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L'Artisan Parfumeur Bois Farine vs Xerjoff Shunkoin
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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
———Accords
Powdery
100%
Woody
81%
Vanilla
64%
Iris
53%
Floral
46%
Warm spicy
45%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Shunkoin by Xerjoff is a fragrance for women and men. Shunkoin was launched in 2012. The fragrance features Vanilla, Powdery Notes, Sandalwood, Orris Root, Woody Notes, Olibanum, Cherry Blossom and Tea Leaf. Join the Club Collection includes ten perfumes representing ten different kind of virtual clubs. Fatal Charme is about elegance, glamour and fashion; Ivory Route is an adventure and travelling club; Marquee represents a theater club; Kind of Blue is all about jazz; 40 knots is a yachts club; Ascot Moon is a horse club; Birdie is for golf lovers; Comandante is for fine cigar lovers; Shunkoin is for meditation and More than Words captures the world of writers and poets. The ingredients of these fragrances are to be kept a secret. However, each fragrance will have its identification card with a number which one could use to join the real club of the owners of these perfumes. That’s how the concept goes from virtual clubs to forming a real one. The bottles of the fragrances are made out of authentic blue glass; not the tinted kind but the glass of which the production is limited and are very rare.
Rating
4.06vs4.01
Ratings
2,170vs1,010
Concentration
ParfumvsEDP
Launch Year
2003vs2012
Which should I buy?
Too close to call on ratings — choose on character.
- The community rates them about the same (4.06 from 2,170 ratings vs 4.01 from 1,010).
- Longevity votes lean "moderate" for Bois Farine and "long lasting" for Shunkoin.
- Sillage votes lean "intimate" for Bois Farine versus "moderate" for Shunkoin.
- Both are voted best for fall first.
- Xerjoff is a luxury house (typically $250+), while L'Artisan Parfumeur is premium (typically $100–250).
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