Falling Trees

One of, if not the, most beautiful and embodying fragrances I've ever held in my hands. Captures my happiest memories of escaping to Albion and camping in late summer every year. It's sappy, not sticky, woody but not overpromising. All I can think about when I smell this is being a little girl, staring at the bonfire after a day of surf and swim in the freezing Pacific, with everyone I love sitting beside me, doing the same. I can't see the sky through the canopy of giant redwoods surrounding us but I know the stars are there, dancing like the flames. In the morning the dew will have taken over, descended from the fog and blanketed the bunsen burner and the fly of our tent. But my mother will put on her fur hat and make coffee as the day dawned. My sister and I will find banana slugs, never touching them with our salty fingers. Our dog will bolt out of the tent and run through the woods all day, only returning when he is called for dinner. Maybe we'll go into town and pick out a book, or maybe we'll look for tide pools and peer into worlds tinier than we ever thought possible. All that matters is that we move through the day as a family. And twenty years later, I will smell Falling Trees and be held by these memories as long as an inhale lasts, wishing it were forever.

I find it funny how many fragrances I review that start off with being called into the forest by something, and this is no different! I guess this is just the scent profile I adore the most deeply. Okay, so let's begin again. Falling Trees is being summoned by an ancient forest essence. It's not just a big tree, but all of them... which make up the biggest tree, life. The wood here is something foundational and feels like it molded the land we now walk, camp, and dance upon. It's cosmic royalty, but it also feels like your best friend. It begins a little sharp, with its dainty needles and transforms into something soft, like a billowy, silky incense cloud; a great, long hug. I find it clean in a natural way and could be worn in many different occasions. For example, the office or forest bathing or...befriending gods that are more ancient than your bloodline... Absolutely unisex and I recommend it for all!

Wow! Just one spray and I already love it. It's the first day of October, the air is kind of cool, the sky is pale, this is definitely autumn. And this is the perfect scent for today. It has a woody, piney assemblage of notes with benzoin, incense and myrrh. These are three of my favorite notes. When I think of benzoin I also think of Diptyque's Benjoin Bohème, another "Oriental" Woody. This is definitely a neutral gender perfume. I think it would enhance the masculinity of a man, but it would also increase the sensuality of a woman. It has the power of the forest, of trees, of wilderness, and it goes on so smoothly, like a soft cashmere sweater. A winner to me.

My original review is second to the bottom of this page. That was five years ago, and I was three months into "falling through the rabbit hole" of perfume obsession, so I don't know whether the formula has been changed or has my nose changed after smelling literally thousands of perfumes in five years and narrowing down what I like/love? BUT (you knew there was a but, huh) this is super SUPER strong in either Ambroxan or ISO-E Super. So much so that it takes over the entire scent. It does calm down after awhile, but that is still what I mostly get. I'm kind of relieved as I can take it off my want list now.

Régime des Fleurs truly creates bubbles of softness from iconic yet often sturdy materials. Here's a great example. It's a very nice incense, resinous and "bold", yet woody/coupant/astringent, both understated and very present. I also read a little aspect of freshly cut wood, which is really very pleasant. If like me you like perfumes built around incense, especially for you and to wear close to your skin, this is a very nice discovery, and one of my favorites from their collection (where there is plenty to eat in terms of creativity, even if the base line is consistent).

When I order a sample of a fragrance based on the description, I am hopeful and open to the possibility of falling in love. Falling Trees has delighted me by fulfilling the promised glory that fuels my hopes. This fragrance is a steady presence of evergreen woods paired with warm resins. The fragrance is refined and elegant with no bombast. As a resolutely unisex scent, I predict that when I obtain a full bottle of this glorious fragrance, le Boyfriend will reach for this bottle as often as I will. I am in love again!

