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No.04 Bois de Balincourt
Unisex woody eau de parfum
Quick take
In short: what each side says
AI panel · Buyers · The street — each opened up in full further down ↓
Best on Gemini (avg #1.0), weakest on Claude (#10.0)
Owners adore the warm, woody, earthy scent profile and its emotional resonance, but longevity varies by retailer and some report significant differences between Sephora and direct-from-company…
People love No. 4 for its cozy woody-spice warmth and sandalwood-cedar blend, and praise it as an affordable dupe for pricier fragrances that actually delivers.
All sides but one land high — Holds up — with one check: owners score product authenticity & consistency weakest.
Main competitors
Top rivals in Fragrances.
Act one
What the machines think.
Several AI models read the category and place this product — model by model, list by list, over time.
Model by model?
How each AI sees it.
Best on Gemini (avg #1.0), weakest on Claude (#10.0) Averaging across the AI panel, No.04 Bois de Balincourt sits around #4.3 this snapshot.
Grok
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Perplexity
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AI Mode
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Rank trajectory?
Weeks of movement.
Act two · ★ new
What the people say.
The same product, judged by the owners who bought and filmed it — what they praise, what they knock, who it's for.
Voice of the street?
What the crowd says in 15 seconds.
People love No. 4 for its cozy woody-spice warmth and sandalwood-cedar blend, and praise it as an affordable dupe for pricier fragrances that actually delivers.
Creator voice5 short-form clips of the No.04 Bois de Balincourt · since Jun ’23 · net +100 leans positive
What keeps coming up
The clips behind this
Benched against
Replica by the Fireplace · in 1 clip · 3K views
Compared as a similar warm scent preference
Elizabeth and James Nirvana Bourbon · in 1 clip · 3K views
Previous favorite warm fragrance
Replica Coffee Break · in 1 clip · 3K views
Similar warm library scent profile
Tom Ford Soleil Blanc · in 1 clip · 3K views
No. 4 described as a dupe for this
Where it shows up
Winter wear×1
Travel×1
“Woody perfumes just hit different in the winter, and this one is one of my all time favorites.”
@thetopnotes · 22K views · not sponsored
as of July 14 · 5 short-form clips?
What buyers say?
What Google knows about it.
Beyond the video critics, Google pools 2,339 buyer ratings of the No.04 Bois de Balincourt from across retailers — a far wider, if blunter, jury. Here’s the shape of that opinion.
2,339 ratings · 7 written
across 2 retailers
What owners single out
Buyers note variable longevity depending on where purchased, echoing critic concerns about sillage consistency.
In their words
“This perfume is something you don’t just smell you truly feel it. It’s soft, warm, and deep, like that kind of peace you can’t describe, only experience. The first time I smelled it, I knew it wasn’t just a fragrance; it was a presence, a quiet confidence that wraps around you gently. It has this perfect balance a clean, woody scent with a hint of sweetness that feels timeless.”
Daniela881022 · verified purchase · sephora.com
“This is a scam. The smell is great but I bought it from Sephora for a long time ( liked the smell but didnt underwhy it was so fleeting, like a body spray) before realizing they don't sell the product as it comes from the company. Just bought it directly from them and the smell is stronger, lasts longer and is LITERALLY a different COLOR (picture is from company, look its not clear).”
AndieFNo4 · verified purchase · sephora.com
as of July 31 · 2339 buyer ratings?
Act three · ★ new
Do they agree?
Put the machine's rank and the owners' score in one frame, settle it with a verdict, and answer the only question that matters: should you buy it?
The disagreement
Where the juries actually split.
Gemini
#1avg rank
ranks it highest of the panel
Claude
#10avg rank
the most sceptical model
owners 4.2★ sits outside the models' split.
owners 4.2★Per-model average ranks from this week's panel?
Frequent rivals?
What it competes against.
- Myth Eau de ParfumEllis BrooklynMaison Louis Marie leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- Blanche Eau de ParfumByredoMaison Louis Marie leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- Replica By the Fireplace Eau de ToiletteMaison MargielaMaison Louis Marie leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- Vanilla Woods Eau de ParfumThe 7 VirtuesMaison Louis Marie leads 1–0 · 1 shared$91–$94Read
- Santal Vanille Eau de ParfumThe 7 VirtuesMaison Louis Marie leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- Replica Lazy Sunday MorningMaison MargielaMaison Louis Marie leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- SkinClean ReserveMaison Louis Marie leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
Alternatives by price · Same field?
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The recap
Where it stands today.
- PositionBest rank #1 across 1 intent tracked (climbed 2 this week).
- FootprintStrongest in Best Clean Perfumes (#1).
- TraitsMost often described as “woody” (2 mentions).
- Closest rivalMyth Eau de Parfum (1–0 across 1 shared intent).
- MakerBy Maison Louis Marie — see how it ranks across other intents on its brand profile.
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