Ebony in Oak

Wow this is unbelievably good. I was lucky enough to purchase a 95% full bottle at half price and this is one of my best blind buys to date (I actually tested on a paper strip at Perfumology in Philly a couple weeks ago but after having tested many many other perfumes so my nose was very overwhelmed and I could barely smell this although I think I enjoyed it?) Heed the warnings below - this juice will certainly stain your skin blue! DO NOT spray on clothing or anywhere near it because it will definitely stain. I don’t care about the color of the juice being so dark and the fact that it stains my skin blue because this smells so damn good. Leathery with suede, aromatic, spicy and just overall such an amazing fragrance. Totally unisex too but probably leaning a bit masculine. This 75ml bottle will last a while because this stuff is very strong too! I sprayed my arm once about two hours ago and I’m constantly getting wafts of this as I walk around and clean my apartment. 9.5/10!!

Love at first spray. So many scents make me curious, or are pleasant, but when you spray and the first thought is "damn, that's good!" that's something special. I want to date myself so I can snuggle up to a partner wearing this scent! This scent gives me a bit of nostalgia or deja vu. I can't place where I've smelled something like it before. It does have cedar and cardamom like Cedar in Acacia, but in a warmer, darker, more enveloping scent. Like one of those days when you walk outside at 4PM and expect to see an afternoon but it's so cloudy it feels like nighttime, it's dark but still airy. I do get the similarities to Ombre Leather, but it's less obvious and more unisex leather. The suede is subtle but makes it so smooth and elegant. It's not really too mysterious. When you meet this handsome stranger, you know what you're in for.

First of all, and my only real complaint, is that this juice is very blue. Where I sprayed it onto my wrist and hand makes it appear to be bruised. I would not put this on clothing. Other than that this one was surprisingly good especially since I usually stray away from anything with saffron in it. The saffron calms down after about 10 minutes and then the ebony really shines. It would take some serious balls to rock this in any weather warmer than 45 degrees. I, myself am a pretty big fan of this house overall and I’d definitely place this one toward the top in my hierarchy for Scents of Wood.

This juice will stain your skin blue, but damn does it smell good! Good thing it’s a fall/winter scent, as you wouldn’t want this stuff anywhere near light colored clothing. Now that I’m reading the other reviews, I see that’s the first thing everyone else points out. It’s just that obtrusive. I don’t understand why a company would make something that you have to be afraid to spray on fabric and may even leave an weird stain on your wrist. I get it if the coloration is simply a result of the natural materials used in the fragrance. I’m skeptical, but maybe that’s the case here.

I really enjoyed Scents of Wood and wanted to delve further into this house and this gem stood out. After two hours, I actually smelled it with the oud and cedar but also faint smell of blueberries for some reason. My current daily driver is Gris Charnel and this feels like it's a distant cousin as it's sweeter and less boisterous but no less a fun wear. Looking forward to getting a full bottle at some point. I don't have light skin, so while I noticed the color when I sprayed it...there was no issue for me with it staining my skin visibly.