Le Bois Glacé

Le Bois Glacé by the Italian house Moncler (2023) is described by everyone who rates it as both woody and citrusy, with about half also calling it spicy. The name promises an iced wood, and the short note list is built to deliver exactly that.

Bergamot and Calabrian bergamot give a bright, slightly bitter citrus opening with a cool, clean feel. Pink pepper adds a light, rosy, lightly warming spice that gives the top a little lift. The base is vetiver, in its Haitian form, which is cleaner and smokier than other varieties, giving a dry, grassy, slightly earthy woodiness with a faint smoky edge. With so few notes there is little development; the scent is a bergamot-and-vetiver pairing from start to finish, the citrus fading and the vetiver remaining.

Le Bois Glacé is a shared fragrance, worn by anyone. Bergamot and vetiver suit warm weather and daytime wear, the office included, and it should appeal to people who like clean, crisp, minimal woody scents without sweetness.

Le Bois Glacé — unisex fragrance by Moncler (released 2023). Notes: Bergamot, Calabrian bergamot, Haitian Vetiver, Pink Pepper, Vetiver. — Parfica open fragrance database