Description
Wood Mystique is the first unisex fragrance by Estee Lauder, which is made specifically for the Middle East consumer.
Press Release: “Estée Lauder Wood Mystique begins with brilliance as Rose Distilled and Peony petals wrap the dazzling spiciness of Pink Pepper. (..) Precious Rose de Mai Absolute, sourced from Grasse and extremely costly, blooms throughout the heart with exceptional clarity. A Rose Infusion imparts the earthy, primal elements of this “Queen of Flowers”. Egyptian Jasmine Absolute adds luxurious sensuality and is blended with Mimosa Provence Absolute, Orris Morocco and Ylang for softness and passionate warmth.
An elaborate background slowly, languorously unfolds, revealing an exceptional, long-lasting richness. Patchouli and Leather essences indulge in the lush and intricate creaminess of Indonesian Benzoin, Cedarwood SFE — a new ultra rich, ultra smooth cedar extraction being used here for the first time in perfumery — and a hint of Raspberry for an impression of dramatic mystery and richness. The extremely precious and rare Agar Wood, distilled from the heartwood of the Aquillaria tree, brings a wildly compelling, deep balsamic woodiness, known to engage the senses, the mind, the body and the spirit.”
Wood Mystique was launched in 2011.
geydar – :
Oh my, this is too much for my tender sensibilities! I’m getting cow patties, the cow, and raspberry, followed by rose. I grew up in the country, and I don’t want to smell like the field next door, no thank you!!!!!!
ali.shon – :
A berry leather scent. Again, the name deceives me as i can’t detect any Oud, maybe a 1% only. Very balsamic, the benzoin and patchouli are definitely throwing a big party in the base. It’s nice, but nothing earth shattering. Glad i only paid for a sample.
2 weeks later: I’m beggining to like this perfume more as it has an outstanding dry down.
xxx555xxx555 – :
Got my bottle this morning .. its a WONDERFULLLLL Fragrance …Rose, Raspberry & Leather nicely blended with hint of woody notes ..If you spray it light its a feminine fragrance & if you spray heavily it turns into manly stuff cause after heavy sprays woody notes gets very noticeable which changes the character of this perfume.
I would personally suggest to layer it with a strong woody perfume like Encre to get best out of this juice.
8/10 overall.
моторчик – :
I’m not sure about my feelings toward this fragrance, i find it a little bit aggressive and more suited for men, despite the sweetness!!
It is so spicy and leathery, i can touch a hint of woodiness but nothing overwhelming!!
Not my cup of tea!!
demon898 – :
I wouldn’t call this fragrance a woody , but instead a leathery sweet fragrance!
It is a leather base fragrance with spices, I can’t smell the raspberries neither the roses clearly but I got the sweetness out of them, it is perfectly unisex fragrance, so bold, it’s not linear at all; as i recently tried alaia and was also a nice leathery sweet I’m feeling maybe I should try more leathery fragrances, I’m so impressed by both of them, these kind of fragrances are so wonderful for night-outs, classy, sophisticated, and sexy!
In general with Estée Lauder fragrances I don’t get a great deal with longevity and sillage, but the case here is different, both are excellent!
All in all nice fragrance, but not a safe blind buy though, try it before purchasing it.
Edit:
This reminds me soooo much of hot couture by givenchy btw.
Edit 1/7/2018:
The more I wear it the more I love it, it is so mysterious, classy edgy fragrance, spicy forsure, I’m not so much into leather fragrances but this perfume made me go and buy all the other leathery fragrances I was not sure about, and layer them with something sweet!
Rastitel – :
I blind bought this based on the notes, the buzz, and the reasonable price. Ah, yup, we have a winner, and the winner is me.
The oud here is barely present and very tame. The tart raspberry and lush florals jump out aggressively, all engineered and glossy. The woody components are more demure, rounded, but still sparkling.
Wood Mystique compares to Portrait of a Lady as they both deliver rosy raspberries up top. The bases are obviously different and the Malle product is more articulately composed and performs better, but at five times the price, it had better.
I’m also reminded somewhat of Al Haramain Excellent, though that fragrance is more subdued and not as girly. Wood Mystique seems more linear, and its candystriper top notes may cut down the versatility on a middle age straight guy vice the more dignified but still quite sweet Excellent.
