Wood & Spice

EDIT: After about a year on the shelf, a lot of the components have blended together more fully, and it's lost some of the sharp edges it had here and there. It now smells smoother, woodier, and more expensive. It has actually moved from a "like" to a "love". I find myself sniffing my wrist often when wearing it now. A comforting, enjoyable, and inoffensive fragrance that delivers exactly what it says on the tin. Woody notes mixed with a spicy accord, mostly cumin and a hint of cinnamon. Smells completely synthetic I think, but not in a "screechy" or sharp way; it's gentle on the nose and safe for the headache-prone (like myself). While it doesn't exactly smell niche quality per se, I see what people are getting at: it avoids all of the canned deodorant-like notes and accords that are found in many mainstream fashion house "crowd pleasers". That it delivers this at half the price of even a cheap fashion house fragrance is incredible. I will note that, when I first got it, there was a slightly odd annoying note in the dry down I couldn't put my finger on, but this seems to have settled over time as I don't smell it anymore. Overall, great safe reach fragrance, ridiculously good value for money, great for workplace use. Longevity of 4–5 hours, moderate projection for the first 2–3 hours, but sitting closer to the skin after that. Woody, spicy, comforting, very likely safe for headache-y individuals. Similar in scent profile (though not necessarily quality) to a niche fragrance. It's not quite interesting enough to be a "love", but I really, really like it, and for the price I can't not recommend it.

finally i have this cologne. proraso is an italian traditional house for barbers, the products from this house combine great quality with cheap prices. a year ago they release the "single blade" line, more professional, great quality with a huge range of products. the "wood and spice" is a part of this new line, u can also buy the shaving cream(fantastic), the a/s balm and so on.. regarding the eau de cologne, it's REALLY woody and spicy and is, of course, a tipical barbeshop scent. in the opening, wet woods like sandalwood and cedar are strong, with a balsamic taste. then violet, cumin and some spicies are more prominent,and after that there's a soft vanilla, not gourmandy but still woody. it has something in common with rive gauche, maybe for the guaiac wood. it's really a good cologne but don't expect a great performance, it's just decent in longevity and sillage. what this cologne reminds me? a well-groomed hipster, a young barber with vintage furniture, so i think it's good for a young hipster or someone over 25, not good for the tipical invictus-guy. if somebody cares, in this cologne there are no parabens or artificial colors, and many people use this edc as an after-shave. a solid barbeshop scent, i paid 18 euros and happy with that. ben fatto proraso! scent-8 long-7 sillage-7 uniqueness-8,5 bottle-6 versatility-8,5 compliment factor-7 my vote-8 in one word- hipster

A woody spicy revelation! Proraso Wood and Spice really gives you something that is vaguely familiar but shockingly different. I sprayed this for the first time after shaving with their products and I was completely blown away. This is a bold cedar and sandalwood combo that takes a really cool turn towards something floral and spicy. Upon the first spray, we are greeted with a heavy blast of sandalwood and cedar and a bit of spice (I get cumin and a hint of clove). As the scent evolves the saffron, cumin, vanilla and violet leaves (according to the bottle) bring about this floral freshness. Lastly the rose opens up giving this fragrance a slightly jammy finish. All these notes truly harmonize to create something clean yet slightly earthy and spicy at the same time. I fully recommend this fragrance. Wood and Spice ticks all the boxes and really performs well during a wearing (expect six solid hours with the first two offering the most projection). Wood and Spice seems to come off like a classic Italian cologne that has mixed with a woody oriental (you almost get a slight oud accord) and it is BRILLIANT! Think fall/winter/spring for this one and it can be worn in or out of the office. Give Wood and Spice a few sprays under a sweater when the first signs of fall arrive and you want to feel as warm as those last remaining rays of sunlight on a cool fall day.

There's a lot of sweet cumin in the opening, almost immediately followed by a hit of sandalwood, fresh resin and vanilla. The combination makes it slightly boozy with a hint of leather and spices like Bentley Intense but fresher in the base notes (mind that the top notes are nothing like Bentley Intense at all). The strong oud references in the other comments are confusing, oud smells different to me. It's a clean woody barber scent that will work in any season, it has great performance and the quality you're getting at this price point is exceptional. Safe for the office, good for informal events, but I would not buy this for a teen though. A true gem even if obviously synthetic. Love it.

I'm a pretty big fan of Proraso beacuse of their amazing shaving soap (the on with eucalyptus is amazing), in my opinion they make high quality products with a reasonable price tag. Fragrance: The cologne is very clean with a strong woody note throughout, quite addicting. Didn't come by as synthetic in any way, this is actually a pretty good representation of how dried wood smells like, the saffron and cummin is very blended with the wood notes and not as noticeable. It does have the vanilla vibrancy to it. Summary: Cheap, straightforward and awesome. Would love to explore their other scents.