Dior · 2004 · Annick Ménardo

Bois d'Argent

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

Soft, powdery iris and dry pale woods, warmed by smoky frankincense.

Dior says

You’ll smell wood accords, iris and frankincense.

More from Dior’s description

It also mentions Woody notes, Iris accord and Frankincense note.

The house’s page

The drawn Bois d'Argent bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Bois d'Argent’s scent picture, a draft: wood accords, iris, frankincense drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Bois d'Argent, top notes: Frankincense

Dry-downwhat stays

Bois d'Argent, dry-down: Wood accords, Iris

What’s inside it

What the label names

3 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

1 citrus1 herbs & lavender1 spices

Citrus1

Herbs & lavender1

3 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.