The shiny object has this magpie transfixed, though this entrancement might have to take place as often as not in the context of what Ashton calls “colognely.” It’s like the Jolly Rancher of rose/oud.
spaceshiva – :
Present me with a list of $2.00 samples and I’ll find something on it I need, by golly! Ha!Ha! That’s how I came across this little number- a respectable foray into the unisex market by cosmetics giant Estee Lauder. Wood Mystique is like a gateway-drug, a sweet subtle introduction to oud for the masses. The mystique is missing, but even the most hard core agar wood addicts, who mainline Kynam, would have to admit: it’s an undeniably pretty scent. Notes: honeyed Rose d’Mai, pink pepper & raspberry, a hint of agar wood, Creamy ylang-ylang & smooth leathery notes. Fruity-Floral? Oriental vanilla? A little of both, I guess. Stays close to skin, longevity about 4 hrs I agree with emyalda, unisex yes, but not at all masculine..
dilddo – :
As of September, I started making monthly perfume trays in order to get to know the perfumes I already own even better. This is on October’s tray, and now that the last days of October are coming to an end, I feel that I can give a pretty fair review on this. 🙂
This is strongly raspberry to my nose. I get some woods, but it’s more like a woody raspberry scent. The name is somewhat deceiving. I think there’s that Iso E element to is that is supposed to make it feel woodsy, but apparently this makes for a zippy raspberry scent? I have a couple samples of Atelier’s Cedre Atlas and that woodsy element is very similar in this (Cedre Atlas has Iso E in the juice as well). It doesn’t smell very natural at first, but giving it an hour or so to dry-down, I’m always amazed at its longevity and performance. It does turn into a more natural smell that wafts as you walk and hair flip. It works well as a layering tool for many other fragrances since it is kind of one-dimensional (to me). Although this smells sweet to me, it also smells oily if that makes any sense. It’s almost as if this scent is an oil rather than a perfume. I don’t know. I really enjoy it when I do wear it. I would like to have it in my wardrobe as a layering scent, but it’s not something I would just wear by itself. It’s cheap enough to repurchase if I run out! At least I found it last year for a cheap price (less than 20 bucks for 1.7 oz).
narmatova – :
This is awful, on me at least. It’s Lauder’s attempt at a unisex niche/eastern scent and it fails totally. It’s artificial, the cedar note is terrible, there are a million chemicals in it, and the outcome is not pleasant. Putting a raspberry note in with all this chemical dusty wood, just seems perverse. Not a safe blind buy. Tons of it on Ebay if you’re a masochist. PS don’t reapply during the day. The combination of fresh notes and drydown means you smell like a pub carpet. I’ve given this 2 goes now, and I wish I’d put on either Amouage or Lutens instead, because those two houses get it right.
CamelR – :
Very sweet fragrance – not in a gourmand kind of way. I’d say slightly cloying, and somehow something about this smells cheap…can’t quite put my finger on why. Perhaps just that they overdid the sweetness? Not really as woody as the title implies. Overall I’m not impressed…
mao102 – :
A light, floral oud. This is similar in concept to Another Oud by Juliette has a Gun; a light take on oud, mainly focused on Iso E (that zippy, raspberry note). I think this is a more successful effort than AO but still pretty disappointing – I was really looking forward to this. This smells pretty much like every other generic mainstream fragrance out there, with a touch of the bitter medicinal oud mixed in. As I said with AO, if you generally don’t like oud fragrances, try this. If you want to play around with oud but prefer to stay within well established mainstream parameters, try this. If you’re looking for something actually mysterious and oud-y, though, look elsewhere.
soloviev – :
عطر راقي فخم ملفت للمناسبات الكبيرة 🙂
21vovchik21 – :
Difficult one this one! I like the smell butttt when I wear it’s well too strong!Most prob one drop required, neutral on this – I like it sometimes but not always.
Selihov-1987 – :
I really like this and I’m not a big oud fan.
Its sweet and fizzy like sherbet with a leather jacket smell and a background of bitter woods.
Its not cloying and is well balanced, not too spicy or woody.
Smooth a little powdery, sweet and sexy.
Didn’t find it masculine at all though.
lakyss – :
Unfortunately this was a complete disaster on me. I own and adore Amber Mystique and was expecting something similar with this one so I bought it blind – idiot!
All I smelled was pepper and the teeniest waft of rose. The pepper burned my nose hairs I’m sure, I haven’t fully recovered yet.
