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ПУУУ – :
Should be a knockout, given it’s a Duchaufour and that pretty eclectic and challenging mix of notes. On me: meh. Just a medium-dry, medium-sweet, rather generic light wood fume with the same old Olfactive Studio performance failure. Maybe it’s me but they just don’t last the course.
Plenty of deliciousness at first, all tremendously smoothly blended – I couldn’t picture clary sage and cacao ever occupying the same space without clashing like some disgusting space-age kitchen accident (sage chocolate anyone?), but it all works just fine. Ginger, pepper, leather etc are all in there too if you know they’re included and go hunting for them, but the overall effect is just a bit of a comfortable blur. Not objectionable at all, true unisex, very warm. But collapses into almost nothing on me within an hour and lingers as mild generic sweetness and little else. This wood needs hardening up.
nikola78 – :
To me it’s plain simple to describe this. When there is a ceremony for Palm Sunday or there is a funeral, this smell occurs: ‘Frankincense’. Frankincense from the first spray. But I don’t know yet what odor it settles down into.
— Update to be requested —
GCGHCGHGH – :
Great name, great perfumer, this won an award I seem to recall (or it was shortlisted?) I actually love the Olfactive Studios brand, and I got the sample (along with a box of others) for free! This was lining up to be an absolute corker.
A bit of background is needed to set the scene for this review. I had reviewed Lumiere Blanche on my Instagram feed and stated that like many Olfactive Studios fragrances, they are magnificent concepts and great openers but lack lustre drydown and fleeting in terms of performance. (Woody Mood ironically is anything but) On balance I don’t put that much weight on the performance aspect as many reviewers do, some fragrances are supposed to be like that. However, when you get something deep, rich and complex you kinda hope it will last and stay that way. Selfish and unrealistic perhaps but it’s more out of disappointment than anything because I really like the smell.
So I sort of slated OS for this and received some comments from Celine below my post. I can hardly blame her really, if someone even hinted at slagging off my baby, I’d claw their eyes out!!! Anyway, she was very lovely and gracious about it and gave her justifications for the concentration of Lumiere Blanche. Needless to say I felt bad as I was clearly a fan of the house regardless of my minor gripes. She suggested that I try her newer release Woody Mood and proceeded to send me some samples which was incredibly kind of of her.
So it’s terrible that I have to say….
I really don’t like it at all.
I appreciate that it is innovative and frankly brilliant perfumery, mixing a warm, dense woody, oriental with the modernity that Duchaufour seems to bring to everything he does. Elements in here I definitely like and as I said above the quality, performance and concentration of Woody mood are all off the charts, and I’m not surprised it’s received critical acclaim, but there’s no accounting for taste though and it’s just not to mine.
The opening is typical of the house very unique but right away I’m confronted by a smokey, rubbery, unusual woods, typically challenging and typical of BD. I get the tea note and the cacao and there’s a conspiracy of clary sage and a kinda leathery smell, which make it more serious and dark. It’s a bit like the new Dior Santal noire (If I had to back compare) but this has far more notes and maybe the sequoia is what’s bothering me? I really don’t know? I loved santal noire and I don’t love this. It takes several hours for WM’s more troubling notes to subside however and I’m left with elements I think are pretty gorgeous. The point is I don’t like it, but I absolutely respect it. Facts are if it was just another spicy sandalwood or oriental with oud or leather sure it would be nice but wouldn’t be breaking any new ground. I love the fact that I don’t like it, because other people do and Woody Mood is truly unique stuff.
ninell48 – :
This is a pleasant wood fragrance but nothing special. It has a bit too much tea for my liking giving it a dry dusty smell. Was hoping for much more chocolate but don’t get much at all. Still life still remains my fav of this line which so far has been an easy winner. 6/10
polov – :
This niche perfume brand was completely inspired by the art of photography.
The photographer of this work was Roger Steffens & The Family Acid and the conceptual image dates back to 1973 and depicts giant sequoias that are probably found in Mendocino where he spent a lot of time.
The perfumer was Bertrand Duchaufour, who established himself years ago as an independent perfumer and has his name behind creations for The Different Company, Acqua di Parma, Penhaligon’s, Comme des Garcons, L’Artisan Parfumeur, among others.
The fragrance of Woody Mood consists of notes of bergamot, ginger, clary sage and saffron, in the head; black tea, incense, sequoia accord and Himalayan Nardo (jatamansi), in the heart; patchouli, styrax, leather accord and cocoa powder, in the bottom.
On my skin, Woody Mood is more about incense and leather than woods, properly. I could write a lot of beautiful things here, but I’d rather be straightforward in this case. It is a perfume for those who enjoy saffron, incense and leather…the rest are just the ingredients of a very well composed recipe. In fact, this is the clear example of a fragrance made by someone who, in recent years, has been creating perfumes with authorial freedom, feeding his own creative side at each new release.
For those who are just accustomed to the mass-market perfumes, Woody Mood is out of this world. For those who are already part of the High Perfumery universe (niche, indie, artisanal, etc.), it is not an innovative fragrance, but it conquers for quality.
Going back to what matters, Woody Mood basically works as follows: imagine a delicious incense, made with a few wood chips, a lot of saffron, leather fibers and patchouli, a slightly sweet and bitter base of cocoa and lots of incense resins. Then, as in a steam distillation process, this smoke becomes an essential oil that fuses with the sensual ambery aroma of the Himalayan spikenard and then is bottled. If you have imagined, then you already know how this fragrance smells like!
It is a scent for anyone who is addicted to perfumes that are rich in saffron and incense, just like me.
Before finishing, it is worth clarifying information for my faithful readers: the Himalayan nard is Nardostachys Jatamansi, of the Valerian family. Some people confuse it with Tuberose, but this is Tuberosa Polianthes, from the Agavaceae family.
