Bois Marocain (2009)
by Tom Ford

The opening volley of pine/cedar notes reminds me of a more peppery Acqua di Selva.
I do like it but the longevity and price tag would keep me from purchasing.

23rd February, 2011.

When I first smelled this I was really impressed. Its been awhile and I have now bought a 1.7 oz... If you smell your wrist right after the spray, I get a bad body odor scent. No its not me. I just showered. Does anybody else get that?? I still like Bois Marocain because the bad body odor scent DOES go away after about 20 minutes or so. This does remind me of Italian Cypress. After you have worn this for over an hour it turns into a Great Fragrance!

UPDATE: NOw im selling this. lol

20th January, 2011. (Last Edited: 22nd January, 2011.)

By far the worst Tom Ford fragrance I have tried. Bois Marocain starts off as an in your face cypress. Pine cones, pine needles, sap, and anything else you would associate with pine and cypress rolled into one. Done very distastefully, projects a bit at first as most Tom Ford frags do. Somebody who likes fragrances like Tobacco Vanille will not enjoy this, unless you are a die hard cypress fan, and this may even push it for the fans. I scrubbed this one off my skin because I was so repulsed. All I can say is try before you buy; I give this an F.

17th April, 2010.

Bois Marocain is a feminine incense woods with a touch of cypress. It is nothing like Oud Wood.

The closest comparison is Kyoto by Comme des Garcons. Both are very calming light woods that could be worn by a woman or a man. I also compared this to Italian Cypress by Tom Ford which is a bit more masculine in a "big hug" kind of way. Italian Cypress also conjures up some cinnamon, although not listed in the notes. Neither Bois Marocain or Kyoto have this and are more ethereal by comparison.

Lastly, there is a slight resemblance to a number of scents by Amouage. Given the price of Tom Ford and Amouage, Kyoto is a clear winner.

15th March, 2010.

I tried this in Selfridges department store and I got a blast of a peppery woody fragrance. It did not wow me at first but the more time went by it grew on me.

Its warm and sensual and I cannot help think this scent would go best with wearing a suit.

26th September, 2009.

Bois Marocain (Moroccan Wood) is an extremely safe and predictable wood fragrance; this is majorly disappointing coming from a luxury line like the Private Blends.

The top notes are a resinous blast of synthetic incense (a very sharp slightly metallic incense – think Nu by YSL) that evolves within less than an hour into a typical linear sandalwood note. Not creamy (or anything remotely trying to smell like Mysore sandalwood) or complex – but a Demeter version of Sandalwood: generic, linear and short lasting.

Rush for Men by Gucci and H&M by Comme des Garcons have walked this line before (pencil-shavings cedar notes lying underneath a raspy incense note) and while I have worn and enjoyed both of these scents before, the fragrance world does not need another, using the same two recycled accords – at almost quadruple the price.

26th May, 2009.