I tried using an unscented lotion, then Vaseline to create some kind of barrier between it and my clearly pepper amping skin but nothing worked.
A complete disaster for me. If your skins amps up pepper notes then be warned and stay away! I Hope others have better luck than I did.
prooffen – :
This is an absolute mess of a fragrance. All I get is pink pepper and raspberry coated in nondescript florals, with a hint of cedar way in the background. Yuck!!! If you are looking for a wood scent, look elsewhere. Do not blind buy this people!!!
deewhenda – :
They should rename this perfume to “WOOD MISTAKE”. There was no woodniess forget the oud. Extremlyy Dissapointing. Was a blind buy from amazin:(((( My bad!! Im stiill hopingg to find a hint of oud, recieved the perfume this morning. All i smell is a floral spicy note. Estee Lauder gotta pull up your socks
bav13 – :
I’m a blindbuy addict but wood mystuque is a kind of perfume I’d never consider blindbuying it.first because it has wood in it’s name.second because it has oud,leather,patchouli,pink pepper and cedar,notes I usually can’t stand.and third,it’s branded as unisex and I imagine a woody unisex with such rough notes to lean towards masculinity
My friend gave me a decant of this one and also amber mustique which I thought I’d like more.I was surprised to love wood mystique!
I discovered that I actually like oud in sweet,well put together perfumes and this is one of them.oud and woody notes are in a warm,sweet balmy base of benzoin.a perfect combination of bitter and sweet.raspberry,rose and a combination of soft powdery florals adds bright sparks to darkness of woods and leather is soft and adds elegance to scent.it’s a very eastern scent but a very luscious,elegant one.notes go through lots of changes and it blooms on skin as a heavenly gorgeous melody so make sure to try it on skin
Wood mystique is definitely unisex great for both men and women.it’s a cold weather scent and stays forever.sillage is big at first but it reduces to moderate in an hour so don’t worry about it’s heavyness offending other people
This one and Lancome oud bouquet are among my rare oudy loves
I love,love,love it
Gonna replace my Lancome oud with this one whenever it finishes
sibrill – :
I’ve worn Estee Lauder scents all my adult life and have wanted to try this ever since I learned about it. On the EL website, it is $180, but last weekend they had 25% off and free shipping and I ordered it. It’s three and a half ounces, so at the reduced price it isn’t really that bad for quality perfume.
It is definitely different than my usual Youth Dew, heavier on the woods. I do like the scent. When I went to the post office to pick up the mail and found it, I immediately opened it and put on just a little, then went across the street to order some carryout. I sat down at a table to wait and another woman waiting immediately said, “oh, you smell wonderful”, so I figured the new perfume was off to a good start. It is long lasting on me. That first day, even after washing several times where water could have gotten on my wrists, I could smell it fourteen hours later.
My one slight complaint is that I don’t think the bottle is attractive. Plus, you can’t see through it to know how much is left.
I like it well enough that I wish they also made matching body lotion and powder, as well as a small purse size perfume.
BevyAffetenep – :
First impression: opens with a sour note. Smells like cheap soap. Where are the Oud and the roses?
Veter_2006 – :
I don’t understand the negetive reviews either. Not only is it longlasting on me, and i have perfume eating skin, but the sillage is good as well. Most likely it has to do with chemistry. Wood Mystique opens on me with a sweet tabacco note, it smells moist and reminds me of grandpa’s cherry cigars. A little bit later the oud,rasperry and rose come out. It’s a dry oud,peppery, with sweet rasperry and gooey ambery notes. On my skin the tabacco/cigar lingers all the way to the end. It’s a well blended, unisex, high end smelling perfume. It reminds me of a mix between the arabian oil called macho man and scentstory 24 Gold. I tested this for one day and ordered a full bottle asap
Jeniferpkz, – :
A few years ago my ex boyfriends sister wore this scent to their family gathering. I remember her explaining to me how she longed for this scent after bumping into one of her old acquaintances, so bought her own.
When she sprayed it on it smelled of absolute heaven. To my memory, on her it smelled divinely woody with a touch of rosey-sweet darkened goodness. I was itching to have my own, and often thought about it… but with that price tag I had to make sure the purchase was worth it.
