Kapsule Woody

Kapsule Woody by Karl Lagerfeld holds a special place in my fragrance collection, not only for its distinct aroma but also for its rarity. It's a gem that's often hard to come by at cologne testing counters, making it a unique find and, in my opinion, one of the most well-crafted flankers in the series. This fragrance takes me back to the era of sweet-musky powerhouses, reminiscent of classics like Alexander Julian's Colours or Lagerfeld Classic. There's a comforting predictability to Kapsule Woody, radiating a warmth and class that feels timeless and fitting for various occasions. The inclusion of fennel as a key note is a defining element, expertly complemented by the vanilla and patchouli accords in the foundation. The result is a fragrance that exudes a sense of class, making it effortlessly wearable for different settings. What stands out for me is its simplicity and stability. Kapsule Woody doesn't strive for complexity or chaos; instead, it remains steadfast in delivering a scent experience that is both pleasing to the wearer and those around. I appreciate the subtle interplay of plum, cedar, and oakmoss, which adds layers to the overall composition. It's a fragrance that seems purposefully designed to do exactly what it achieves: to bring delight to both the one wearing it and those catching a whiff. Knowing that it has been discontinued adds a bittersweet touch, making it a precious part of my collection that pays homage to the legacy of Karl Lagerfeld. Rest in peace, Great Lagerfeld.

Chemical Velvet (Olivier Cresp, 2008) Bottle Design: Lutz Herrmann Karl Lagerfeld, a big name in clothing industry. Unfortunately has inadequate treatment in fragrance, although this fragrance is very interesting. Kapsule Woody is a terrific synthetic contemporary scent, little bit more leaning towards masculine. It's almost linear and has dominant Iso E Super, shadowy woody note. Beside cedar also is prominent some plumy fruit note. I can detect some cinnamon and breezy artificial white flowers as well. Beautiful smell of chemical wood with blue trees, yellow grass and purple haze on the move. Chemical velvet that surrounds my skin, a liquid olfactive LSD inside of blue bottle. Organic chemistry at its finest. Rating: 7/10

Wow, I have tried many KL perfumes, I always ended up giving them away to my friends and family , I was to the point to give up from this house until this one. I love woody fragrances and the branding called me. This is really a masterpiece, I will keep just this one from this house and make some buck up. Woody in a sophisticated way with some booziness, and it lasts longer than any KL scent. Indubitably niche quality 9/10

I really love this perfume. I like it cause its not sweet and not too spicy. Feels clean and classy. Even one of my friends who is into the sweet scents, like, CH Good girl and all the juicy sweet ones, like it very much she might even buy it. Oh and also one time my other friend sit in my car and asked me "What's this dentist's smell???" Yeah it was KAPSULE :D

I really love this perfume. I like it cause its not sweet and not too spicy. Feels clean and classy. Even one of my friends who is into the sweet scents, like, CH Good girl and all the juicy sweet ones, like it very much she might even buy it. Oh and also one time my other friend sit in my car and asked me "What's this dentist's smell???" Yeah it was KAPSULE :D

Love it. Very fallish, warm and cozy. Woody plum gives here a little Feminite du Bois vibe, but it's not as complex as Lutens. Although, in my opinion it could be expensive niche as well. On my skin longevity is even more than satisfying - around 8 hours or more. For this price? I would definitely recommend you buying this jam.

I agree that this is a milky kind of scent. It turns into something a little bit like Jicky does after a while on me (which is a good thing because while Jicky stinks in the beginning, I really do like it after a while). It smells a bit like sultana yeast buns to me. Inoffensive pleasant and different. Totally unisex.

Less is more the scents plays it's self well in a sparse three note artistry the plum brings sensuality the oakmoss and ceder brings masculinity. a minimalistic elegance that reflects the new millennium attitude in fashion and in fragrances.

