Woodissime

It's a *strong* like from me, and it would be an easy "love" if it wasn't so pricy ($200+). I've sampled a handful of other fragrances that have "Oud" in the name, and I didn't care much for them. Seeing as how this supposedly has oud in it, I wasn't expecting much. My nose isn't sophisticated enough to pick out the particular fruit in the opening, but the notes I enjoy the most in this fragrance are the warm woody ones, especially the cedar. I agree with the closing part of @ReapThaWhirlwind's review: "A bit of a naturalist style here overall, but very complex and sophisticated. Woodissime would probably be best suited for a woman. And with the style and price tag, I would further suggest best as a gift she didn't have to pay for herself. I definitely enjoyed the experience though, and would recommend Woodissime to anyone looking for something mature, sophisticated, and provocative. With the subtle animalic nuance that envelops it. It softly suggests dirty things, without being crude, and involving any heavy animalic presence."

This is beautiful. It opens with woods and fruit. Not candied fruits but rather a very earthy fruit, similar to the notes Ellen Covey uses in Bat and Tropic of Capricorn. Woodissime is not in any way similar to those two at all except for that earthy fruit accord. Very unisex. I don't get the animalic vibe from the Oud. In fact, it just gets softer and sweeter with time. I agree with Meeru99's review below regarding a nutty vibe, almost like almond but not quite as sweet. The longevity is great at over 8 hours before it settles to a soft sweet slightly soapy skin scent. This perfume far exceeded my expectations. I would strongly consider a full bottle.

Its a beautiful light modern wood and fruity. The nutty note that appears with the fruit, wood and osmanthus is very nice. That needs a bottle itself. The Patchouli gives it a sexy vibe. Sweet creamy drydown. If you like a woody scent its very good. Easily unisex.

So It's pretty crazy that the first of this line came out nearly 5 years ago and I'm only just sampling them now. The idea of an exclusive line is fine but don't make them so exclusive no one gets to sniff the bloody things. The exclusive period for Harrods (I think it was?) in the UK was insane and I've only just got to try them now. Woodisime is an extremely likeable fragrance with the sweet, fruity opening completely appealing to my sweettooth but countered enough with a decent base to make it not cloy or annoy. The body as it settles is probably the soft fruity osmanthus blossom and then into a peppery wood, slightly resinous which if you tell me is oud, then I believe you. The main effect and base is one of a soft, creamy, slightly powdered, sandalwood. It's nice...the quality is clearly there I thought it wouldn't last and although slight, Woodisime has lasted all day, lightly projecting. Good start to the line for me.

I like this. It feels very dark-in-the-middle-of-the-forest to me, which I generally really like. There's one note here, though, somewhere near the middle, that goes very balsamic on me. Probably the osmanthus, if there's no actual benzoin in it -- it's sharp and a little medicinal, and while it balances out some of the woody sweetness, it also amps up on my skin and feels a little too disinfectant-like for comfort. Luckily, it fades quickly (the note, not the rest), and settles back into that woodiness that I like. If it wasn't roughly the cost of a car payment, I'd probably pick up a bottle and learn to embrace the few minutes of weird, but as it is, I'll use the sample when I'm feeling particularly Forest Hag and love it sparingly.