I bought the scent online recently, and read a lot of reviews and considered purchasing it for months and months, and to my dismay it is nothing like what I remembered smelling on her. I sit here sniffing at my wrist… am I dissapointed? Slightly. It smells nothing like my recollection on her, to me it smells like a woodier, and pepperier version of spicebomb extremely masculine. I understand that it is unisex, but I can’t work out how my body chemistry is completely rejecting it and turning it into something else. It’s to do with body chemistry right? Sure, I get it.
I decided to spray it on my boyfriend, he enjoys it more than me. What can I say it suits him! On him it smells very… what’s the word? Regal, and expensive!!!
My advice is that try again meticulously before you buy if you aren’t certain about woody scents with a hefty price tag my friends 🙂
Futboller – :
This should be called Fleur Mystique. It’s way more floral, juicy, sweet and feminine than I expected. I expected heavy woods with tinges of flowers, but this is big juicy sweet raspberry, flowers, resins and spices with touches of wood and a very faint oud. The voted notes here are completely off for me. The longevity and sillage are great and this is available quite cheap online. It is definitely not for me, but it’s pleasant.
RokeLymnkem – :
I think this is a nice fragrance but I need to wear it more times in different settings to see if it becomes one of the ones I love. So far is good. I think is sweeter than I thought, but is still in the initial stage, the dry down should be great…
SPBomeer – :
On me – Meh-this is a pass . At least in cooler rainy weather it is. I tried several sprays on , two hours later I’ve got a rosey skin scent. I’ll retry this in summer to see if it fares better then but right now I’m just glad that I only paid $16.50 for my 3.4 oz bottle that I’ll probably swap,sell or gift .
On me Wood Mystique smells of peonies and roses with a bit of raspberry and mimosa. These lovely notes are SWAMPED however by buckets full of rubbing alcohol and the cheap ” cedar” note ( poorly used /blended
iso E super?)that is commonly used by D&G Light Blue ( which in my opinion should have a Mr Yuck face sticker). This pervades through the heart notes until the base notes skin scent clean rose with hints of the excellence of the sequel Amber Mystique.
Aerohoplenerirkr – :
I think I prefer Amber Mystique to this one, because it seems more lively and the oud note is not as obvious. However, on the other end of the spectrum is Axis Oud, which seems to use the same aroma chemical for the oud note but is simpler, stronger, and cruder, making it irritating after a while if too much is used (half a spray might be too much!). Wood Mystique starts out way too “feminine” for me to wear in public (unlike many other “feminines” I own), but soon becomes at least borderline unisex. It’s a bit like David Yurman’s perfume, though that one has a bit more of a fresh/floral element (and the oud note is not as smooth as it is here, or it may just be too strong for the composition, at least for me). Overall, I can see how this scent would appeal to those who want a smooth “oud scent” in a more Western style. There’s nothing “bad” about it, IMO, but there are so many that you might prefer one that is fairly similar. In my case, I think I prefer Ferrari’s Oud Essence, for example.
proba-79 – :
I smelled this at the airport last summer and I thought: “wow, what a sexy deep wood. Grrr…you dark child 🙂 This would be perfect for winter.”
So now that is winter I buy it online after thinking about for so long and I’m like : meh. This is do disappointing its like having a romantic encounter that you long fantasized about and it doesnt come close to the fantasy. First notes are just harsh, woody harsh and then it smells like a generic oriental perfume. Then after an hour it settles down to a dry leathery wood on my wrist and a smoky and sweet rose on my decolletage. Then after a while just a clean rose soap smell. Is that what the oud hype is about? Smelling soapy clean? Is it worth keeping for me? No, its not bad but its not worth the money.
azat01 – :
Wood Mystique ended up being what I hoped Amouage Lyric would be – a dry, woody rose suitable for a man. I disliked the Amouage because I felt the rose was a bit too high pitched – the green and citrus facets of Lyric together make that note peculiarly screechy. Wood Mystique’s rose feels approximately an octave deeper, and to my mind better blended with the agarwood and resinous background notes.
Note – both this and Amber Mystique are available online for shockingly reduced prices. Estee Lauder is selling this for $180 online for a 3.4oz bottle – mine was closer to $45 on Ebay.
natahuza – :
Oh boy!
Oh my!
What-a-beauty!
If I were a judge of perfumes , or a fragrance sommelier , trying ALL oud scents that have been created from d&g to Versace to cavalli to Valentino …. This one on my skin is a total winner. The Oscar to best Oud fragrance goes out to Mystique!
