Bois Datchai

Bois Datchaï is a nostalgic delight! The pop of juicy, mentholated blackberries against a backdrop of soft, smoky woods, incense, and rubbery black tea, all warmly spiced with cinnamon, puts us immediately in a Fall frame of mind. Created to summon the atmosphere of a Russian dacha in the middle of the woods, Bois Datchaï indeed does tease the senses with the suggestion of roaring fires, mulled wine, and blackberry picking in the woods with one’s grandparents. It smells innocent, a big fruity-woody experience simply designed to invoke joy.

But fear not, this is no Feminité du Bois redux. There’s a streak of animalism snaking underneath the berried woods in the form of a green, somewhat bitter-rubbery leather note, which adds an unexpected ‘bite’ to the fragrance. It gives the childlike pleasure we find in this scent an adult edge that elevates the whole idea, like tearing a small rip in the fabric of that imagined forest to let the light of the modern world penetrate, if even just an inch. And it’s this that makes Bois Datchaï a fruity-woody scent that is both juicy-delicious and elegant – a rare occurrence in the fruity-woody genre, we think you’ll agree.