Woodcut

Woodcut: for when you absolutely, positively have to smell like a caramelized plank. And because I often do, this is meant as high praise. Extremely extrovert, big chunky pine essence almost harsh at first; then an interlude of muscular grapple with the big-beast caramel note making itself strongly felt, then gently mellowing down to somewhere perfect in between. Literal for sure: if you've ever got a piece of lumber awkwardly jammed in a mechanical saw so it began to scorch just a bit, as the wood's own resins bubble to the surface and begin to singe in the friction, that's absolutely the smell of Woodcut. Minimalist, too - there is no real sense of 'layers' or top-bottom-base here, or any startling progression over time. It could almost be a CDG modern-lab-built project, the mix is so stark and (in a way) so 'obvious'. But it's also a barnstormer - or a wood-workshop-stormer, really - because like so many Ellen Covey scents, it's deeply rooted in organic nature and it has the confidence to just do its solid, well-engineered, beautifully-worked THING, and be itself, when that is so self-evidently enough. It's so simple that it's almost cheeky: the direct, centred, perfectly-poised product of a secure artist with justified confidence in their own skill. They call it DASH, kids! Gender is irrelevant - the only question here is if/ how much you pine for pine's aroma, and whether it hits your own personal sweet spot on the woody-to-gourmand spectrum. (This can vary - on my skin it does have days when it's more pine-heavy, others where it comes over with bigger caramel.) Longevity varies from all-day to near-eternal depending on temperature, humidity, and whether it's on skin or fabric. But basically, whichever way it heads, it's always delicious, honest and impressive. Woodcut is simply wonderful work.

Eau de Woodshop! What wood would a woodchuck wear if a woodchuck could wear wood? Why, Woodcut, of course! This has got to be the most photo-realistic, evocative, experiential fragrance I've ever tried. It literally smells like a space where fresh lumber has just been cut using a semi-dull blade. Flakes of fresh cedar/fir sawdust settling on the floor, bright and sappy, damp edges, gossamer wisps of smoke issuing forth a sweet, caramel-laced air in the middle distance. Nirvana for the diy-er. Spectacular. I love this. But for the life of me, I just don't know that in its pure state, whether it's enough to want to wear it on its own, or to justify a FB buy at its going rate. I feel it could make for the heart of what might be one of the finest wood-based perfumes ever made. Wrap this in vanilla and incense resins and you might just have perfection. Update 12/18/20: Broke down an bought a FB after living with the sample for a while. Again, this is just the most realistic wood scent I've ever come across. That alone is quite a thing. But because it's such a pure wood essence, it can really compliment many different scent profiles. It's dynamite with the likes of western ouds like Oud Noir, vanilla heavy masculines like MBZ Club Black, or spicy and/or smoky scents like Visit -- all off which I've tried to really nice effect. For anyone who appreciates the ambient smell of a busy lumber mill, this stuff could well be your perfect wing man. If I may offer one criticism of this fine scent it's the sprayer. It's either a full on blast or a squirt, nothing in between. I'd prefer something with a bit more control when delivering a fragrance with as much punch as this. Easy enough to transfer to a decant sprayer, but at this price, I think a better sprayer should be expected.

Oh my goodness what a wonderful and unique scent . I received a generous 10 mil decant of this when I purchased a full bottle of another scent. I absolutely love Woodcut, but I fear it may lean too masculine. Ah the heck with it, I love it and I don’t care what anyone thinks. I wear perfume for me, not to impress other ppl who most likely have never experienced such beautiful and unique scents. You’d be surprised to hear how many ppl think perfume is the cheap crap u buy at Walmart for $10. I am so glad to have found other frag heads like myself that can appreciate a complex, unique and beautiful perfume. Even the scents that I don’t feel are for me, I can still appreciate the complexities and uniqueness of the scent. I don’t tend to like any Oudh, cannabis, leather notes or tobacco in my perfume, but IF it’s blended very well and it smells wonderful, I would welcome any of those notes(just not all in one perfume) lol. This one I will buy a FB of and spray hubby with it just so I can smell it on him. I bet this Woodcut scent on a man smells incredible. It smells incredible on me and while the initial intensity does calm down, it does last a long time and stays just as beautiful throughout the day. It’s a must have for any collector of unique and beautiful perfumes I will definitely be testing out many more scents from this house. I must get my nose on their other scents.

I'm thrilled to have finally gotten my nose on this one! I've been interested in caramel scents that aren't quite gourmand, and this certainly qualifies. At first spray, it transports me somewhere between a freshly cut pile of firewood in the fall, to a Christmas Tree stand in the winter! Initially, the caramel is a wash if at all. But oh the woods! So often "woods" translates to my nose as sawdust, and that's all, but this one really gets me. It smells like fresh-fallen leaves, sap, needles, and sawdust all at the same time. It's warm and cozy, and other than it screaming fall and winter, I feel that the notes are dry enough that it would be absolutely appropriate to wear in warmer weather (good for those of us living in tropical locations and craving cold-weather scents). The caramel comes out gently, gradually, and a bit shy. It never overpowers, and you have to be patient to get it, at least to my nose. This is also not one of the heaviest of the OO scents. I've now tested the majority of their scents, and none are understated. But this one is the closest to a universally friendly scent that they have. I'll test it a few more times to determine if I shall spring for a bottle, but at this time, it feels like a great candidate, and so unlike other scents I have!

Opening with strong cedar and pine needles, it then shifts to fresh cut pine and cedar sawdust (I confess I'm not sure what oak smells like). There is a warmth to it, like they've been sitting in the sun, and this stage feels like it could be one of those sparse minimalistic Japanese wood incenses. Slowly, the burnt sugar heart warms and sweetens the scent. It's a fairly simple and linear scent but very evocative. I'm an artist who works with many different mediums and this reminds me of long hours in the wood shop with sawdust swirling like dust motes in the patches of sun from the windows. Most of my perfumes smell better on me when I'm not fresh from the shower - I usually give it about 3 hours after I'm out of the shower before I test new perfumes because then it reacts with my skin chemistry and not just the fresh washed skin. On my skin this scent can have a sort of peanut butter note that I dislike. This peanut note doesn't show up on freshly showered skin or on clothing, so I wear it that way instead. I love the woody starkness of Tam Dao, but it's more on the sharp/tangy woody side, and Woodcut is more soft/warm. Good projection, medium/low longevity. Love.