Thankfully all I have is leather and Oud. So strong and not itchy .
I always wanted to smell like this on a warm summer night . It’s the kind of scent that all my skin should smell like. Pretty much all seasonal if I may add.
Again , a perfume that has to be tried on your skin.
One of the few perfumes I want REALLY bad.
meretseger – :
I’m really surprised at the bad reviews of this. I usually am not a fan of Estee Lauder perfumes but I smelled this while traveling in Dubai and loved it. Someone was horrified at the blending of the notes but I find this beautifully balanced and blended.
On my skin this is more Jasmine and Oud than rose and oud but despite the rebellious relationship my skin has with jasmine, it actually works here. There’s something a little dark, a little animalic beneath the rich jasmine but it makes it all the more interesting and gives this scent more depth. I could not stop smelling my wrist. Have yet to wear it since I tried it but longevity was great. Sillage was moderate.
kirillvip214 – :
This should be named “rose mystique” instead!
bctrecha – :
I’m gonna wager 200 quid that Estée Lauder would someday launch “Oudh Mystique”! No qualms about that. I’m simply hopeful and looking to it! Would definitely have a go this even tho’ I’m beginning to suffer olfactory fatigue over unflinchingly synthetic rose+oudh colognes these days.
обезьяна на банане – :
“Oud” and “bombastic” need not share the same bottle, and this is gentle enough, yet persistent enough, to make oud a welcome guest in most settings. The earthy rose whirls about the wearer from the first spray and casts a spell. The carefully calibrated depths of the remaining notes are present from the start, and maintain a presence for hours upon hours. I received comments that bordered on fascination rather than, “Ooh, you smell good,” and personally, I’d prefer the fascination. The oud, florals, cedar, berry, leather, benzoin, and patchouli remain soft and never get dirty. It is 100% unisex and 100% what I want in an oud. Just right.
xqj532speagoessenda – :
A feminine rose/oud scent that’s really, really gorgeous. The oud is definitely more of a woody oud/cedar mix, there’s no campfire. I adore how well the rose and woody notes are blended here, too, because for people who aren’t crazy about oud, like me, this makes it easy to wear and easy to love. I can wear it in public without being self-conscious.
It lasts all day on skin and 48hrs on clothes. Projection is great too. I’m quite surprised by the short longevity comments. It’s actually a special occasion scent for me because of it’s potency.
rjrjif – :
I have come to discover that,for me,blending in a perfume is everything…and I mean everything. Like make up,it won’t really matter what quality of products one uses if they fail to blend properly. I can’t stress it enough.
I used Amber Mystique sometime ago and liked it so I thought I’d give its older sibling- Woody- a try. And here’s the thing,I didn’t bother testing,just bought it straight because ‘how bad could it be since Amber is at least decent’,right? Wrong!
I have disliked quite a few fragrances in my time,but getting nauseous is a first. A new low. Woody starts off strong,as expected,but goes on to develop into something cheap and synthetic. Terrible terrible blending. I’m hacked by the roughness of it. It feels like Estee Lauder rushed to get into the Middle Eastern market with this and then settled down to do a better job subsequently with Amber. Too bad. I won’t even bother attempting to dissect the notes,there’s no need and not worth the effort at any rate. To think that this is the same company that gave us the loveliness that is Youth Dew. One could almost sue…
I will work up the courage to give it another go in future and I hope to be pleasantly disapponted. Till then,Woody Mystique? Pass the barf bag!
xxXXxx11 – :
Wood Mystique is a great unisex-scent but I react to the Oudnote and sneeze alot of this one. On my skin I get a nice mix of Oud, rose, Cedar, Benzoin, Raspberry and Iris. Dark and mature flowernotes. Very longlasting on my skin.
Wood Mystique är en perfekt unisex-doft men jag reagerar på Oudnoten och nyser enormt tyvärr. På min hud upplever jag en mix av Oud, Ros, Ceder, Benzoin, Hallon och Iris. Mörka och vuxna blomnoter. Väldigt långlivad på huden.
dmitrik55 – :
This is a true beauty !
It has both femininity and freshnes.
The chypre from Gucci by gucci together with the freshness from
Givenchys Dahlia noir leau , add a smooth patcholi and oud
Zimsalabim ! …Wood mystique
I love it- enough sillage, great longevity, more niche than mainstream with a lovely drydown !
Thanks Scintilla for the lovely decant offered in swap !