Amazing fragrance. This one tends to be a bit more masculine. It's sort of a milky, woody aura that follows you everywhere. Very few notes that combine to create a simple, yet amazing scent. Sillage and longevity are great. 8.5/10

I agree with Marianne - I use it with my husband, but I think it is more suitable for him. Love the oriental woodsy notes. I also like very much the bottle - simple and rafinate

One word Wow, makes a girl go crazy

it has this cool mint smell to it

It was with dread that I approached this sample that came in a cheap-looking plastic spray vial, part of a matchbook package containing three mutual flanker varieties without an original (the other members of the litter are “floriental” and “light”). That concept and presentation doesn’t sound at all promising, but Woody turned out better than expected - much better! It starts out as warm, spicy, slightly fruity sandalwood. About an hour into the drydown there’s a strange, burnt sulfur-like note that reminds me of a match that’s just been struck, not strong, more a “tactile in the nose” sensation than a smell, but definitely present. At this point the plum/oakmoss note starts coming to the fore, along with ambery base notes, turning the scent into a fruity, clean-musky, vanilla amber quasi-oriental. Nice, but not woody. After a 3-4 hours all that’s left is a vanilla musk.

Well, perhaps I've unwittingly become an iso-E-super slut, but I have to say that I like KAPSULE WOODY a lot! The plum and the wood mingle together enticingly with the moss (though it does not really seem like oakmoss to me, nor is evernia prunastri listed among the ingredients). By far my favorite of the KAPSULE trio, WOODY is fully unisex to my nose. I do find this one a bit different from the usual woody colognes out there, primarily because of the plum. Somehow I'm getting a bit of an emergent incense vibe out of the deceptively simple line-up of notes. Same gorgeous bottle, this time in a tealish blue. Splendid!!!! Even the sleek brushed-aluminum cap feels and looks nice. Love the geometry and aesthetics of the whole presentation. Kudos to Karl & Co. for not neglecting the all-important details all-too-often overlooked.

This was a blind buy for me, based on the reputation of Oliver Cresp, reviews on Basenotes and the very reasonable price tag (£17.99 for 75ml/2.5oz). I get the pruney-plum note quite strongly in the opening, as well as the hint of acetone that someone mentioned. The softer sweet-savory accord of woods and moss are close behind. It does exactly what it says on the bottle and with average sillage and longevity, it is a very pleasant and wearable frag. I'm not totally in love with it, nor do I dislike it. Neutral is my rating today but this juice sits somewhere between a like and a love for me.

Plum woods and oakmoss sounds extremely odd but it's a very pleasant scent. It won't blow your socks off but I can't think of anything that is similar to it. Way more masculine than feminine but Floriental is more feminine than masculine so it balances out. I was lucky enough to obtain a decant from a member and I have worn it about 5 times in the last year or so and I would say performance is about average throughout and it's not a headturner. It's more enjoyable for the user.

Blind bought this based on a members suggestion from a thread about "cedar" notes.... blueberry(member), you couldn't have recommended better!! This is spicy, woody, elegant, rugged all rolled into one. This could work for a man or woman as long as she can pull it off. It is sweet, not sugary, but sweet woods with and overtone of spice.... Incredible buy and find! It's not an all day scent, but for the price, one can apply several times. Highly recommended!

During the first hour on my skin, there seems to be a hole in the smell and I find this fragrance quite offputting. Yet, after an hour, it unveils its full potential and I feel like I'm walking through a coniferous forest in early autumn where I stumble upon a plum tree. Clean, fresh, spicy. Definitely unisex. It's quite long-lasting, but sits rather close to my skin. For the price, it's a very pleasant smell and I can forgive the opening mishap.

A perfume marked as a unisex, with "Stereotype masculine" smell. I wish more perfumes( both for women and men) were more allowing! It would maybe reach out more to those who are scared of their own secret perfumality...:) Strong, spicy and nice to my nose. As the reviewer before me, much cedar. Update: Love for this perfume & bottle but after a whole day, i unfortunetly only can smell a vague JPG's "le male" , that i really dont like.

