60 votes
- Autumn (Most voted)30%85 votes
- Winter25%72 votes
Time of day, 275 votes
- Daytime27%75 votes
- Office25%70 votes
- Evening (Most voted)29%80 votes
- Night out18%50 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
Your 10 ml decant, next to the original bottle
Every perfume we sell is the authentic original, decanted from the perfume house’s own bottle.
- Key notes
- Basil
- Timur Pepper
- Vetiver
- Woodsy Notes
- Akigalawood
- Ambrofix
We buy our bottles from authorized EU distributors and directly from the brands, and 10ML decants every perfume itself.
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What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
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Authentic original perfume
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Smell it on your skin before you buy
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Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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Travel-ready atomiser
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No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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Essential Parfums Bois Impérial in plain words
What it smells like, how it wears and who it suits.
What it smells like
It opens green and peppery, with fresh basil and Timur pepper. The heart is earthy vetiver and dry woods. It finishes in a deep, earthy base of patchouli and woods that feels grounded and modern.
How it wears
The perfume community reports long, steady wear, and some find it exceptionally long-lasting. Projection is strong, and some say it fills a room.
When to wear it
Wearers like it for autumn evenings, and it also works in winter and during the day. It is a versatile woody scent for cooler weather.
Who it suits
It suits anyone who likes woody, earthy and aromatic scents with a green, peppery edge. It reads as unisex, and its strength is best handled with a lighter touch.
Similar perfumes at 10ML
- Ex Nihilo The Hedonist: shares the akigalawood and vetiver
- Comme des Garçons Blackpepper: shares the akigalawood and patchouli
Sizes and price per ml
At 10ML, Essential Parfums Bois Impérial comes as 3ml for €8.01 (€2.67/ml), 10ml for €23.31 (€2.33/ml) and 30ml for €55.80 (€1.86/ml).
Frequently asked questions
What does Essential Parfums Bois Impérial smell like?
Essential Parfums Bois Impérial opens with Basil and Timur Pepper. The heart brings Vetiver and Woodsy Notes. It dries down to Akigalawood, Ambrofix and Patchouli. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as woody, aromatic, warm spicy, fresh spicy and earthy.
Is Essential Parfums Bois Impérial long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (43% of votes), and 80% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (45% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Essential Parfums Bois Impérial good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it most for autumn and winter, but summer still takes 21% of season votes.
Is Essential Parfums Bois Impérial good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it well for winter: winter takes 25% of season votes, close behind its most-voted season.
Is Essential Parfums Bois Impérial for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities wear it day and night alike: 53% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 47% for evenings and nights out.
Can I wear Essential Parfums Bois Impérial to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it well for the office: the office takes 25% of time-of-day votes, close behind its most-voted time.
Who makes Essential Parfums Bois Impérial?
Bois Impérial is made by Essential Parfums. Its perfumer is Quentin Bisch. It was launched in 2020.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Essential Parfums Bois Impérial?
A 10ml decant of Essential Parfums Bois Impérial holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Essential Parfums perfumes can I try?
Besides Essential Parfums Bois Impérial, 10ML has Ambre Latte from Essential Parfums, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Essential Parfums Bois Impérial decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Essential Parfums Bois Impérial decant is filled by hand from an original Essential Parfums bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
Is Essential Parfums Bois Impérial fresh or warm?
A bit of both. Basil and pepper make it fresh and green at first, then vetiver, patchouli and woods turn it earthy and warm.
Can women and men wear Essential Parfums Bois Impérial?
Yes. It is a unisex scent, and its woody, aromatic and earthy accords are not tied to either gender.
Where can I buy Essential Parfums Bois Impérial as a decant?
At 10ML: Essential Parfums Bois Impérial comes as a 3ml, 10ml and 30ml decant, filled by hand from an original bottle. The 10ml decant costs €23.31 (€2.33/ml), and 10ML ships across the EU.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.