How it smells
The first thing you smell is ambrette and cardamom. The heart brings benzoin and calamus. On the skin it settles into amber and benzoin. Overall it smells warm spicy and woody.
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- fall
WJL notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
Bourbon French Parfums WJL EDP in detail
WJL EDP is made by Bourbon French Parfums. Its strength is Eau de Parfum.
The style of WJL
The strongest accord is warm spicy (100%), followed by woody and amber. You will probably like it if you enjoy warm spicy and woody smells and notes like benzoin and amber. Less obvious notes include carnation, cedar and incense.
For work or for evenings
It works better at night than in the day, so it is a good pick for evenings, dinners and going out. Its warm spicy side feels cosy and rich after dark.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is fall. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: fall, winter, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
More from Bourbon French Parfums
The house has 21 perfumes here, led by Anastasia, Eau de Pluie and Eleftorea.
How long WJL stays on skin
It stays on skin for about 6 to 9 hours, so one spray in the morning can carry you through the day. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. It lasts about as long as Frederic Malle Portrait Of A Lady and Initio Parfums Prives Mystic Experience. Base notes like amber and benzoin are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Perfumes that smell like WJL
Similar picks to try: Frederic Malle Portrait Of A Lady (9 shared notes), Initio Parfums Prives Mystic Experience (9 shared notes), Diptyque Benjoin Boheme unisex (9 shared notes) and Tom Ford Soleil De Feu (10 shared notes).
Quick answers
Does WJL project well?
Medium. People near you can smell it.
Can women wear WJL?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.