Serge Lutens
Un Bois Vanille
unisex · Launched 2003
Where to buy
All 1 offers by size
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| Perfumería ComasFree delivery | €216.00 |
Scent profile
Share of people who describe it this way
How it wears
Share of votes by people who wear it: 154 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.
- Longevity
- moderate62% of votes
- Scent trail
- moderate64% of votes
- Season
- winter52% of votes
- Time of day
- day59% of votes
All votes
Longevity · 73 votes
- very weak4%
- weak7%
- moderate62%
- long lasting21%
- eternal7%
Sillage · 72 votes
- intimate26%
- moderate64%
- strong10%
- enormous0%
Season · 154 votes
- winter52%
- spring32%
- summer16%
Time of day · 128 votes
- day59%
- night41%
Sillage: how far the scent is noticed by people around you. Season and time of day allow several answers, so shares there are of all answers given.
Notes
Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.
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About Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille
Perfumer: Christopher Sheldrake
Un Bois Vanille by Serge Lutens, released in 2003 and composed by Christopher Sheldrake, is a woody vanilla with a dark edge. Everyone describes it as gourmand, half add woody, and a quarter notice musk or resin. It is worn by anyone.
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Un Bois Vanille by Serge Lutens, released in 2003 and composed by Christopher Sheldrake, is a woody vanilla with a dark edge. Everyone describes it as gourmand, half add woody, and a quarter notice musk or resin. It is worn by anyone.
The notes are given as a list rather than a pyramid. Vanilla is the centre, with coconut milk making it creamy and bitter almond adding a marzipan note. Black liquorice is the twist, dark and slightly salty, so the sweetness never turns simple. Beeswax and benzoin add a warm, honeyed, balsamic depth; sandalwood and guaiac wood give it the wood of the name, the guaiac faintly smoky; tonka bean and musk soften the drydown.
Most wearers report moderate longevity, with a fifth finding it long lasting, and sillage is moderate for most and intimate for a quarter, so it stays near the skin. Autumn and winter are the favoured seasons, with a slight lean to day. It suits cool-weather days and someone who wants a vanilla that smells grown-up rather than like a bakery.
Un Bois Vanille — unisex fragrance by Serge Lutens (released 2003). Notes: Vanila, Coconut Milk, Beeswax, Black Licorice, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Bitter Almond, Benzoin, Guaiac Wood, Musk. — Parfica open fragrance database
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Quick answers
How much does Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille cost in Spain?
From €216.00 for Bottle at Perfumería Comas. Price from one partner shop in Spain, checked daily, unchanged since 27 Oct 2026.
Which sizes are sold?
Bottle.
What does it smell like?
Mainly gourmand, woody, musky and resinous. Notes: beeswax, benzoin, bitter almond, black licorice, coconut milk, guaiac wood.
Who makes it?
Serge Lutens (France). Launched in 2003. The perfumer is Christopher Sheldrake. Marketed unisex.
How long does it last?
People rate its longevity as moderate and its sillage as moderate. Based on 73 wearers’ votes.
When to wear it?
Most people wear it in autumn and winter, mostly daytime.
Where does this data come from?
The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from Parfica open fragrance database. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors. Prices and stock come from the partner shops’ own product feeds and show the last update date.