Smells nice! Something about it very clearly sets off a fragrance memory of a shower gel my dad must’ve used when I was too young to remember the specifics. Maybe because of that, I get a sort of “clean” smell from this as well, which definitely isn’t bad but I didn’t expect it. However, the plum doesn’t come through that strongly for me, which is a bit of a disappointment.

This fragrance is identical to "The One Gentleman Dolce&Gabbana for men"(%99.9). I own both. It is also very similar to Kenneth Cole RSVP. I own all three. Kapsule and the one gentlemen last 8 hours plus. So if you are looking for a cheaper (in price not smell) version of The One Gentlemen, Grab a bottle of KL Kapsule Woody(around $17 for a 2.5 oz bottle on ebay).

Great smelling and long lasting perfume. It gives me confidence and kind of warm freshness. It seems to enfold me in a radiating way. Apart from cedar, I detect something metalic and milky in it. A very successful combination! And I was complimented so many times by both women and men. Excellent sillage.

رایحه خوشبوی دارد و هـمانطور که از نامش هـم بر می آید نت وودی و یا چوب دارد از لحاظ دوام هـم نسبتا خوب است و تنهـا یک ایراد بر آن که شاید باعث شود استقبال خوبی ازش به عمل نیاید آمبولانژ آن میباشد مردانه جذاب شیک اورینتال مثل کارهـای وندر وود و لوئوه سون و بلک تاچ رایحه ای چوب گونه دارد

Very nice scent. Not loud, but very pleasant, comfortable. It's like a cream with wood, some sweet, but not much, and something like plum with nuts... Longevity - about 6-7 hours. Cheap, but classy. My rating - 4/5

Deep fruity jammy plum with confirous (almost minty) cedar. very nice, and very good value for money!

This is a masterpiece for both sexes! Warm and cosy, elegant and subtle. I like this a lot!

Bought this blind but it's not really for me, unfortunately. I think it's quite sweet and a bit cloying with a very artificial 'perfumey' smell, whereas I expected something more foresty maybe.

I like this although find it very masculine; I have smelled it or something very similar to it on men many times before. My husband doesn't like it either. It is very much cedar and moss. I can't detect any plum. I thought I wouldn't be able to tolerate it all day (because, whilst I do like it, I can't shake the mindset that I am wearing men's scent and should wash it off) so decided to dip a tentative toe into the layering pool. Having perused my collection, I zoned in on Banana Republic's Alabaster, a floral aquatic which teeters on the edge of divine and nauseatingly slimy-sweet depending (apparently) on what mood I'm in. Applied one spray of Alabaster over each place I applied Woody. Result: win! At least, IMO. Woody has given Alabaster a solid...er...woody...and deep, slightly sour floral base, while Alabaster has girlied-up Woody with a bit of a lighter, aquatic-floral buffer which takes the edge off the manliness. And ta-dah! I present thee with a mossy, sour floral which is incredibly pleasant and not overwhelming. I probably won't buy either again tbh as husband dislikes Woody and I'm never too sure about Alabaster and I can't be faffing about with this layering business. But while I have the bottles, I will continue to layer them and might even venture into layering Woody with something else and see what I can conjure up. TL;DR: Woody is too masculine but layer with Banana Republic Alabaster for sour floral on a mossy base. As always, YMMV.

I really tried to like it, but I cant, it gives me a headache. Oak-moss and cedar - that's what I get. It gets softer within half an hour but you can still smell it all around you. Very long lasting and with a huge sillage. I'd say its more a gentle male perfume than a heavy female edp. I thin it would smell much more pleasant on a male than female.. I cant say that I don't like at all, its just something I cant wear, or a dizzy head is a guarantee.. It is a very creamy sent, I felt like in a forest! Really, smells like forest (but not that pine toilet refresher). Smells like a real forest, But! Imagine yourself in a forest on a veeeeeryyyyy hot day. That's how I felt wearing it.

Made a blind buy partly based on it's apparent likeness to cdg floriental, which sits comfortably in my top 10. The only similarity I find is that plum in the opening. After 5 minutes all I can smell is Coco Noir, which I find almost nauseating. Dark, sweet, and oddly musty. Maybe it will grow on me, but until then I have a full bottle up for trade! Would love to try Bvlgari Rain Essence or something in that vain.

