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Essential Parfums Bois Impérial

Woody, fresh spicy, aromatic, green, earthy.

Key Fragrance Notes: Thai Basil, Nepalese Timut Pepper Absolute, Haitian Vetiver Oil, Georgywood, Petalia, Akigalawood, Indonesian Patchouli Oil, Ambrofix.

Essential Parfums Bois Impérial builds a modern woody profile around basil, Timut pepper, vetiver, Georgywood, Petalia, Akigalawood, patchouli, and Ambrofix. The composition moves between green aromatic freshness, peppery lift, dry woods, and earthy depth. The official material list is preserved as a flat note set rather than forcing it into an unsupported pyramid.

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Key Notes

Thai Basil, Nepalese Timut Pepper Absolute, Haitian Vetiver Oil, Georgywood, Petalia, Akigalawood, Indonesian Patchouli Oil, Ambrofix

The brand presents these notes as a unified composition rather than a formal top, heart and base pyramid.

Fragrance Details

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About the Fragrance

Bois Impérial is a current Essential Parfums signature Eau de Parfum by Quentin Bisch, concentrated at 16%. The fragrance centers on Akigalawood with Thai basil, Nepalese Timut pepper absolute, Haitian vetiver, Georgywood, Petalia, Indonesian patchouli, and Ambrofix. Essential Parfums describes it as a high-contrast woody composition with a magnetic, long-lasting trail and currently sells the 100 mL refillable spray alongside refill, travel, and extrait formats.

This fragrance is currently part of the Full Bottle Route fragrance archive.

Quick Facts

Brand: Essential Parfums
Perfumer: Quentin Bisch
Release year: 2020
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Fragrance family: Woody Aromatic
Expected wear: Extended
Projection: Strong
Strength: Strong
Scent profile: Woody, Fresh Spicy, Aromatic, Green, Earthy
Availability: Archived

Production Status

Production status: In Production

Notes & Composition

Key notes: Thai Basil, Nepalese Timut Pepper Absolute, Haitian Vetiver Oil, Georgywood, Petalia, Akigalawood, Indonesian Patchouli Oil, Ambrofix

The brand presents these notes as a unified composition rather than a formal top, middle and base pyramid.

Scent Profile

Primary profile: Woody, Fresh Spicy, Aromatic, Green, Earthy

Freshness provides lift while woody materials add dryness and structure, creating a balanced fresh-woody character.

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When to Wear It

Best seasons: Spring, Fall, Winter
Best for: Everyday, Work, Going Out
Day / night: Day, Night
Mood: Modern, Green, Powerful

Warm amber and spice facets give Essential Parfums Bois Impérial a natural place in cooler-weather wear, especially after dark. Strong projection and a 8+ hour wear estimate keep the guidance grounded while its modern, green, powerful character suits everyday, work, going out.

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Summary

Essential Parfums Bois Impérial is a 16% Eau de Parfum created by Quentin Bisch around the contrast between aromatic herbs, pepper, vetiver, patchouli, modern woods, and amber. Thai basil gives the opening a vivid green-spicy character while Nepalese Timut pepper adds sparkling grapefruit-like facets. Haitian vetiver contributes dry earthy freshness, and Georgywood reinforces a clear cedar-like woody structure. Petalia introduces a subtle floral lift before Akigalawood becomes the composition’s central material, bringing peppery woody depth. Indonesian patchouli strengthens the earthy base while Ambrofix adds ambered warmth, persistence, and a pronounced trail. Essential Parfums presents it as a signature high-contrast woody fragrance. The overall effect is modern, green, spicy, powerful, and highly distinctive.

About the Brand

Essential Parfums was founded in 2018 by Géraldine Archambault with a clear goal: make fine perfumery more accessible while putting the perfumer’s authorship and creative freedom at the center of the brand. The French house highlights the perfumers behind each composition, works with respected names across contemporary perfumery, and pairs that artist-first model with refillable formats and a broader sustainability program. Its identity is deliberately less about marketing spectacle and more about the fragrance itself. Bois Impérial, created by Quentin Bisch, is a defining example of that approach, pairing the spicy freshness of Timut pepper with aromatic, green, woody materials and the distinctive depth of Akigalawood.