Update :
A chyprelike blend, woody from (cedar)
A lovely smooth patch and leather.
Fresh- Rosy-woody-and longlasting….
My full bottle is here to enjoy !
Viperok – :
Trying it for the first time today, it was a blind buy… And I still can’t recover my sight. I mean, it smells good, but it’s sooooo close to the skin. The smell is just pure rose and raspberry to me (like a very watered version of “Tea Rose” by TPW and a very fruity raspberry).
Although it feels very natural, 2 hours have gone by and I can’t detect anything if I move my neck from side to side or up and down. An initial disappointment for me.
I’ll review it again if I find it better in time, but to be the first wearing (15+ sprays) this is not what I was expecting for the price.
Greetings from Chile!
крутой_бурундук – :
Bought this yesterday after admiring it from a far all year. I’m not a huge oud lover and so this fragrance is just right. It has just the right amount of oud to give it that middle eastern smell but without it being too bitter or breathetaking. The syrupy rose complement the oud so well too. This is a powerful fragrance which I’m sure ill enjoy wearing over the Christmas period. Definitely more suited to winter. Sillage is moderate,longevity on the skin around 12 hours. Cracking unisex fragrance
Raduga – :
I initially tried this fragrance when I spotted the tester on an Estee Lauder counter inside a department store. It was all by itself on a tiny display, away from the other fragrance testers. The word “wood” caught my eye since I love woodsy fragrances and have been looking for a new cool weather daily-wear fragrance.
I sniffed and sprayed and it wasn’t at all what I was expecting. Where was the wood? It’s there, just not as prominently placed as I’d expect it to be in a fragrance named WOOD Mystique. I went on about my business and the more time passed, the more the fragrance grew on me.
I don’t find it unisex at all. On me, it is a very feminine fragrance, but not in a light and “pretty” kind of way. It’s a strong and heavy fragrance, but it does have a softness to it.
I get a lot of flowery notes at first, mixed in with cedar-y wood and something spicy, but the flowers are only slightly sweet, which is a big bonus to me because for some reason my body chemistry pulls sweet notes to the surface and they can turn cloying. As it dries down and matures on my skin, I start to smell more wood, resin and leather. Once the flowers have faded and I reach the final dry-down phase, I get what I guess is supposed to be the raspberry note, but on me it’s just an odd little bit of something bright among the wood, leather, resin, and remaining bit of florals.
I liked it enough to buy a bottle because it suits me. But I still wouldn’t consider it to be a “wood” fragrance.
Bashibuzuck – :
I sat next to a woman on the train yesterday and I was sure she was wearing EL’s Cinnabar and was surprised as I hadn’t smelled the latter in years. I happened by chance to try Wood Mystique and feel that this certainly resembles Cinnabar with very little oud!
hem355Bessinepome – :
Wow, what a beautiful perfume!
I am a big fan of oriental/woody perfumes and for me this little beauty ticks all the right boxes.
Quite strong opening but this very quickly settled down to a warm elegant scent, I don’t get any rose in this at all for which I am grateful, have discovered that rose doesn’t mix well with my chemistry, anyway I digress!
I recently brought the EL amber mystique which I disliked immediately however wood mystique is in a completely different class! warm, woody, elegant and sophisticated! can still smell this lingering on my skin 18hrs later, now need to try the private collection amber scent!
sanya116 – :
I am going to make this review short!
If you are looking for a subtle oud fragrance this is the one for you. It’s not your typical oud, as it does not project that much and it last for nearly 4 to 6 hours easily which makes it quite unique among other oud scents.
Имиль – :
lovely oud and rose blend for the non-middle eastern perfume lovers who wants the woody scent, it sillage is enormous and longevity is quite good, could still smell it on my clothes even after washing. Even though the companymsays it’s unisex, i wear it very well as a lady.
Mr.BlackStar – :
Met this beauty for the first time last week, at Frankfurt airport.
Strong , powerful – in a good way , flowers and pepper, wood , honeylike and mystique !
Couldn’t wait to see her again yesterday, still lovely, been hiding in the dawn for too long.
I need it in my collection, regret I didn’t bring her home with me once I found her !
Miss her sweet woody embrace.
A good deal of sillage and longevity.
Not close but in the same chategory as Gucci edp.
Lovely bottle too, heavy classy.
Niche quality !
