Fragrance comparison

Bois Lumière vs Pnoi (Πνοή)

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 20 Oct 2026 431 ratings analysed

Bois Lumière

Anatole Lebreton

3.71382 votes

Rank #3,631 HoneySweet

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14%scent match

Clearly different

Pnoi (Πνοή)

Angelos Créations Olfactives

4.5549 votes

Rank #18,817 GreenLeather

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 7 categories split 3–3.

Bois Lumière
Choose it for a honey and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Pnoi (Πνοή)
Choose it for a green and leather character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Bois Lumière3/7

Pnoi (Πνοή)3/7

Ratings & consensus: Pnoi (Πνοή)
Community sentiment: Pnoi (Πνοή)
Longevity: Tie
Sillage & projection: Bois Lumière
Value for money: Bois Lumière
Versatility: Pnoi (Πνοή)
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Bois Lumière

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Bois LumièreAnatole Lebreton

Pnoi (Πνοή)Angelos Créations Olfactives

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.71/ 5 · 382 votes

Have 67%Had 33%Want 0%

4.55/ 5 · 49 votes

Have 23%Had 6%Want 72%

Category winnerPnoi (Πνοή)Rating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

39%Love

31%Like

5%Ok

20%Dislike

4%Hate

294 votes

69%Love

20%Like

6%Ok

4%Dislike

0%Hate

49 votes

Category winnerPnoi (Πνοή)Most positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity79

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity79

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate89

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageBois Lumière

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value56

¤ Price value52

Category winnerBois LumièreBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

honey100%

sweet92%

woody84%

aromatic77%

warm spicy69%

beeswax61%

green100%

leather92%

floral84%

woody77%

powdery69%

smoky61%

Scent match14%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Notes

BeeswaxHoneyImmortelleBenzoinAtlas CedarBalsam FirCarnationClary SageJuniperMandarin OrangeRose

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Violet LeavesGreen NotesTunisian NeroliHedioneCalabrian bergamotPetitgrain

Heart

HayMimosaVioletStar AniseOrrisLily of the ValleyCarnationDamask Rose

Base

BirchMousse de SaxeAnimal notesWoody NotesYellow NarcissusLeatherIndian SandalwoodBeeswax

InformationalShared notesBeeswax, Carnation and Rose. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring81

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring95

Summer70

Fall100

Winter80

Day100

Night58

Category winnerPnoi (Πνοή)Most year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men14

Unisex70

Women16

Men5

Unisex71

Women24

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#3,631

PerfumerAnatole Lebreton

Launched—

Reviews80

Overall rank#18,817

PerfumerAngelos Balamis

Launched—

Reviews5

Category winnerBois LumièreHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Bois Lumière by Anatole Lebreton is a warm, honey-forward fragrance that captures the scent of a sun-drenched Mediterranean landscape. It balances intense, viscous honey and beeswax with dry, aromatic immortelle and cedarwood. This resinous, woody creation feels best suited for cooler weather or autumn evenings when t…

Reviews →

Pnoi opens with a sharp burst of Calabrian bergamot, bitter petitgrain, and wet violet leaves. As the top notes settle, the heart turns into a powdery floral texture driven by Tuscan orris butter, sweet mimosa, and indolic jasmine. The dry down drops into dark leather, birch tar smoke, beeswax, and castoreum. Created …

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Bois Lumière or Pnoi (Πνοή)?

No clear winner: the 7 categories split 3–3. Bois Lumière is rated 3.71/5 from 382 votes; Pnoi (Πνοή) is rated 4.55/5 from 49 votes. Choose Bois Lumière for a honey and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Pnoi (Πνοή) for a green and leather character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Bois Lumière or Pnoi (Πνοή)?

They last about the same: Bois Lumière 79/100, Pnoi (Πνοή) 79/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Bois Lumière or Pnoi (Πνοή)?

Bois Lumière projects furthest (Bois Lumière 67/100, Pnoi (Πνοή) 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Bois Lumière and Pnoi (Πνοή) smell similar?

Clearly different: a 14% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Beeswax, Carnation and Rose.

Is Bois Lumière or Pnoi (Πνοή) better for summer or winter?

For summer, Pnoi (Πνοή) is the stronger pick. For winter, Bois Lumière is the stronger pick. Pnoi (Πνοή) suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Bois Lumière and Pnoi (Πνοή)?

Bois Lumière features Beeswax, Honey, Immortelle, Benzoin and Atlas Cedar. Pnoi (Πνοή) has top notes of Violet Leaves, Green Notes, Tunisian Neroli and Hedione, heart notes of Hay, Mimosa, Violet and Star Anise, a base of Birch, Mousse de Saxe, Animal notes and Woody Notes.