Creed
Bois du Portugal
for men · Launched 1987
Where to buy
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Scent profile
Share of people who describe it this way
How it wears
Share of votes by people who wear it: 225 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.
- Longevity
- long lasting51% of votes
- Scent trail
- moderate54% of votes
- Season
- spring40% of votes
- Time of day
- day57% of votes
All votes
Longevity · 100 votes
- very weak0%
- weak4%
- moderate34%
- long lasting51%
- eternal11%
Sillage · 95 votes
- intimate7%
- moderate54%
- strong33%
- enormous6%
Season · 225 votes
- winter35%
- spring40%
- summer25%
Time of day · 152 votes
- day57%
- night43%
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.
About Creed Bois du Portugal
Perfumer: Olivier Creed
Bois du Portugal is a dry, formal woody fragrance from Creed, created by Olivier Creed in 1987 for men. Woody is the word nearly everyone uses; a minority also find it aromatic, ambery or citrusy, and those three facets map neatly onto its simple structure.
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Bois du Portugal is a dry, formal woody fragrance from Creed, created by Olivier Creed in 1987 for men. Woody is the word nearly everyone uses; a minority also find it aromatic, ambery or citrusy, and those three facets map neatly onto its simple structure.
Bergamot opens it with a brief, bright citrus. Lavender follows in the heart, bringing a clean, barbershop herbal note that keeps the scent crisp rather than sweet. The base is where it spends most of its life: cedar for a pencil-shaving dryness, sandalwood for creamy warmth, vetiver for a touch of earth and smoke, and ambergris for a salty, skin-like depth that rounds the whole.
About half of wearers report it lasting a long time, with most of the rest calling it moderate; sillage is moderate, strong for some. Autumn and spring share the top seasonal votes and it splits almost evenly between day and night. That makes it a suit-and-tie scent, for meetings, dinners and occasions where restraint matters.
Bois du Portugal — for men fragrance by Creed (released 1987). Top notes: Bergamot. Heart notes: Lavender. Base notes: Sandalwood, Cedar, Vetiver, Ambergris. — Parfica open fragrance database
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Quick answers
How much does Creed Bois du Portugal cost in the Netherlands?
No partner shop in the Netherlands has it in stock right now; the page stays with the facts.
What does it smell like?
Mainly woody, aromatic, amber and citrus. It opens with bergamot; the heart is lavender; the base is ambergris, cedar, sandalwood, vetiver.
Who makes it?
Creed (France). Launched in 1987. The perfumer is Olivier Creed. Marketed for men.
How long does it last?
People rate its longevity as long lasting and its sillage as moderate. Based on 100 wearers’ votes.
When to wear it?
Most people wear it in autumn and spring, 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.