How it smells
Main smell: warm spicy and leather. It opens with saffron, moves to birch and incense and dries down to amber and birch.
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- fall
Bois Dahman 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
About Herve Gambs Bois Dahman EDP
Bois Dahman EDP comes from Herve Gambs. This one is the Eau de Parfum.
Bois Dahman for work or 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 and winter. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: fall, winter, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Herve Gambs perfumes worth knowing
The house has 4 perfumes here, led by Eden Palace, Hotel Riviera and Pink Evidence.
Is Bois Dahman long lasting?
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 Lattafa Velvet Oud and Strangers Parfumerie Burning Ben unisex. Base notes like amber and birch are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Sillage and projection
Projection is strong: people around you will notice it. Two sprays are usually enough. It spreads further than Strangers Parfumerie Burning Ben unisex and Criminal Elements Fall unisex.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is warm spicy (100%), followed by leather and metallic. You will probably like it if you enjoy warm spicy and leather smells and notes like birch and amber. Less obvious notes include incense.
If you like Bois Dahman, try these
Similar picks to try: Lattafa Velvet Oud (6 shared notes), Strangers Parfumerie Burning Ben unisex (6 shared notes), Etat Libre D' Orange Etat Libre d'Orange Rien (5 shared notes) and Criminal Elements Fall unisex (5 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Etat Libre D' Orange Etat Libre d'Orange Rien starts from €104.
More questions
Is Bois Dahman unisex?
Yes, it is made for both men and women.
Is Bois Dahman expensive?
It is on the expensive side: about €293 in Europe.