Totally get/agree with the comparison to Aesop Hwyl -- same genre. HOWEVER -- this totally captures the smell of fresh air in a way that Hwyl doesn't. You can smell the coolness and crispness of forest air in a way so realistic and stunning. I know there aren't notes of cedar but it reminds me of one of those beautiful arid cedar storage rooms you'd have a lake house or somewhere north -- almost sauna ish in a smell a little. I say that, and yet as I said there's still something very crisp and breezy here.

yes this is simple. yes it is also perfect and worth the stupid price tag. doesn’t give forest to me, more like walking through a big park in the city on a crisp fall day when there’s leaves all over the ground but they haven’t quite started to decompose underfoot yet. dry leaves on concrete, the last day in october when it’s just barely warm enough to go without a jacket. i sprayed this all over my cashmere sweater a week ago and i can still smell it, fell in love and must have a whole bottle

I really love Liis Bo, and I absolutely cannot see how these are even remotely related, though I love them both. Bo is pretty thick and resinous and this is dry and airy. I would put this much more into a your skin but better category (Liis definitely is not that!) but with a more distinct wood tilt than, say, Molecule 01. A little bit Christmas-y, reminds me also of Le Long Fong by Maison Louis Marie but lighter. Of all the your skin but better scents this is one of my favorites.

Ranchorita's review made me want to buy this sample. It came today and out of 30 or so samples, THIS is the one I want to wear today. I think I fell hard for Falling Trees. So warm, so woodsy, so beautiful! I have gotten samples that said unisex and they were too masculine but this is not masculine or feminine. It's straight up the middle warm, luscious forest scent. WHY does it have to be $200 a bottle?! Maybe I can bottle up my tears and exchange them for this one day soon.

i utterly love this fragrance. it reminds me of damp playground bark chips on a fall morning, but earthier. its as if it rained the night before and the grass next to the playground is still wet and you can smell the damp earth and the wood chips. another way of putting it is laying on a damp forest floor and burying yourself in the wet fallen leaves. this is such a peaceful fragrance and i wish it wasnt so expensive, because its gorgeous. very earthy and damp and mulchy

I find myself inexplicably drawn to this fragrance. I've tried a couple of other scents from this house and didn't click with their personalities, but this one enchants me in a way I can't quite describe. It dances around the air and lures me like a will-o'-the-wisp, deep into a forest, and to a grove of massive weeping willows. Falling leaves. The breeze feels like the living breath of nature. This forest is painted in watercolors and might be inhabited by unicorns.

Having tested all of the offerings from Regime Des Fleurs, this one is by far my favorite. It truly does smell like a forest trail. I am an avid hiker, and for me it is the most moving scent of all. I feel I could wear this hiking and I would blend right in with the forests of the Pacific Northwest. It doesn't just smell like one tree, it smells like a whole forest, and the understory, and the dry leaves crunching under your feet.

Thick, smoky, waxy woods with piercing incense. It's not overwhelming and has a very comforting masculine quality to it. Reminds me of midnight mass on Christmas Eve and sitting next to my chain-smoking uncle the whole time. The cypriol and oakmoss mingle with the incense to tone down its churchyness. It's rugged yet clean and soft. It has decent longevity and has a handsome sillage.

Can’t stop sniffing my arms oh my goodness. Imagine being a kid again, playing at a playground somewhere in the pacific west coast. The playground has those wood chips, you’ve fallen off the swings into them and it’s a warm sunny day. I’ve always liked the smell of those things so no wonder I love this fragrance so much. Myrrh definitely stands out just give it a second.. haha

Oh I love this so much. It smells like a beautiful Christmas tree on a cold winter day from the pine needles, to the bark, and some of the sap stuck to the trunk. Then with the incense it’s like you even have the wood fire going in the background. It’s so lovely and still not too heavy. I am obsessed. A winter staple for me for sure.

A big tree is giving you a comforting hug, the sun is shining on your face through the branches bringing warmth to the cool understory of the forest, and there is a hint of sweetness underneath the decay of the forest floor. Beautiful fall/winter/early spring (maybe even year round) woody fragrance. I am enamored with this one!

Opens like a damp fresh cut wood with just enough juniper to spice it up. There's also a deep chocolately base with what smells like... A little cinnamon? Honestly it's lovely so far. Masculine but I'm obsessed with deep woody scents so it will be a cozy winter fragrance in this lady household.

Not really a foresty scent, but a pleasant incense smoke peppery fragrance that doesn’t feel chokey and doesn’t go into like a overly sweet boozy angle. It is lovely. Woody, but feels quite feminine still. However, it is quite short lived

The perfect resinous slightly burnt incense-y tree scent. It’s less sweet than Liis Bo and feels slightly more airy. I love Bo as well and am glad to have both in my collection.