Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois, hour by hour

How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.

Raspberries and deep red roses sinking into vanilla after dark.

Féminité du Bois by Serge Lutens, bottle pictured with its key notes: Litchi, Raspberry and Atlas Cedar
  1. First spray0–15 min

  2. Heart15 min – 2 h

    • African Freesia Petals
    • Atlas Cedar
    • Black Rose
    • Indian Patchouli
    • Lily
  3. Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h

    • Amber
    • Bourbon Vanilla
    • Haitian Vetiver
Lasts
7–12 h
Long lasting
Sillage
Strong, 3 of 4
When to wear

SeasonAutumn

Time of dayNight out

What wearers say

Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.

  • Longevity385 votes

    Most voted: 47%Long lasting

    31%Moderate

  • Sillage330 votes

    Most voted: 48%Strong

    29%Moderate

  • Season335 votes

    Most voted: 42%Autumn

    25%Winter

  • Time of day335 votes

    Most voted: 37%Night out

    28%Evening

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Longevity385 votes

  • Very weak4%15 votes
  • Weak12%45 votes
  • Moderate31%120 votes
  • Long lasting (Most voted)47%180 votes
  • Eternal6%25 votes

Sillage330 votes

  • Intimate11%35 votes
  • Moderate29%95 votes
  • Strong (Most voted)48%160 votes
  • Enormous12%40 votes

Season335 votes

  • Spring19%65 votes
  • Summer13%45 votes
  • Autumn (Most voted)42%140 votes
  • Winter25%85 votes

Time of day335 votes

  • Daytime22%75 votes
  • Office12%40 votes
  • Evening28%95 votes
  • Night out (Most voted)37%125 votes

Which size is right for you?

Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.

  • 3ml

    To discover it

    Price: Now €9.81Was €15.90SAVE 38%
    • Per ml: €3.27/ml
    • ≈60 sprays
    • 20 days of wear
  • Best value

    30ml

    To keep it

    Price: Now €70.20Was €155.90SAVE 55%
    • Per ml: €2.34/ml28% less per ml than 3ml
    • ≈600 sprays
    • 200 days of wear

At 3 sprays a day.

Loved by 50,000+

Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.

  • Hand-decanted from the original bottle

    Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.

  • Wear it for days before you commit

    Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.

  • Just like the full bottle

    A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.

10ML decants in glass vials and a travel atomiser

10ML vs a blind buy

What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.

Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
Yes
Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
Yes
No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
Yes
No

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Layer it with

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The house

More from Serge Lutens

Serge Lutens is a French niche house, started in 2000 and named after its founder, a photographer, filmmaker and artistic director. Its perfumes are warm and a little shadowy. Amber, honey and incense recur, softened by iris and musk, with cedar and vetiver keeping things dry. Chergui is the place to begin: hay and honey over a smoky, sweet base. Ambre Sultan is amber at its most resinous. Féminité du Bois puts Atlas cedar at the centre and makes wood feel soft. Nearly everything here is unisex, so choose by mood rather than by label.

  • Serge Lutens Chergui decant

    Serge Lutens

    Chergui

    3ml: was €15.90, now €9.81

  • Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan decant

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    Ambre Sultan

    3ml: was €15.90, now €9.81

Frequently asked questions

What does Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois smell like?

Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois opens with Litchi and Raspberry. The heart brings African Freesia Petals, Atlas Cedar, Black Rose and Indian Patchouli. It dries down to Amber, Bourbon Vanilla and Haitian Vetiver.

Is Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois long lasting?

Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (47% of votes), and 53% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (48% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.

Is Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois good for summer?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn; summer takes only 13% of season votes.

Is Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois good for winter?

Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other seasons, but winter still takes 25% of season votes.

Is Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois for day or night?

Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 66% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 34% for daytime or the office.

Can I wear Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois to the office?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 12% of time-of-day votes go to the office.

Who makes Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois?

Féminité du Bois is made by Serge Lutens.

How many wears is a 10ml decant of Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois?

A 10ml decant of Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.

Which other Serge Lutens perfumes can I try?

Besides Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois, 10ML has Chergui and Ambre Sultan from Serge Lutens, each decanted from the original bottle.

Is this Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois decant the original perfume?

Yes. Every Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois decant is filled by hand from an original Serge Lutens 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.

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.