Coastal Veil

I've been looking for a summer scent for a while that breaks the traditional Italian inspired citrus/neroli/aquatic mold that everyone and their great grandfather has worn for as long as anyone can remember. And this just might be it. Costal Veil is masculine leaning and hits you with those marine notes straight out of the spray before the signature Pineward woody aromatic notes take center stage and the seaweed fades into the background. People either love or hate the marine notes as there doesn't seem to be an inbetween but luckily I've gotten far more positive feedback than negatives in that regard. Silage is decent as long as you don't go overboard, longevity is around 5-7 hours at the time of this review but I will have to update it as I use it to see if results change with the weather. Overall highly recommended if you're looking for a different scent this summer. If I had any qualms per se, it would be that some might find Costal Veil boring because its very linear and straightforward. But I feel with a bit of tweaking by the perfumer, it could be the next great trend in men's summer colognes.

Juniper berries forward, seaweed, moss, and cypress with a hint of ambergris in the back. This is very surprising and so unique. It's wet, slightly dirty, damp, cold, atmospheric, natural, and slightly algae green with a hint of a salty mineral note end. Smells like standing on a cliff overlooking an ocean/lake, surrounded by a rocky beach and a green juniper forest in the back on a random dewy morning. It's gloomy, cloudy, the tides are high and misty, it's almost dark on daylight, but it's also calming. This is a literal painting. The sillage and longitivity on the other hand are on the low here, but better worn on skin than clothes not only due to its low projection on paper but also the perfume has a weird dye that probably won't come off easily. Edit: my #1 Fav of the house & the forest collection, immediately a full bottle. This is such a sailor/ boatmen/ pirate/ mermen energy perfume. Edit #2: Apparently, the 32ml of this displayed on this app is very smaller than what it appears. I'd recommend going for a bigger size. And it's also sold out at the site, which is crazy.

This starts off as perhaps the most mainstream-feeling of the Pineward fragrances I've tried, reminiscent of gin-inspired colognes heavy on the juniper and eucalyptus. That opening may not be wildly innovative, but it's very pleasant and well-composed, with the fresh herbs layered over an ambergris core that keeps the former from being flighty or sharp and the latter from being cloying. As this evolves, at least in my experience, the seaweed-y marine notes become more prominent, until it really does remind me of the Oregon coast -- or at least the Oregon coast if I was drinking a G&T on the property of an Australian ex-pat who was really trying to get a eucalyptus stand going, or maybe a beach walk with a guy who'd just used some really good aftershave. This is far from the most striking of Pineward's offerings, but it's beautifully composed and interesting, with quite good performance. (I love Pineward but tend to find their longevity somewhere between abysmal and okay.) Much recommended, especially for Pacific Northwesterners.

I ordered a few samples from Pineward and honestly wasn't expecting such an incredible aquatic perfume. Coastal Veil is a cold windy beach fenced with wet cypress, juniper, and all sorts of lush greenery. It's airy and salty with a damp woodiness. I really can't get enough and I love finding woodier fresher marine perfumes. Just a touch mineralic but I adore that and to top it off it is such a pretty green. What's not to love? Edit: I've never updated a review before but this one just really did something. It lasted so much longer than I initially realized and projected better than I had mentioned. Jumped the gun a bit I suppose. That being said I do still wish it lasted longer, longer meaning forever of course. I'm addicted. Out of all my Pineward samples this one is at the top of my list for a full-bottle purchase surprisingly. I'm not even much of an aquatic girl. It's just too good.

This has been dubbed the "stinky perfume" . . . which everyone LOVES. It is my absolute favourite perfume ever. It smells like: ". . . do I like it? No. I hate it. No. I love it. I'm in love with it. I'll wear it forever. I am a mermaid now. A sea wench who has risen from the ocean floor and I am half alive, sustained by moonlight and barnacles, and I am horrible and beautiful and you will follow me into the ocean and drown and become one with the filtered green light and dance forever in the salt tang currents" But yes. It's that good. Edit to add: this has insane longevity on me. I know some reviews say it is fleeting. But that just isn't the case with me. If you're intrigued definitely order a sample. But seriously. Buy it. This is my all time favorite perfume so I have a vested interest in it NOT being discontinued! Edit to add: this smells A LOT like Tom Ford Oud Mineral.