Need
It
Now
.
veremhuk – :
I really like it. Wore it to work last week. At a meeting wondered who smelled so good. Realized it was me! Not overpowering like some Estée fragrances. Honey and raspberry with spice and flowers. Yet not sweet. Still, You would have to be a brave man to wear this one.
Fista.Gvozdeva – :
The opening of Wood Mystique actually features a distinct oud note with a kind of harsh and astringent facet, as if the fragrance will soon go wild. However, the oud soon disappears into a cloud of raspberry, pepper, rose and gardenia. This combination smells creamy with a very light touch of herbal patchouli, and actually is reminiscent of CK Downtown and Kenzo Flower in the Air when sprayed heavily. Later, there is also a sort of salty caramel feeling twirled into the scent, but overall it doesn’t evolve much till the end.
The sillage is moderate and it’s incredibly tenacious, still easily detectable after 10 hours. While I do like the scent, it doesn’t justify the so-called woody oriental image. Given the price, I wouldn’t particularly recommend it.
melya5 – :
This is a lovely woody scent but I was expecting stronger oud — a smokier, spicier accord. This is extremely smooth oud with none of those interesting jagged edges that catch ones attention with that particular wood note. It’s a beautiful composition I just wish it were a bit stronger.
nikon(off) – :
Am a tomford fan but I want to try Somthing a little different more eastern I thot about calligraphy by Aramis but the Oud notes I was looking for wasn’t enuf! I hop this does the trick
njh1 – :
The beauty and traditions of the Middle East in a bottle. Magnificent on the right person, and definitely unisex. Tons of pepper, rose, patchouli, oud, with a raspberry note in the base. Huge sillage, good longevity. I agree that Wood Mystique does have something of that Tom Ford private blend vibe going on.
master12345 – :
A very cheap smelling aldehyde fragrance, I agree with all the negative reviews, I do not smell any of the exotic notes listed , its a cheap synthetic mess.
kenny45rus – :
Oh dear. I bought this on a whim at harrods, and even after two single wearings I can no longer bear it 🙁 I find the oud component to be cloying, and the rasberry accord to be too synthetic and artificial. Together, those two notes combined, I find it ghastly. Down thumb me all you want, I’m just being honest. On a practical note, this Wood Mystique starts out with a blast of boozey oud and jasmine, it softens slightly with the middle notes of rose and orris and then followed by a synthetic rasberry meanders which gives the drydown an overrall impression of a fruity smelling plastic slowly melting on tar.
Oleg111 – :
I just got this today as a birthday present from my husband. This is a 5 star perfume. It is enveloping in a very mysterious yet classy and sensual way. I detect pistachios among the notes though they are not mentioned. It projects elegance and confidence. I am in love with it.
SmailEZZZ – :
This is my first experience with Estée Lauder fragrances. The inventor of this perfume should take a prize for understanding the nature of the middle eastern taste. This is one of few fragrances that will not change because of hot weather, humidity and the tough weather in Dubai. Plus it’s extremely expensive but worth every Dirham. I’m surprised by the change from the 1st note to the 3rd. Love it.
ranem – :
I love,love wood mystique!I have 3 bottles ….to think of it,l initially did not like this when l purchased it for my birthday last year,now am in love and purchasing back up bottles…I recently purchased the amber mystique,its stronger and smells medicinal l dont think l will like it as much as l love wood mystique….
Divak – :
I tried this for the first time yesterday in a shop in South Africa. I didn’t realise that it’s supposed to be a unisex fragrance or I wouldn’t have tried it. It’s gorgeous! For me, it’s like Van Cleef, my favourite, but with woody notes. It’s utterly luxurious and classy!
arcan1a – :
the perfume made me smell like a concoction of clay and herbs, and frankly it was not nice…i would not buy it.
k.e.r.a – :
Got a chance to try this on at the Cairo Airport Duty Free Shop. Very strong but the scent stayed close to my skin (note I only sprayed one hand), this scent was very woody and deep, supported with the florals. There was a note that made me feel my nose was dry (yeah I was constantly sniffing my hand I am sure people thought I was nuts)…..cool desert dry is how I would explain it. I believe it was the oud that gave this impression and it is prevalent throughout the fragrance. It lasted quite well on my skin….over 4 hours and think men would find this more appealing…but also an adventurous woman who wants a scent that is unique and strikingly exotic.
cojevnikov – :
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