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History
Bois Naufragé was born in 2010 and returned in 2017 as 16.1, in an identical formulation. The perfume starts from a work, Lucien Clergue’s photograph « Nu au bois flotté », and translates its atmosphere: a body and a piece of wood polished by the sea, on a mineral, salt-beaten beach.
The construction is limpid. The Egyptian fig tree gives its green fig and milky sap; salt flower and ambergris draw its mineral, saline shade; mint brings a sea-spray freshness, fractioned vetiver and driftwood close the base on a woody dryness. It is a seaside woody scent, salty and luminous.
The name states the image: an Egyptian fig tree treated like driftwood, as if washed ashore after the shipwreck. Bois Naufragé illustrates Pierre Guillaume’s taste for narrative perfumes, where a whole scene fits within an accord.
Fragrance notes
Bois Naufragé unfolds from salted fig to a driftwood base, in a mineral freshness.
The through-line is the salt, casting its mineral shade over the fig and the wood.
Scent profile
Bois Naufragé is a mineral fig rather than a gourmand one. Salt flower and ambergris give it a saline, airy dimension, the fig tree its milky freshness, mint its hint of sea spray. Fractioned vetiver and driftwood hold a dry base, never sweet.
It is a luminous, wearable scent, at ease from the first warm days, whose salty freshness evokes a beach. Its woody dryness sets it apart from the solar, sugary figs of mainstream perfumery.
Key characteristics
When and where to wear
Bois Naufragé is a warm-season, daytime scent. Its saline freshness destines it for spring and summer, but the driftwood lets it hold in mid-season. A clean, luminous trail.
How to wear it
Seasonal fit
| Season | Fit | Critical notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | ★★★★ | The saline freshness awakens. |
| Summer | ★★★★ | Its season of choice. |
| Autumn | ★★★☆ | The wood takes over. |
| Winter | ★★☆☆ | A little cool in the cold. |
Context fit
| Setting | Fit | Wearing advice |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday | ★★★★ | Fresh and luminous. |
| Holidays | ★★★★ | Its natural ground. |
| Office | ★★★★ | Discreet and clean. |
| Evening | ★★★☆ | In mild weather. |
| Sport | ★★★☆ | Light and bracing. |
Similar perfumes
Perfumery fig has its readings; Bois Naufragé signs a mineral, salted one.
| Perfume | House · year | Why it is close |
|---|---|---|
| Komorebi 9.1 | Pierre Guillaume Paris · 2018 | The house’s green, luminous vein, leafier than saline. |
| Djhenné 22 | Pierre Guillaume Paris | A fougère from the numbered catalogue, which throws the salted stance of Bois Naufragé into relief. |
Frequently asked questions
See also
Sources
- Pierre Guillaume Paris catalogue 2025–26 (English edition)
- Official Pierre Guillaume Paris Company Profile
- Pierre Guillaume Paris, official Bois Naufragé page