Golden Wood

Golden Wood does not have any wood notes. Even its name does not make any sense. Also, this perfume does not lean to the feminine side. It should be classified at least as a unisex fragrance, although to me it seems to be a quite masculine blending. The marketing executives at S. T. Dupont were probably totally drunk when this perfume was released. The notes listed in Fragrantica are all wrong as well. Having said that, from the quality, blending, performance and presentation point of view, this fragrance is quite remarkable. It reveals a very heavy leather composition, quite similar to Tom Ford Tuscan Leather although less sweet (or not sweet at all). To my nose, Golden Wood seems to be even closer to Rasasi La Yuqawam. Lovers of very well-achieved and non-sweet true leather scents may become unconditional addicts of this perfume. It is quite strange how Dupont's marketing people are fooling woody fragrance lovers with this name and notes breakdown. At the same time, they chase away the true leather notes enthusiasts that probably would be very happy to purchase this perfume. It is not a surprise that this perfume is a sales disaster. The good news is that if you find it in any store, it will have a low price. My bottle cost me 23 Euros. It's the cheapest Tuscan Leather look-alike that I own, and probably the best one. The correct notes of S. T. Dupont Golden Wood are: Top: juniper berries, cypress oil Heart: saffron, vetiver oil Base: leather, benzoin.

It ́s definitelly variation of La Yuqawam Homme Rasasi for men. I owned Rasasi, but I sold it, because some strange note I didn ́t like. Golden Wood has same dark chocolate leather vibe as Yuqawam. Y. Oregano is replaced by Juniper which turns Golden wood more mediterranean feeling for me. Saffron is excitingly sparking around. Raspberry from Y. is missing, but sweet vetiver do almost same note in more herbal/woody way. I imagine cedar garden lightned by strong hot sun. On old wood bench someone forgot gloves from genuine soft leather (but no suede), near them is bowl with juniper seads and bay leaves (not listed). Really nice perfume with own personality, for me wereable for all year seasions. Certainly unisex. On skin are more prominent soft sweet leather notes, on cloth I sniff more herbal/woody notes. Edit: Sillage is really soft, I need overspray each 1-2 hours. Edit II. - Sillage is probably great, I ́m little bit anosmatic to this perfume. :D

The note breakdown is all wrong and so is the name! There's nothing woody about this one. It smells like a smoky leather fragrance with a dry spice kick, might be saffron! It has a hint of dry earthy notes, smoky vetiver and some green note?. Juniper is beautiful here, it gives the brightness and balance to the dense and dark composition. It does remind me of Tuscan Leather at the very first moment but changes quite quickly to its own direction. It does remind me more of Nishane's Suéde et Safran on a drydown. It's not a loud but it definitely lasts a very long time, 9h on skin, on clothes... eternity XD How can they make this insanely great quality juice with that price tag?! It's phenomenal!

An amazing fragrance, giving out dark forrest vibes, and a specific scent, taking me back 30 years in the past. I can see someone in olive suit with brown details wearing this on a night out or casual lunch.. P.S. most of the times i layer it over “tesori d’oriente forest ritual” and works perfect! 5/5

similar to secret woods from costume national..the mix of leather and the woods gives a vibe of smoky woodds / incense... very classy