Blackberry Woods

This is a marvelous new creation from Shay and Blue. Of all the new fragrances I've tried this year, S&B's Blackberry Woods is by far my favorite. It scores very high in all categories, and I've received many compliments since I've been wearing it. BW is uplifting, sophisticated, clean, and exhilarating, yet never overpowering. Simply a delight to the senses. Now I must have the entire bottle. Hopefully they'll also produce a deodorant and bar soap in this line as well. Very well done, Shay and Blue! Blackberry Woods is a classic and a keeper!

This is a really, really nice eau de cologne. You will need to reapply throughout the day but you will love that; the opening is so refreshening. I consider this full bottle worthy. I agree with others that it is perfectly unisex and goes well in warm or cool weather. I detect no cypress, just ripe fruit and florals. A+.

Neroli is the most noticeable note, a deep sniff reveals the blackberry. I don’t get much wood but there is an aromatic green base note. To me the sweetness makes it feminine leaning. It is easy to like. I layered with BeautyWood from House of Matriarch. Really kicked up the “wood”, made the blackberry more noticeable

Interesting how on some people's skin, it comes off very fruity and sweet. Meanwhile on my skin, it starts off watery, fruity, sweet and tangy like a blackberry before turning a bit bitter and dryer in texture. This is when it develops into a true woody fragrance. Definitely green forward but in a dark, forest that's been freshly rained on, manner. It's a cold fragrance that has an edge to it. Perfect to pair with all black outfits or with a nice pair of jeans as it kind of smells like denim on my skin. The sweetness stays but lessens the more time passes by. It also gives off a clean musk scent. Dark and polished. Understated and silently confident. Cold yet comforting. Slightly reminiscent of therapeutic oils used in the air at spas or hotels. Truly unisex, a man would smell really nice with this on. A woman that stands on business would smell like this. Projection starts off arm's length for the first half hour to 45 minutes. Then stays at half an arm's length or less for the 2 hours I've had it on for so far. Seems it'll be a skin scent in the next hour or so so it's safe to say that this performs like a cologne. Which is fine since I don't need everything in my collection to be beast mode. I enjoy it.

I like this fragrance. It's very pleasant and not offensive. Blackberry is the strongest note that doesn't go away, cypress and petitgrain are hard to detect, they linger somewhere in the background. The combination makes this fragrance fruity but not overly sweet, there is a bit of pleasant freshness to it. I was surprised to learn that this is EDP because it wears more like EDT or even cologne. It's bright and colorful the first hour, fades within 2-3 hours, and is completely gone after 4-5. Pretty good as an everyday scent but I prefer fragrances with higher longevity.