Canfield Cedar

Huh.. this is a weird one! So I‘m fairly new into the niche world and after smelling a bunch of cheapies, middle class perfumes, luxury and designer stuff and knockoffs, this is certainly something very different. Every single one of the samples I got from Kerosene had some weirdness to it, which I really like. It takes some time to get used to but it‘s fun to play around! This one starts off kind of sharp and stingy, which is not very pleasant to me. It‘s far away from being sweet, I almost smell something bitter, which i never got from a perfume before. After a while it comes down to this very realistic, woody smell. First thing that came to mind: Pencil shavings! It also reminds me of wood that‘s been in the sun for a long time. Like my grandma‘s furniture in summer! It‘s very straight forward, not sweet or even perfume-y smelling, just very woody in a realistic way. It‘s not that strong and while I really disliked it at first, I‘m actually starting to like it. Wow! Once I tried Santal 33 in a store, I got absolutely nothing from it. Zero. Like actual water. If this smells somewhat like it, then.. well that‘s interesting. I don‘t know if I‘d get a bottle of this but I can imagine this to be great for layering, which people seem to do! Not a massive fan but it‘s certainly growing on me.. I hope it stays this way because I have to limit my bottle purchases anyway! The more I don‘t like the better. Oh well..

when i was a child i used to spend summers at my aunt's house, in a very hot and humid climate. my cousin had a hidden cedar closet in her room, and i used to climb in and hide because i thought it was the best smell i'd ever encountered -- the cedar was enhanced dramatically by the hot temperatures. canfield cedar is that cedar closet, albeit without the heat. it's dry and extremely straightforward, which is why i think some people find it uninspiring, but that's what i love about it: there's no pretension; it's not trying to be something it is not. i also adore this as a base for layering other scents when i need or desire an enhanced woodiness or earthiness. totally unisex, i find it rather chic in its refinement. i agree the longevity could be improved -- but i still encourage cedar lovers and earth mothers to check this one out.

Wow, this is a great, spicy sandalwood opening, full of warmth and sparkle. Then it settles into delicious warm woods. Canfield Cedar is easily my favorite cozy-woods spicy-warm scent. It’s not as plush or feminine as, say, Bois des Iles or Trayee, and not as syrupy as Femininite du Bois; it’s just good wood, friendly and warm and richly fragrant.

This was by far my most complimented fragrance this winter, and I have a lot of good ones. If you like sandalwood then you will like this fragrance. End of discussion, I will add like others, when you spray it first its strong and dirty woody but then it cleans up and becomes a fresh smooth woody slight musk fragrance.

This initially seems like a straightforward cedar scent, until the drydown when you realize how nuanced and complex it is. Hint of oakmoss, pepper and musk keep the prominent cedar note grounded. Cedar fans need this one! Looks like it's back on the Kerosene website in limited quantities.