He Wood Ocean Wet Wood

REALLY? Another HE WOOD...and an aquatic woody to boot?!? Just when I was thinking I was "over" the whole aquatic thing and would (quite literally) scream if I saw another silly flanker, DSQUARED comes out with this beauty! On reading the PR, I have to admit it sounded intriguing, but after looking at the notes I was skeptical. There IT was; that "marine note" (a fancy way of saying "calone"!) again. I put off trying this for a long time, but when Kristo sent me a sample vial, as a gift, I thought "Well, now I guess I HAVE to try it"...and I am so glad I did. This opens with a very SHEER marine feel, actually more "oceanic" (as in cool and moist, like a fine sea spray) than fruity and watery. The artemisia (more of tarragon type aroma, than a BITTER wormwood) beside the sunny golden amber really makes this opening rather different from most woody aquatics. The heart notes of a very clean musk drizzled over sweet, yet dry, violets and their luscious green leaves makes the nose on this guy "happy"! Without the usual bright citrusy opening or warm soapy flowers, WET OCEAN WOOD keeps it watery, yet "woody", without getting you soaked with calone. It is like the tide's going out and lapping at your feet while you sit on a huge piece of driftwood on a sandy shore. An elegant, refined alternative to the usual choices in this genre. I find the dry down to be more oriental than the two previous releases in this line, with vetiver standing out the most; followed by cedar and the subtle undercurrent of tonka beans and patchouli. I am not surprised that Alberto Morillas had a hand in this; as it is modern and warm with a subtle green aura and a sheer elegance, and skillfully done. Sillage: very good Longevity: good Overall: 4/5 Delightful indeed, and nowhere near generic...every time I think I know what is coming down the "perfumed pike"; Dan and Dean make me think again! So far they have me with HE Wood in the springtime, Rocky Mountain in the Fall...and now Wet Ocean in the summer. I can only hope (and pray) that Silver Wind Wood will be fit for Winter wear and round out my DSQUARED year. I feel I must thank Kristo, yet again, for opening my mind (and nose) to something I had written off as boring or "blah" before ever even smelling it. My humblest gratitude for keeping me on my toes, and for helping me to remember that a closed mind is a narrow mind!

Now this new perfume puzzles me. It's a strange yet beautiful mixture of violet, vetiver and powdery yet airy accords. It could be easily branded as "Air" (from Kenzo) if this perfume wouldn't exist. "Wet Wood" is rather minimal: you will detect the airy freshness from the original old brother without the wet aquatic accord. Instead, you'll get here a rare yet uplifting dimension of freshness, nearly industrial, ozonic, pure and being honest, asepthic, just like a quiet walk through the sea side with no sound and no smell, neither flower blossoms scent in the air nor seaweed; just a fresh wind stroking your face with a litte trail of ocean breeze made for a computer. You get the violet leaf and the violet blossom depurated to the maximum tending to become as a slightly turquoise talc powder-like scent with a light touch of salty vetiver and splashes of patchouli and musk in the drydown. The result is rather fascinating. There's freshness surrounded of a salty vetiver-like-talc powder. Weird, right? It is indeed, but worth sample it, just to enjoy the olfative experience. On the other hand, it is a very timid perfume with an lower average long lasting and neutral sillage. If you are looking for an excellent aquatic, for the same price, I would rather buy "Kenzo pour Homme" or "Bvlgary Aqva" both masterpieces with a much better projection and pressence. Oh, well. What can I do?. I always feel weak regarding classics.

This is a great woody marine fragnance. When I wear it I imagine myself I was on raft got wet in middle of clear turquoise blue sea with white beach. Top notes you can feel marine and violet, base notes you can feel vetyver and patchouli. (My favourite fragnance) Scent: 8.5/10 Sillage: 6.0/10 Longevity: 8.0/10 Odunsu deniz kokusu. Kullandığımda kendimi beyaz sahilli turkuaz bir denizin ortasında deniz suyuyla ıslanmış bir salda hissediyorum, o andaki rüzgarı tenimde hissediyorum. Açılışta deniz ve menekşe kokusu, alt notalarda vetiver ve paçuli kokusunu hissedebiliyorsunuz. Favori parfümüm! Çok bilindik bir koku değil, kullanıp da çakma parfüm üreticilerinin göz tacı etmeyin :)

Beautiful summer scent. Begins as a somewhat generic aquatic, but soon settles into a linear, yet complex damp woody violet comfort food of a fragrance. Projects well and lasts 8+ hours. Solid daytime scent for anyone under 35, and well worth the current price of $25 for a 100ml tester. Very neat looking bottle too, but of course that's just the cherry on top.

this smells really good, a great summer fragrance. But I recognicse the smell from some other cologne that i cant put my finger on, Despite its familarity it smells really good and it projects like a torpedo. Great smell if you want people to notice you. great for outdoors!