Bois Impérial Extrait
This episode explores Essential Parfums Bois Impérial Extrait, a 32% concentration reinterpretation of Bois Impérial that reveals its nocturnal side. It covers the spicy opening of black pepper and Timut berry, the cedar, vetiver, Georgywood, and rose heart, the labdanum, fir balsam, patchouli, and Akigalawood base, Quentin Bisch's authorship, comparisons with Ganymede and Another 13, and how to wear it for autumn and winter nights.
#362 · 2026-05-16
Bois Impérial Extrait by Essential Parfums
A Nocturnal Amber Woody
This episode focuses on Bois Impérial Extrait, Essential Parfums' darker and more concentrated interpretation of its signature Bois Impérial. With a 32% concentration and an official structure built around black pepper, Timut berry, cedar, rose, Akigalawood, labdanum, and fir balsam, it turns the original's bright modern wood into a richer amber-woody night fragrance.
Perfumer and Context
The fragrance is composed by Quentin Bisch, the perfumer behind Bois Impérial and Ganymede. The episode explains how the Extrait is not merely a stronger version of the Eau de Parfum, but a shift in lighting: more pepper, more rose-tinted density, more resin, more leather-like warmth, and a longer nocturnal drydown.
How to Understand and Wear It
The episode compares Bois Impérial Extrait with Ganymede, Another 13, and Grey Vetiver, and positions it as a dark modern woody fragrance for autumn, winter, evening wear, quiet dinners, bars, galleries, and close-range settings. The central phrase is a night forest deepened by black pepper and amber.
