For Men

The older I get the more subtle and understated my fragrance choices. In practical terms this has meant that I gravitate toward older, classic colognes by older, established houses. By looking for both elegance and discretion I'm getting quite a collection of classic British fragrances and barber shop colognes supplemented with a few old school American, Italian, and French products. So it shouldn't be surprising that Woods of Windsor hits the sweet spot for me. Applied conservatively it offers a gentle air of lemon, lavender, clove and nutmeg, clean and grassy oakmoss and wood to those within an arm's length for a solid 4-5 hours, which is long enough for any fragrance as far as I'm concerned. A delightful combination of warmth and freshness for an unseasonably wet and cool May day like today. Unfortunately I'm pretty certain it's been discontinued. It was always made in small batches so it often disappeared for a year at a time. But it has been gone now for three years or longer, so it might be dead and gone. It still pops up on Ebay from time to time, but seldom at the $25 price it sold at when it was in production. If you see it, snag it.

A really nice lemon and clove scent. I'm wary of citrus in general since many fragrances that are citrus-heavy in the opening are too sharp for me, but this one nails it-- the spice and lemon are in perfect balance here. I don't notice much oakmoss but I seem to have the newer bottle (pictured) so there could be some post-IFRA shenanigans at work. I also get much more clove than nutmeg. Projection and longevity are just so-so for me (four to five hours max with two sprays to the neck and two to the chest) but it's really a lovely scent. Any more spice and the lemon would smell like lemonade but any less, and you've got lemon Pledge. Not terribly expensive so worthy of a blind buy if you like clove and lemon.

Highly recommend. Handsome dry aristocratic masculine scent. Truly for a gentleman. My bottle is from 2018. I separate the citruses note in the pyramid into mild lemongrass and subdued orange. The woody note leans towards pine. The clove and nutmeg dance beautifully together. Also, I detect a light cinnamon note reminiscent of a forgotten wrapper of Wrigley's Big Red chewing gum in a blazer breast pocket. It is an inexpensive refined hidden gem and traditionally balanced, so I would not be surprised if men of the peerage wear this on occasion.

I bought this fragrance based on the reviews - and they are all right!! Fantastic masculine perfume and to my surprise it smells almost like Aramis - Aramis. I can say that Woods of Windsor is even better balanced! Yes there is also a little Dunhill there! So good men's perfume and only £13.50 !!!

Woods of Windsor.... ...yes, it is definitely British. Citrus, Spice (clove and nutmeg) and patchouli. The opening is harsh and sharp and it turns into a nice dry spicy scent with quite a lot of patchouli in the background. I don't detect any oakmoss though. If you know the first 30 minutes of Givenchy Gentlemen Originale (1974) with the heavy patchouli note you will have an idea of what Woods of Windsor will smell like once the citrus opening has disappeared. Not quite sure why some reviewers compare this to Aramis but i suppose every nose is very different. While the fragrance is pleasant it unfortunately only lasts about 80 to 90 minutes on my skin. And i don't mean it will turn into a skin scent.....it's gone as if someone switched it off. It is quite strong while it lasts and within a blink of an eye it disappears.