Terra Woods

Clean Reserve Terra Woods is so lovely! It's creamy, salty, woody, lightly musky, and has almost a peppery quality from the geranium. I don't really get any vanilla, coconut (unless that's what lends it a creamy quality) or much in the way of florals, either. Within a couple of minutes of spraying on my sample, I was struck with how incredibly similar it is to Jennifer Aniston Chapter One, a pretty, beachy-type, salt & light pepper creamy musk that also apparently has lots of flowers in it, but also doesn't read as floral, to my nose, either. I know Chapter One, at least, is often favorably compared to Tom Ford Soleil Blanc, so I'd hazard that Terra Woods is also in the ballpark (But, as I'm not personally familiar with Soleil Blanc, I can't vouch for that 100%). Both Terra Woods and Chapter One have decent but not incredible longevity and are both lovely, gentle perfumes, both casual and comforting.

Terra Woods captures the essence of staying at an expensive mountain resort just outside Aspen in late summer. This resort has a rustic charm but charges around $1,000 a night. It features a couple of spas, fine dining options, a vast wine cellar, and an 18-hole golf course. I appreciate how the fragrance incorporates a coconut note, which isn’t overly sweet—it evokes the scent of coconut water straight from the shell, minus the sweetness of the fruit. Instead of a beachy aroma, it presents a creamy, woody vibe, complemented by other wood notes. The vanilla in the blend is subtle, more on the dry side without any added sweetness. Any sweetness I perceive likely comes from the tonka bean and musk. This fragrance is definitely worth exploring, and with bottles available for around $40 on eBay, it's a great opportunity to pick one up.

If you don't love clean, fresh, out of the shower/clean laundry smells - then this isn't for you. I love this scent profile and have veered away to try niche, Arab and other scents as I go along my scent journey. To be honest, if I could only use one type of fragrance DNA - it would be this! It just smells like you're freshly out of the shower and you've out on freshly washed clothes from the dryer. Clean, fresh, pretty and inoffensive! Total love for me. Can be worn for all occasions IMO too. Can be found at an affordable price on the grey market. Love the bottle too. Matches the scent.

Love it!! On me it is a fairly dry woody scent, but I suspect wearing during warmer weather the other notes will come through much more and hopefully the performance will be a little better. I think it is well worth checking out and you can get bottles pretty cheap online. Update: Since the weather has warmed up this performs much better and the other notes are more noticeable.

On me, it starts like a men's pine type cologne. When I give it time to warm to my skin, it gets into water territory! Almos like a sweeter version of Cool Water. Then I get a mix of woody vanilla with a whisp of coconut. One small spray and it gets bold, but then it stays quiet and close to the skin.