Woody Mood: A forest spirit, coming through the smoke of the incense, which does not come out of the skin nor even under a spell.
talis1971 – :
Woody Mood smells like exotic fruity wood. I can’t be more specific because there are very few familiar elements to be found (except maybe the ginger, which is super hostile in this case). It’s a bittersweet, sharp and linear scent. Simultaneously earthy and synthetic. This is not my type of woodiness and I must say it’s quite unpleasant to my nose. While it’s not a dark or heavy fragrance per se, it has enormous staying power and surprisingly loud sillage. If it gets on your clothing, you’re screwed. The remains of it smell horrible on fabric and at least two washes are required to totally remove it. A definite pass for me.
vtnhf123 – :
I expect something super woody but its is not
Firstly im gonna say its warm perfume that would be very nice match in fall and winter
Lets spray on my skin and test it :
At first wow so nice starting but ots not bitter at all actually its woody but very sweet
And after 5 or 12 minutes of wow starting it changed it is not sharp any more in case it’s very smoothe and delicious smell
Mixing of cacao and woods and also very little leader , its not very unique you think you smell it before i don’t know where or what other perfume similar with it but I definitely know it’s not unique!!!
And it keeps going till dry down in dry down its little be too sweet I didn’t get any citrus vibe but all i get little green that mixed with lots sweeet
I like it but definitely im not buying it anymore ! And not suggest it to my friends too.
To me this perfume is on “i like this” category
But trust on your noise and test it before you pay for it.
My rate is :
Scent : 6/10
Balance : 8.5/10
Performance: 7/10
Projection: 4.5/10
Longevity: 7/10
Value of money : 4/10
Overal : 6.1/10 thumbs up
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خوب بريم سراغ تست الفكتيو وودي مووود
خب ابتدا اينو بگم كه من اين ادكلن را ٣٨٥ تومان خريدم با كلي تخفيف و چانه زدن و دو هفته بعد ديدم دارن ٨٠٠ ميفروشن كه حتي فكرشم نميكردم اصلا بالاي ٥٠٠ تومان ارزش خريد نداره
خوب بريم سراغ عطر
بطري قشنگي داره اما بوي خاص و عالي نداره متاسفانه
بيشتر بوي خوشمزه اي داره اما اونم فقط براي يك ساعت قبلش به شدت تند و تيزه يه بوي خيلي شيرين و چوبي بعد كم كم اروم ميشه ولي بوي چوب تلخ نيست بوي چوب شيريني داره
مورد پسند من نيست ديگه راستش يكم پشيمونم كه خريدمش
اما خوب گاهي استفاده كردنش بد نيست اما توصيه نميكنم كسي بخره يه ادكلن كاملا معموليه
خوش باشين
orgonavt – :
Olfactive Studio is a brand I’ve learned to cherish over the years, especially after I had the chance to do an evaluation of all the brand’s perfumes and thus immerse myself in it. The brand has a good balance between challenging and avant-garde perfumes and cozy and easy-to-please perfumes and a great force of union between them: photos that inspire perfumes.
This remains the strength of the brand after its change in the bottles, and Woody Mood is a good way to begin this new chapter. This time the photograph chosen has a nostalgic aspect and at the same time modern thanks to the digital filters of the cellular cameras that simulate this type of luminosity and color. It is a picture of a forest of sequoias and a contrast between sunlight and twilight. Perfume revolves around this idea as well.
I believe that Bertrand Duchaufour was inspired by the perfumes of the 1980s, as Woody Mood makes me think of a reinterpretation of the scent of leather, woods and fougeres touches that appeared in creations of that time (such as Santos da Cartier, for example). At first Woody Mood seems even disappointing because of it – something vaguely familiar. However, it is a scent that grows on the skin, showing its layers of wood, leather, incense, smoky touches of tea and a mild that sweet and alcoholic that is addictive. The luminous part is difficult to be perceived, I believe that as the citrus notes and the ginger end up is acting to balance and balance the composition as a whole. Curiously, if I did not know, I would not say that this is Duchaufour’s perfume – though rich as his Jubilation XXV, the musks and mineral synthetic materials he uses are not in evidence. That’s good because the perfumer sounds inspired here and does not seem to be in the automatic of his style of composition.
yomayo – :
5/10
bbgon – :
Sorry, not unique Leon. It smells strikingly similar to Hermes Bel Ami after the sequioa opening settles down
Агата – :
A brilliant outing by Duchaufour. So hard to bring anything new to the market these days, yet he does it often and he has done it here. The note pyramid and rankings describe it very well.
Bymer78 – :
Styrax in chocolate & ginger flavor.
This like chocolate bars hanging from short trees, so you can smell the chocolate bars, the tree, and the styrax. There is also lime tree next to those chocolate bars trees. There is also a table and on that table there is a cup of tea with ginger flavor, so you can smell the chocolate bars, the tree, the styrax, the lime, & the ginger flavor tree. Also i can detect a slight incense as well.
The chocolate note doesn’t stay for long as the clary sage begins to rise later and goes peppery, ginger tea, with great doses of styrax and clary sage.
It’s quite an interesting scene actually as i feel the warmth of this blend, but the cool down is kind of irritating somehow! i need to test it more.
Edit (22nd Aug 2017) It’s more of an oily patchouli, tea, and hints of chocolates.
gmz894speagoessenda – :
An upcoming Fall-Winter 2017 release. Very smoky but neither in the creamy way of Le Labo’s Santal 33 nor in the outrageous gunpowder way of Beaufort’s Tonner. A gentle balanced smoky the Atlas cedar way.
andrej93 – :
Duchaufour for Olfactive Studio. This should be a winner!