Previously part of the private collection range Bois Naufrage is back as PG16.1 in exactly the same formulation.
Inspired by a Lucien Clergue photograph entitled Naked in Driftwood, Bois Naufrage is a tender and sensuous scent.
Egyptian fig (carob), sea salt, vetiver and ambergris tangle and intertwine creating a luminous scent that whispers, inviting you closer.
Bois Naufrage is French for drift wood so the all the woody notes in the formula are intentionally given washed, salty and very smooth feel.
A woody, mineral fougere is the scent of halcyon days.
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The Sniff on Bois Naufrage:
"My honest to goodness notes for what this perfume smells of include “breezes off the sea, playful, sensual, naked skin, light woods”. In other words, it smells exactly like you would imagine from that picture. And that’s really, really clever!".
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a scent for close distance and unforced presence: the kind of fragrance that sits on skin like salt-damp linen and pale wood, drawing attention through texture rather than volume. It suits quiet, intimate settings where its fig and ambergris feel softly sensual rather than loud.
How to wear
Best in mild to warm weather, where its salty marine facets and smooth woods can breathe without turning heavy. Apply lightly to keep the driftwood and fig accord airy; on skin it stays soft and mineral, with a gentle, skin-like trail that becomes more intimate in humid air.
Who it’s for
For those who like marine scents with more texture than sparkle, and woody fragrances that feel smooth, salty and slightly green. It will appeal to wearers who prefer understated sensuality, fig nuances and a refined, close-to-the-skin trail.
Release year
2010
The nose
Pierre Guillaume is a French perfumer and the founder of Pierre Guillaume Paris, known for composing fragrances with a clear conceptual frame and a tactile, material-driven style. His work often balances unusual accords with elegant wearability, and Bois Naufragé reflects that approach in its salty fig, driftwood and ambergris construction. As both perfumer and house creator, Guillaume tends to build scents around a single strong image, then refine it into something polished and atmospheric. In Bois Naufragé, that method turns a photograph-inspired idea into a marine woody fougère that feels precise, intimate and quietly sensual.
Pierre Guillaume - Parfumerie Générale’s story
Pierre Guillaume Paris is a niche house built around the perfumer’s own creative authorship, with a focus on distinctive ideas, carefully shaped materials and compositions that feel both intellectual and wearable. The brand’s style often pairs clarity of concept with a supple, modern finish.
PG16.1 Bois Naufragé (Discontinued)’s concept
Bois Naufragé was inspired by Lucien Clergue’s photograph Nu au bois flotté, and Pierre Guillaume translated that image into scent as an Egyptian fig tree treated like driftwood: wood that has spent time in the sea, washed ashore, and dried with its salty mineral trace intact. The fragrance was later reissued as PG16.1 in the same formulation.
Extra info
Bois Naufragé means “driftwood” in French, a direct reference to the scent’s washed-wood theme. It was originally part of Pierre Guillaume’s Private Collection before returning as PG16.1 in the same formula.
Previously part of the private collection range Bois Naufrage is back as PG16.1 in exactly the same formulation.
Inspired by a Lucien Clergue photograph entitled Naked in Driftwood, Bois Naufrage is a tender and sensuous scent.
Egyptian fig (carob), sea salt, vetiver and ambergris tangle and intertwine creating a luminous scent that whispers, inviting you closer.
Bois Naufrage is French for drift wood so the all the woody notes in the formula are intentionally given washed, salty and very smooth feel.
A woody, mineral fougere is the scent of halcyon days.
***
The Sniff on Bois Naufrage:
"My honest to goodness notes for what this perfume smells of include “breezes off the sea, playful, sensual, naked skin, light woods”. In other words, it smells exactly like you would imagine from that picture. And that’s really, really clever!".
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a scent for close distance and unforced presence: the kind of fragrance that sits on skin like salt-damp linen and pale wood, drawing attention through texture rather than volume. It suits quiet, intimate settings where its fig and ambergris feel softly sensual rather than loud.
How to wear
Best in mild to warm weather, where its salty marine facets and smooth woods can breathe without turning heavy. Apply lightly to keep the driftwood and fig accord airy; on skin it stays soft and mineral, with a gentle, skin-like trail that becomes more intimate in humid air.
Who it’s for
For those who like marine scents with more texture than sparkle, and woody fragrances that feel smooth, salty and slightly green. It will appeal to wearers who prefer understated sensuality, fig nuances and a refined, close-to-the-skin trail.
Release year
2010
The nose
Pierre Guillaume is a French perfumer and the founder of Pierre Guillaume Paris, known for composing fragrances with a clear conceptual frame and a tactile, material-driven style. His work often balances unusual accords with elegant wearability, and Bois Naufragé reflects that approach in its salty fig, driftwood and ambergris construction. As both perfumer and house creator, Guillaume tends to build scents around a single strong image, then refine it into something polished and atmospheric. In Bois Naufragé, that method turns a photograph-inspired idea into a marine woody fougère that feels precise, intimate and quietly sensual.
Pierre Guillaume - Parfumerie Générale’s story
Pierre Guillaume Paris is a niche house built around the perfumer’s own creative authorship, with a focus on distinctive ideas, carefully shaped materials and compositions that feel both intellectual and wearable. The brand’s style often pairs clarity of concept with a supple, modern finish.
PG16.1 Bois Naufragé (Discontinued)’s concept
Bois Naufragé was inspired by Lucien Clergue’s photograph Nu au bois flotté, and Pierre Guillaume translated that image into scent as an Egyptian fig tree treated like driftwood: wood that has spent time in the sea, washed ashore, and dried with its salty mineral trace intact. The fragrance was later reissued as PG16.1 in the same formulation.
Extra info
Bois Naufragé means “driftwood” in French, a direct reference to the scent’s washed-wood theme. It was originally part of Pierre Guillaume’s Private Collection before returning as PG16.1 in the same formula.