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L'Artisan Parfumeur Bois Farine vs DS&Durga Radio Bombay
Bois Farine is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
———Accords
Woody
100%
Powdery
93%
Iris
51%
Warm spicy
48%
Amber
45%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageIntimate
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Bois Farine by L'Artisan Parfumeur is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance for women and men. Bois Farine was launched in 2003. The nose behind this fragrance is Jean-Claude Ellena. The fragrance features Powdery Notes, Sandalwood, Iris, Woody Notes, Benzoin, Guaiac Wood, Cedar, Musk and Jasmine. Bois Farine is the first fragrance from a series of the perfumer’s journey, created by the Artisan Jean-Claude Ellena in 2003. He made this fragrance in the memory of encounter with an unusual tree in the Reunion Island forest. This forest is known to be colorful with yellow wood, red wood, iron wood, milky wood…In this magical forest, the perfumer’s attention was drawn by the white aromatic tree, which exclusively grows on the island and is known for its enchanted strength. Its red blossom smells like flour. Bois Farine is unique aroma of the magical tree: rich floral, woody, powdery...
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Notes
Top
Woody NotesCedar
Heart
SandalwoodIrisPeachBoronia
Base
SandalwoodCoconutAmbergrisAmbrette (Musk Mallow)Balsam FirMusk
Accords
Woody
100%
Powdery
56%
Coconut
48%
Musky
43%
Warm spicy
41%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallsummerspring
About
Radio Bombay by DS&Durga is a Oriental Woody fragrance for women and men. Radio Bombay was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is David Seth Moltz. Top notes are Woody Notes and Cedar; middle notes are Sandalwood, Iris, Peach and Boronia; base notes are Sandalwood, Coconut, Ambergris, Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Balsam Fir and Musk. Transistor radio hewn of sandalwood radiates ragas in the Bandra heat. Hot copper tubes warm the soft wood releasing blooms of musk, cream, peach, ambrette, coco, cedar distillates. Radio Bombay by D.S. & Durga is a Oriental Woody fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Radio Bombay was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is David Seth Moltz. Top notes are woody notes and cedar; middle notes are sandalwood, iris, boronia and peach; base notes are ambrette (musk mallow), sandalwood, ambergris, balsam fir, musk and coconut.
Notes in Common
0% sharedShared (0)
No shared notes — these are very different compositions.
Only in Bois Farine
Only in Radio Bombay
Woody NotesCedarSandalwoodIrisPeachBoroniaCoconutAmbergrisAmbrette (Musk Mallow)Balsam FirMusk
Rating
4.06vs3.92
Ratings
2,170vs1,144
Concentration
ParfumvsEDP
Launch Year
2003vs2016
Which should I buy?
Bois Farine is the community's favourite of the two.
- Bois Farine is rated higher by the community: 4.06 from 2,170 ratings, against 3.92 from 1,144.
- Longevity votes for both lean "moderate".
- Sillage votes lean "intimate" for Bois Farine versus "moderate" for Radio Bombay.
- Both are voted best for fall first.
- Both houses are premium (typically $100–250), so price won't be the deciding factor.
Buy Bois Farine if you want the higher-rated option; pick Radio Bombay if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.