Woody

Let's get this out there. This is not a clone of EN or ENE. Yes, there is vetiver, a nice dose, but it is secondary to the wood accord. While EN/ENE are dark and somewhat austere, this one is lightened by pink pepper, amber and a bit of uncredited mint, all of which add significant aspects. My eyes are very sensitive to mint, and here it cools my eyes. It doesn't play like mint, though, more like a varnish in a woodshop. While this advertises cedar, the actual scent is closer to the scent of the lumber area of Home Depot. The combined effect is that this is more wearable than EN/ENE. I adore both of those, but my wife doesn't share my enthusiasm. This one, though, she likes. The visual I get is a log cabin with herbs and grasses drying in the rafters. As the scent dries down, a light earthy element comes along, as well as a gentian-type bitterness, but that mint (which is now resolving as peppermint) and the pink pepper add aromatics that balance this well. This is not heavy. It can work in any season, and in any setting from casual to office to formal. It doesn't project much, and becomes hard to detect around 5 - 6 hours when sprayed on clothes and skin, so the performance isn't its main virtue. But for around $21, this is one of my most successful blind buys in recent memories. Edit: The "bottle" has a short narrative that says that this contains Himalayan Pine, African Boabab, Sandalwood and Virginia Cedar. Not sure why the notes differ, but that explains why this doesn't just smell like cedar. Second Edit: After several more wearings, the closest "smells like" fragrance would be something from Pineward. While Pineward is an excellent designer, a 5 ml decant costs more than a full bottle of this, so this one offers an inexpensive glimpse into that world.

The bottle actually says Wow on it. I couldn't agree more. One of the best wood scents I've smelled to date regardless of price point. Lots of Vetiver (mostly) and Cedar that is smoothed out by creamy Sandalwood. There is a bit of sweetness in it but not much. This is all about the Vetiver and woods. I get kind of a 3 parts Encre Noir 1 part Tam Dao. One YouTube reviewer said this was a dead ringer for Original Vetiver. WRONG! If you saw that review please don't buy this thinking it's remotely close to Original Vetiver. Another review said it's like a more wearable Encre Noir and that's the way I see it. If you like woods and love Vetiver this is a Homerun.

Wow I really like this fragrance, gave me instant nostalgia when I got a sniff (when I was a kid I remember smelling real vetiver roots in India which are mostly used in ayurvedic medicines). The smell is basically earthy vetiver with a slight hint of sandalwood. But I feel that the sillage and projection are poor on this one. But for me every sniff of this perfume it puts a smile on my face. This scent is similar to the one you may get inside a Hindu temple in India or an ayuvedic pharmacy, hence I think Indians will like this fragrance by default.

وودی رصاصی این عطر رو میشه نسخه متفاوتی از لایک انکر نویر نام برد اولی که اسپری بکند بوی مرکبات رو حس می کنید بعد گذشت یک یا دو ساعت بوش به لایک مشکی نزدیک میشه اما به نظر من باز هم تفاوت دارن باهم بخش بوی خیلی خوبی داره ماندگاریش هم خوبه اما اما حجمش کمه 60 میل فقط کاش 100 میل بود ولی بازم کیفیت خوبی رو از خودش نشون میده رایحه اش مردانه است رو لباسم تو بندرعباس آبان ماه حدود 12 ساعت مونده بود ارزشش رو داره بخرید

Woody land. Wet wood just wood good thing for your collection. Personally I bought this blind and I happy it's perfect. After a havey rain in jungle or wood factory that kind of feel this scent give