Personally I can smell the quality divide between bois secret and Givenchy Pi...but for that it is very similar as it dries down. I like Pi and wear it often at night unfortunately it has a odd bitter edge to it which cheapens what is a lovely creamy sweet fragrance this fortunately doesn't have quite have that. The opening is different smelling more like a spicy sandalwood and nutmeg but then getting sweeter and sweeter which killed the initial interest in minutes. The Tonka beans in here, essentially smell like an almond/vanilla coming across too sweet and perhaps not to everyone's taste. I certainly don't find this to be a masculine flavour except for sitting on a woody base, and was surprised to see it classified as such. I wouldn't wear this fragrance but if you like this sort of thing and are prepared to pay for it this Evody is a more refined and slightly longer lasting Pi. Not for me.
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11 years ago
Bois Secret, from Evody Parfums was released in 2008. The perfumer behind this creation is Alexandra Monet. It has the top notes of Bergamot and Pepper, middle notes of Nutmeg and Sandalwood, and base notes of Amber, Patchouli, and Tonka Bean.
Personally I can smell the quality divide between bois secret and Givenchy Pi...but for that it is very similar as it dries down. I like Pi and wear it often at night unfortunately it has a odd bitter edge to it which cheapens what is a lovely creamy sweet fragrance this fortunately doesn't have quite have that. The opening is different smelling more like a spicy sandalwood and nutmeg but then getting sweeter and sweeter which killed the initial interest in minutes. The Tonka beans in here, essentially smell like an almond/vanilla coming across too sweet and perhaps not to everyone's taste. I certainly don't find this to be a masculine flavour except for sitting on a woody base, and was surprised to see it classified as such. I wouldn't wear this fragrance but if you like this sort of thing and are prepared to pay for it this Evody is a more refined and slightly longer lasting Pi. Not for me.