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Bois Naufrage
Eau De Toilette Spray 100ml
Private Collection
Special Edition by Parfumerie Générale

Bois Naufrage is a limited edition, introduced in Spring 2010. Its creator, Pierre Guillaume, was inspired by the famous artwork "Naked in Driftwood" (1971) by French photographer Lucien Clergue.


The composition includes the following notes: Carob tree, also called "fig of Egypt", sea salt and Ambrergris.


Bois Naufragé offers an entirely new take on beach scents: Cool water, warm sand but with a sensual twist. The Carob tree is indigenous to Camargue where carob trees grow and fowl come to roost near the salt water marshes along the coast of deserted Mediterranean beaches.

PARFUMERIE GENERALE - PIERRE GUILLAUME


This code name, which gives a humorous take on the initials of perfume creator Pierre Guillaume, hints at the very free creative spirit behind this collection of perfumes started in 2002.


True alternatives to all those mass market products, with their bland, standardised formats aimed at winning over vast numbers of consumers, Pierre Guillaume’s creations exhale their strong character with distinct and immediately recognisable scent identities that make no compromises.


The bold and inventive Pierre Guillaume style is further enhanced in each Parfumerie Generale creation by technical prowess inspired by his background in fine chemistry: a captive ingredient, or one that is totally new, or a unique production process specific to each fragrance. By exploring new process such as "photo-affinage" (photo-refining or smoothing olfactory peaks by ultraviolet radiation), his creations are imprinted with a "vibrant" or "melancolic" feel.

Because luxury is not a question of excessively using an ingredient and because the quest for uniqueness should not result in overly intellectual fragrances that are impossible to wear, and since contemporariness and provocation do not necessarily go hand in hand, Pierre Guillaume does not merely try to create scents but also emotions as a reminder of how intimate the bond between a person and their perfume is.