Pants! Not really very woody or anything special. Can be found very cheap nowadays. More fruity and sharp than anything.

Woody. This is probably what you'd expect to smell from a fragrance named Kapsule Woody. Sure, there's woodsiness galore, but it's a little more than just a forest. On my skin Kapsule Woody is quite masculine, but I don't mind. The woods in this fragrance are quite earthy and rich, however occasionally I sense a delightful tobacco and plummy goodness that is quite resinous and delicious. Perhaps some will be confused by my description, but Kapsule Woody smells like something from a by-gone era, medieval perhaps. There's something very soothing and sensual about it too, which encourages me to keep inhaling this glorious scent. I swear I can smell tobacco and ivy in this fragrance, particularly towards the heart. It's kind of sweet in its representation, but not in a sickening way. I love oriental woody scents, so Kapsule Woody is right up my alley. The sillage is to die for as well, being quite trajectory and concentrated. That's not to mention the longevity, which is amazing as well. One review likened this fragrance to Burberry London for Men which I'll have to agree with. They both share interesting similarities. Kapsule Woody is a wonderful fragrance that I can't help but admire.

Let me start with the first fact that Kapsule Woody smells identical to J`S Exte Man. The notes listed for J`S Exte fits the smell much better than the notes listed for Kapsule (plum? really? never!). I ́ve never smelled a plum note like this. I mean fragrances like Fords Atelier d’Orient Plum Japonais have plum inside as they claim, but not Kapsule Woody as the main part of 3 notes?. Also the name woody. For me woody is something semi sweet, fresh, with a hint of cedar (Iso E Super). Yes there is Iso E Super, but the whole fragrance doesn ́t smell "woody". I get a strong vanilla note in combination with something spicy, maybe orris root. All in all the lasting power is ok. With 8 sprays I get a staying power of 3 hours. After the 3 hours only Iso E Super is left. And the proportion of Iso E Super is barely detectable. This fragrance is very nice for the office use, if you want to draw attention to your surroundings.

This just arrived so first impressions. Very strong smelling. You can smell it even when you take the top off from more than 1ft away. Thought initially that I wouldn't like this. It's very synthetic, but it has warmed on me because it's not trying to be anything else, and in fact seems to be embracing it. I keep getting images of Blade Runner, like this would be worn in the future. Hyper-real plum, hyper-real woodiness. It's synthetic but it has soul! Bubble-gum sweetness in that plum which is a bit feminine, but really unisex. It smells angular, and would suit clubbing. I've realised this fits a niche very well which I don't have in my collection. This is actually a 'cool' scent. This is actually quite original and I think would be memorable.

I just got this at a steal, so I really don't care whether I like it or not. This Kapsule Woody comes on strong with a lot of oak moss and some cedar. When I first stick my nose into it, it smells like the OFF! Bug Spray, but it's not terrible because this Kapsule doesn't smell artificial. I really enjoy it especially when I just pick up this scent in the air; rather than digging my nose in. The plum is not very fruity but it just gives a sweet oriental quality; just enough to make the scent unisex also. This is so underrated and I appreciate the unconventional concept of this trio. Next time I will try this with my Kapsule Light (my favorite) to see what happens, and I can't wait to find the Floriental because it's my final piece of this set.

Not a review per se but a simple caveat to others who may be looking for a replacement for Sensuous Noir. I can’t begin to understand how anyone would even be remotely “reminded” of the former. I’ve owned multiple bottles of Sensuous Noir and it would never even occur to me to compare these two. I don’t even detect a passing resemblance. And that is not to say that I don’t enjoy Kapsule Woody, it’s really quite nice w/ a fairly dominant cedar and plum-like accord and it’s one of my better bind buys. I detect zero florals, very little spices and nothing coniferous whatsoever so I’ll never understand how anyone would make the comparison. Unless of course, my bottle is not authentic but I purchased it from a well known online US discounter.

