Woody
Notescedarwoodelemigaiac / guaiac woodincensepinetobaccovanilla
Tags
#fresh
#savory
Style
unisex
There is a California artist enclave where residents regularly remove the road signs to get there — a hidden bohemia. Redwood pine, cedar and guaiac wood evoke the coastal forest. Incense, tobacco and vanilla beans bring the town to life. Wear Bo for IYKYK mystique.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Bo suits close quarters and unhurried conversation, when a scent can read as atmosphere rather than announcement. It feels right in a room with wood, paper and low light, where its smoky cedar and tobacco notes suggest quiet confidence and a slightly secretive edge.
How to wear
Best in cooler weather or mild evenings, when its woods and incense can stay crisp rather than dense. Apply lightly to the chest or neck for a close, intimate effect; a few sprays are enough, as the fragrance sits near the skin and leaves a soft trail of smoke, pine and vanilla.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like woody scents with restraint, texture and a touch of smoke. It will appeal to people drawn to cedar, incense and tobacco, especially if they prefer intimate, naturalistic fragrances over sweet gourmands or loud projection.
Release year
2021
The nose
Jérôme Epinette is a French perfumer known for polished, modern compositions that balance clarity with texture. His work often leans naturalistic and restrained, with an emphasis on transparent woods, florals and musks that feel wearable rather than ornate. For Bo, Epinette shapes Liis’s coastal-forest brief into a dry, lightly smoked woody scent. The result is less about heavy sweetness than about atmosphere: pine, cedar, incense and tobacco rendered with a clean, contemporary hand.
Collaborators
Liis co-founders Alissa Sullivan and Leslie Hendin helped define the concept and creative brief, drawing on their Marin County roots and the hidden-bohemia story that anchors the fragrance. Sullivan has said Bo was the first concept they worked on, making it a foundational scent for the house.
Liis’s story
Liis builds minimalist, unisex fragrances around place, memory and mood. The house favors quiet, intimate compositions with a clean formula ethos and a strong sense of personal geography, turning specific landscapes and lived experience into modern signature scents.
Bo’s concept
Bo was inspired by a secluded coastal artist enclave in Marin County, California, where road signs were reportedly removed to keep the place hidden. Liis frames it as a portrait of that bohemia: redwood forest, sea air, incense smoke and tobacco warmth, with the name shortened as a nod to the idea of concealment.
Extra info
Bo is one of Liis’s signature scents and is tied to the brand’s own Marin County origin story. Luckyscent has described it as an award-winning bestseller, and Liis’s official note list includes elemi, tobacco leaves, redwood pine, incense, guaiac wood, cedar and vanilla beans.
Notescedarwoodelemigaiac / guaiac woodincensepinetobaccovanilla
Tags
#fresh
#savory
Style
unisex
There is a California artist enclave where residents regularly remove the road signs to get there — a hidden bohemia. Redwood pine, cedar and guaiac wood evoke the coastal forest. Incense, tobacco and vanilla beans bring the town to life. Wear Bo for IYKYK mystique.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Bo suits close quarters and unhurried conversation, when a scent can read as atmosphere rather than announcement. It feels right in a room with wood, paper and low light, where its smoky cedar and tobacco notes suggest quiet confidence and a slightly secretive edge.
How to wear
Best in cooler weather or mild evenings, when its woods and incense can stay crisp rather than dense. Apply lightly to the chest or neck for a close, intimate effect; a few sprays are enough, as the fragrance sits near the skin and leaves a soft trail of smoke, pine and vanilla.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like woody scents with restraint, texture and a touch of smoke. It will appeal to people drawn to cedar, incense and tobacco, especially if they prefer intimate, naturalistic fragrances over sweet gourmands or loud projection.
Release year
2021
The nose
Jérôme Epinette is a French perfumer known for polished, modern compositions that balance clarity with texture. His work often leans naturalistic and restrained, with an emphasis on transparent woods, florals and musks that feel wearable rather than ornate. For Bo, Epinette shapes Liis’s coastal-forest brief into a dry, lightly smoked woody scent. The result is less about heavy sweetness than about atmosphere: pine, cedar, incense and tobacco rendered with a clean, contemporary hand.
Collaborators
Liis co-founders Alissa Sullivan and Leslie Hendin helped define the concept and creative brief, drawing on their Marin County roots and the hidden-bohemia story that anchors the fragrance. Sullivan has said Bo was the first concept they worked on, making it a foundational scent for the house.
Liis’s story
Liis builds minimalist, unisex fragrances around place, memory and mood. The house favors quiet, intimate compositions with a clean formula ethos and a strong sense of personal geography, turning specific landscapes and lived experience into modern signature scents.
Bo’s concept
Bo was inspired by a secluded coastal artist enclave in Marin County, California, where road signs were reportedly removed to keep the place hidden. Liis frames it as a portrait of that bohemia: redwood forest, sea air, incense smoke and tobacco warmth, with the name shortened as a nod to the idea of concealment.
Extra info
Bo is one of Liis’s signature scents and is tied to the brand’s own Marin County origin story. Luckyscent has described it as an award-winning bestseller, and Liis’s official note list includes elemi, tobacco leaves, redwood pine, incense, guaiac wood, cedar and vanilla beans.