Dark Wood

I have been using this perfume since 2017. It's incredible, and almost everyone asked for the fragrance name. The sillage is not more than arm's length, even though the perfume is meant for males. Some female colleagues have asked for the perfume's name multiple times. I also use Versace Pour Homme, which has better last. I wish Dark Wood lasted longer.

Shockingly good fragrance for Oriflame, seriously well balanced and well made! Of course it has not niche quality, but it is very good mass market fragrance which can be without any doubts compared to any other mens fragrances sold in parfumeries which cost much more than this fragrance

It has a good looking bottle and the scent is good too. I just buy it because of the bottle looks very classy. I use it everyday and realize that it is better than I think. My family love it, my friend love it and now it's my signature.

This is my second Oriflame perfume after Espionage. I didn’t get the chance to test Dark Wood so it was a blind buy for me.I got it for 14$ so I can only enjoy my new fragrance. The bottle with the cap on it indeed looks very classy and if you don’t know the brand, you may think it’s something very expensive. It looks like some luxury scent, but for that price range, you can get only niche-looking. About the scent – I have to say it’s very pleasant, sophisticated and elegant. To my nose, that scent is a little bit strange, because Dark Wood doesn’t have the typical fresh start - no bergamot or other citrus notes – it shows itself without sharp top notes – one spray and a moment later you are straight into the heart of the scent. Right from the start it gives me wonderful smooth and soft semisweet woody feeling. The other interesting thing is the drydown – most fragrances are getting sweeter after hours, but Dark Wood is not that type. After first 30 minutes, the semisweet notes are slowly fading out and the woody notes become dominant. I suggest the composition is not too complicated, because all in all the scent is linear without any dramatic twists. I definitely smell prominent woody notes, with some musk at the base. About Longevity/Sillage – Longevity on my skin is 4-5 hours. Sillage – in the first hour sillage is very good, in the second hour it is softer and calm. In the last 2-3 hours/of the scent life/ the silllage is getting weaker and it’s becoming a skin scent. I didn’t expect a sillage monster or fantastic longetivity, so I’m not disappointed with Dark Woods. I think it is very elegant, smooth and subtle woody perfume. It‘s not a club scent or something that can turn heads, but I’m sure many will enjoy the refined character of Dark Wood. I think the key moment is not to expect niche quality from a niche-looking scent. Then you may even like it.

Very similar to D&G The One. Although the note listed for the fragrance is Guaiac wood only, the scent is quite a bit more complex than that and Guaiac, if present, is very subdued. Performance is perfectly ok for an inexpensive scent. Projection and sillage is rather strong in the first hour and settles in as a subtle skin scent after that. The average longevity on me is about 4h. Compared to D&G The One, it's a bit more aggressive in terms of projection but doesn't last quite as long. It's also more linear and lacking some of the depth and complexity of The One, especially in the dry down, where it becomes a bit more generic. That being said, it is a very nice scent, easy to like and rather sexy. It exudes an air of class and sophistication, which makes it more suitable for a dressed up night out/date situation. Given the low price, it's definitely worth a try.