i got it and i love it and i cant see why its called woody its more oriental ! Very Elegant and warm smell ! And its iexpenssive And its a great unisex scent (i am a man and wear it without a problem ) 10/10 Edit : After wearing on skin and on clothes , i can tell you it lasts : on skin : 6-8 hours but not very offensive on clothes : +24 hours and its after 12 hours still heavy mmmmmm if you go to a club or a restaurant then spray it on clothes, but when you are back at home you should wash the clothes or it will annoy you but unbelievable power !!!!! My first perfume which has such a staying power on clothes !!!! Buy this masterpiece

I purchased this today after finding it at TK MAXX at a low price. I love it. It is simple, classy and very unprententious. The plum note reminds me of the very under-rated Balman by Balmain and goes nicely with the cedar note. I now have woody and light and they go very well together. The lasting power is good and not many people have it either. The few notes that this has gives the fragrance breathing space and adds some clarity. The evolution of the scent takes a long time and as the plum note fades and the cedar amps up it becomes rich and masculine.

As I ́m a fan of unisex perfumes and this is a perfume from mr Lagerfeld I orded this in blind and it was rather cheap. It didn ́t take me many hours to find out that this was not what I tought. The perfume smelled just cedar on me, cedar for a short while and then nothing. The woody note woulden ́t be any problem if it was blended with something else and if it had a better longevity. The sillage and longevity is very poor and it dosen ́t make me curious on the others from the same collection.

I think it smells similar to Lancome Magnifique and it's strange.because they don't have any note in common,but both are created by Olivier Cresp. by the way,to me it smells sweet and woody with a touch of saffron.I don't smell oakmoss at all,since it makes perfumes bitter and this one's not bitter at all. I kinda like it,but still I prefer magnifique.

Woody ? Where are the trees ? They have been cut down and shipped to China, then diluted with plenty of stale water and sold to cheapskate Karl Lagerfeld. Lagerfeld has tricked a world of gullible perfumistas with his three worthless glass pearls. Colored pieces of glass, that's what you get from the Crapsules and especially this one.

Simplicity goes a long way. This is exactly what the notes say. Warm woody cedar and a little boozy plum. Very pleasant. I have recieved a lot of compliments. I don ́t detect that much oakmoss though. I don ́t care for male, female or unisex labels, you are the one who descides what to wear. If you like it, just go.

In my opinon it ́s not unisex but it suits more for woman. I have 30ml Woody but I don ́t use it so often but if then only in winter. I prefer that then Floriental but also Floriental is ok. In Woody I smell vanilla and some plum. Longevity is not so good.

I bought it because I read it has some similarity with Escada's Magnetism. I'd say it belongs to that category: sweet scent for male 20 to 30, like magnetism or Joop, but not as spectacular as the above. It is still a pleasant smell, but somehow ordinary.

It's an interesting unisex scent that tries to combine masculine and feminine notes - the masculine ones are a bit too dominating, I would say. Very fresh and spicy at the beginning. I wouldn't wear it but it's suitable for open-minded men.

Karl Lagerfeld is the premiere fashion designer in the entire world. He's allowed to be eccentric. Artsy, fartsy people give the world fashion, glamour and something to talk about when you are bored.

یه عطر به صرفه و صرف چوبی دنبال کیفیت بالا نباشید ----------- Scent & Qualiy: 6/10 Longevity: 6/10 Sillage: 6/10 Creativity & Uniqueness: 5/10 Affordability: 10/10 ----------- Overall: 6.6/10

Nice,nice perfume.Simple,sweet,fresh plum-woody's perfume,longlasting,natural and for my fortune is without oakmoss :) Good sobstitution for a Femminete du bois by Shiseido!

Soft, slightly perfume-y wood after some dill pickle onset from the cedar. Really nice, gentle wood with the plum lifting it beyond a slab of lumber. Nice!

The best from Kapsule Trylogy. Dark, smoked plum with cedar and littlebit oak moss. Perfect for autumn. If you think which one to buy take Woody!