Woody Mood

This niche perfume brand was completely inspired by the art of photography. The photographer of this work was Roger Steffens & The Family Acid and the conceptual image dates back to 1973 and depicts giant sequoias that are probably found in Mendocino where he spent a lot of time. The perfumer was Bertrand Duchaufour, who established himself years ago as an independent perfumer and has his name behind creations for The Different Company, Acqua di Parma, Penhaligon's, Comme des Garcons, L'Artisan Parfumeur, among others. The fragrance of Woody Mood consists of notes of bergamot, ginger, clary sage and saffron, in the head; black tea, incense, sequoia accord and Himalayan Nardo (jatamansi), in the heart; patchouli, styrax, leather accord and cocoa powder, in the bottom. On my skin, Woody Mood is more about incense and leather than woods, properly. I could write a lot of beautiful things here, but I'd rather be straightforward in this case. It is a perfume for those who enjoy saffron, incense and leather...the rest are just the ingredients of a very well composed recipe. In fact, this is the clear example of a fragrance made by someone who, in recent years, has been creating perfumes with authorial freedom, feeding his own creative side at each new release. For those who are just accustomed to the mass-market perfumes, Woody Mood is out of this world. For those who are already part of the High Perfumery universe (niche, indie, artisanal, etc.), it is not an innovative fragrance, but it conquers for quality. Going back to what matters, Woody Mood basically works as follows: imagine a delicious incense, made with a few wood chips, a lot of saffron, leather fibers and patchouli, a slightly sweet and bitter base of cocoa and lots of incense resins. Then, as in a steam distillation process, this smoke becomes an essential oil that fuses with the sensual ambery scent of the Himalayan spikenard and then is bottled. If you have imagined, then you already know how this fragrance smells like! It is a scent for anyone who is addicted to perfumes that are rich in saffron and incense, just like me. Before finishing, it is worth clarifying information for my faithful readers: the Himalayan nard is Nardostachys Jatamansi, of the Valerian family. Some people confuse it with Tuberose, but this is Tuberosa Polianthes, from the Agavaceae family. Woody Mood: A forest spirit, coming through the smoke of the incense, which does not come out of the skin nor even under a spell.

Olfactive Studio and Bertrand Duchaufour is a combination which is very hard to resist so I tested this once it was released back couple of years – I was amazed when I first smell Woody mood and touch of Duchaufor was very evident – Now I have spent few months with this perfume so I am in position to write the review – This perfume is inspired by a Picture owner Celine saw at Paris Exhibition of Roger Steffens where a woman is surrounded by huge redwood trees with sunshine breaking through in the distance and with Orange Halo in the foreground to me she is astonished by the beauty she is seeing. As you spray this perfume you smell Bergamot, Ginger and Herbal Sage with ginger being a dominant note – It’s not jumping out as though sun is just peeking out rather than being in full swing -This opening last only for few minutes and then its turns smoky with incense and woody – This is reminding in a way of Hendley Fume right now however fume is far more smoky and this is more woody however both are representing forest – Wood used in this perfume is Sequoia which is most expensive wood in the world – This is brilliant right now as with heavy notes it’s still not overpowering and you can smell all the notes – It maintain its class – It also has flowery/herbal note of Jatamansi – Which I have tested in raw form when I visited local store in Delhi blended with touch of black tea – As this perfume mature it’s still smelling the same however with good dose of cacao which is forming a coating on top all the notes which have come before . Projection and Silage of this fragrance is slightly above the normal – Woody Mood never jumps out and neither it’s becomes a skin scent – If you ever tested woody Arabian fragrance this is completely opposite of it – As those fragrance are very Raw this is very refined and classy ! I also have two Conclusion to end this review – Woody Mood is best Olfactive studio fragrance till now of what I have tested and Bertrand Duchaufour is a Genius – (10/10)

GOT WOOD?! Warm, woody, moody, smokey, spicy. Perfectly fits the name. I've been through about 50 reviews barely liking any... but wow, this! Perfectly balanced. Holy crap is this good! Rum! Cocoa! Sequoia! Amazing! Reminds me in some ways of a much higher quality version of Endymion but whereas that one fades after the first hour, this dries down into opening notes similar to Endymion but it lasts for hours. That one overpromises and underdelivers in the extreme. But this! This beats the great opening of Endymion and gives it to you for 8-10 hours, and it’s just divine. COMPOSITION: Perfect balance between cocoa, woodiness and rum. The booziness or gourmand never overpower the woods. The sequoia acts like oud, to give the scent a very solid, very rugged backbone but without dominating the composition. This gives me what I wanted from 24 Gold or Raghba in terms of being warm and inviting but those felt young and feminine. This delivers those same good vibes they had, but now finally all grown up, with a hairy chest - and now you can call him Daddy! VERDICT: Rich deep mysterious manly vibe without being obvious or just another trending oud scent. This is way more unique then many of those. Perfectly balanced, boozy and gourmand enough to give it an edge, but not overpowering those gorgeous woods! Solid choice for dates & nights out, and now one of my favourite scents. Damned if I’m not picky, just see my reviews, most say ‘this isn’t for me, because of x reason, y reason etc etc... well this is totally for me, and damn i’m glad I found this one!!! I’m deliberately keeping as small a collection as possible but this is a new MUST HAVE for me. Essential!!

A bit of a sleeper - at least for me. I haven’t heard many people hyping up this fragrance, which is surprising. I only decided to give it a shot because Pep, The Scentinnel keeps featuring it on his “Top,” “Most Loved,” and “Worn to Death” lists. And , Pep hasn’t steered me wrong yet. My Tobacco Vanille is running low, and while I’m not sure if I’m wanting to buy a new bottle just yet, I was hunting for something cozy to get me through the colder months. This one popped up, so I took the plunge. First impressions? Pretty good. Not “love at first sniff” tho . In fact, I wasn’t sure if I even wanted to keep it. But I gave it time, wore it around, and you know what? The more I wear it the more I like it . It’s not super complex, but it doesn’t have to be. It’s sweet and spicy , but not too sweet . with a fantastic woody base that just lingers perfectly. People say it smells like pencil shavings, and while I don’t entirely agree, I can kind of see where they’re coming from. It’s definitely a keeper and, dare I say, backup-bottle worthy for me . I’ll update this post if anything changes 🤓

This is a MASTERPIECE by Monsieur Bertrand Duchaufour for Olfactive Studio ! ELEGANT, CLASSY, RICH, SPICY, WOODY and COMPLEX. You can't go wrong with it, If you like SPICY and Woody Style Scent. I bought it blind-buy after reading the positive comments and I watched reviews on YouTube with reasonable price. It has a masterful Well-blended composition with High Quality. Woody Mood is a Hidden Gem and It needs some hype ! It opens up with fresh spicy, Incense-y and woody notes in the background then dry down is semi sweet warm spicy, ambery, resinous, balsamic and woody with smoky Cacao and Patchouli undertone. There is a Bubble Gum Vibe undertone between the opening up to the dry down. Woody Mood reminds me of a little bit Lalique Equus but They are not the same. I really enjoy it when the weather is Cold and I'm so happy that I have it in my collection. Longevity is good. Highly Recommend. Two Thumbs Up Bravo Monsieur Bertrand Duchaufour ! Rating : 9 / 10