Woody
Notesamberincensepepperrumsandalwood
Tags
#clean
Style
unisex
“Gueule de bois” is French slang for “hangover”, translating literally as “wooden mouth”. This extrait is olfactory “hair of the dog”: a boozy, smoky, spicy scent to revive you after the excesses of the night before. Here we have a comforting rum spiked with pepper, cinnamon and incense, mellowed with sandalwood and sweetened amber.
Perfumer: Amelie Bourgeois
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the kind of scent that sits close and leaves a dry, smoky trace, best suited to low-lit rooms, late conversations and anyone who likes their fragrance to feel composed rather than loud. It projects a warm, peppered presence with a slightly lived-in edge.
How to wear
Best worn in cool to mild weather, where its incense and sandalwood can unfold without becoming heavy. Apply sparingly: as a 30% alcohol-free extract, it is designed for close skin wear and a more intimate trail, with the roll-on format keeping the effect controlled and concentrated.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like woody-spicy fragrances with a clean, polished finish and a slightly resinous, boozy undertone. It will appeal to those drawn to intimate extracts, peppery incense accords and scents that feel modern, compact and characterful rather than expansive.
Release year
2021
The nose
Amélie Bourgeois is a French perfumer known for work that often balances clarity with texture, giving compositions a modern, tactile feel rather than heavy ornament. Her style can move comfortably between gourmand, spicy and woody territory, which suits Gueule de Bois well: here she turns pepper, incense and sandalwood into something warm, intimate and slightly boozy without losing precision. Within Versatile, Bourgeois is credited with several of the house’s extracts, helping define its concise, mood-led style. Her contribution to Gueule de Bois is central: the fragrance’s hangover-inspired concept is translated into a resinous, peppered woody accord that feels direct, wearable and distinctive.
Collaborators
Versatile x Flair shaped the presentation of the extract line, with the independent creative studio helping frame the project’s concept-led identity. The brand’s product material also credits Amélie Bourgeois as the perfumer behind Gueule de Bois, making her the principal creative author of the scent itself.
Versatile’s story
Versatile builds its identity around compact perfume extracts with a contemporary, mood-based naming system. The house favors direct, wearable concepts, high concentration and intimate roll-on formats, presenting fragrance as something personal, portable and tied to everyday states rather than formal luxury codes.
Gueule de Bois’s concept
Gueule de Bois belongs to Versatile’s early extract collection and takes its name from the French expression for a hangover. The idea is reflected in the scent’s warm, spicy, boozy profile: pepper and incense give it bite, while rum-like and woody facets, especially sandalwood, create the sense of a softened, resinous aftermath.
Extra info
Gueule de Bois literally means “hangover” in French. It comes as a 15 ml alcohol-free roll-on extract at 30% concentration, a format that reflects Versatile’s portable, high-impact approach. The fragrance is generally dated to 2021, though some retailers list 2022.
Notesamberincensepepperrumsandalwood
Tags
#clean
Style
unisex
“Gueule de bois” is French slang for “hangover”, translating literally as “wooden mouth”. This extrait is olfactory “hair of the dog”: a boozy, smoky, spicy scent to revive you after the excesses of the night before. Here we have a comforting rum spiked with pepper, cinnamon and incense, mellowed with sandalwood and sweetened amber.
Perfumer: Amelie Bourgeois
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the kind of scent that sits close and leaves a dry, smoky trace, best suited to low-lit rooms, late conversations and anyone who likes their fragrance to feel composed rather than loud. It projects a warm, peppered presence with a slightly lived-in edge.
How to wear
Best worn in cool to mild weather, where its incense and sandalwood can unfold without becoming heavy. Apply sparingly: as a 30% alcohol-free extract, it is designed for close skin wear and a more intimate trail, with the roll-on format keeping the effect controlled and concentrated.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like woody-spicy fragrances with a clean, polished finish and a slightly resinous, boozy undertone. It will appeal to those drawn to intimate extracts, peppery incense accords and scents that feel modern, compact and characterful rather than expansive.
Release year
2021
The nose
Amélie Bourgeois is a French perfumer known for work that often balances clarity with texture, giving compositions a modern, tactile feel rather than heavy ornament. Her style can move comfortably between gourmand, spicy and woody territory, which suits Gueule de Bois well: here she turns pepper, incense and sandalwood into something warm, intimate and slightly boozy without losing precision. Within Versatile, Bourgeois is credited with several of the house’s extracts, helping define its concise, mood-led style. Her contribution to Gueule de Bois is central: the fragrance’s hangover-inspired concept is translated into a resinous, peppered woody accord that feels direct, wearable and distinctive.
Collaborators
Versatile x Flair shaped the presentation of the extract line, with the independent creative studio helping frame the project’s concept-led identity. The brand’s product material also credits Amélie Bourgeois as the perfumer behind Gueule de Bois, making her the principal creative author of the scent itself.
Versatile’s story
Versatile builds its identity around compact perfume extracts with a contemporary, mood-based naming system. The house favors direct, wearable concepts, high concentration and intimate roll-on formats, presenting fragrance as something personal, portable and tied to everyday states rather than formal luxury codes.
Gueule de Bois’s concept
Gueule de Bois belongs to Versatile’s early extract collection and takes its name from the French expression for a hangover. The idea is reflected in the scent’s warm, spicy, boozy profile: pepper and incense give it bite, while rum-like and woody facets, especially sandalwood, create the sense of a softened, resinous aftermath.
Extra info
Gueule de Bois literally means “hangover” in French. It comes as a 15 ml alcohol-free roll-on extract at 30% concentration, a format that reflects Versatile’s portable, high-impact approach. The fragrance is generally dated to 2021, though some retailers list 2022.