Splendid Wood (Le Vestiaire des Parfums)

This fragrance is magic. It is so intoxicating. I wore it recently to a dinner with friends and when my friend greeted me, she said "wow, you smell ....." and she had an amazing expression on her face with a big smile. And at this time the other friend commented that I smell like million dollars. I got a bit embarassed though to have so much attention from people because of my fragrance but it was a pleasant feeling :)) No matter what others say, I love this perfume and I am happy to own it. On me the cardamom, cedar and oud are prominent. Cardamom gives it a kind of sweet vibe but it is not candy sweet. very well done, and very refined. Oud is tamed masterfully. I get very good longevity and sillage.

Very successful blind buy that immediately became one of my favorites in my collection. Very smooth oud and woody notes that are balanced with exquisite cardamom and rose. Unisex that leans slightly masculine, although any gender could pull this off. I get moderate longevity and sillage. Perfect for date nights, dinners, or formal occasions. Sadly, it seems YSL is discontinuing this. It's getting very hard to find and I recently picked it up for 50% off before it vanished from the shelves. A hidden gem that is definitely on par with Tuxedo and other home runs from the house. Will use my bottle sparingly.

It is very odd to reduce this perfume to only 7 ingredients. It is one of the best wood fragrances of the market, unfortunately it is also off the market. Discontinued. I cannot understand why gems like this are not forever. I cannot define it, maybe because I love it so much. I do not sense the oud here, or maybe it is a young oud. It has an indefinite quality, it smells of freshly stripped bark rather than wood - although it is not a fresh perfume. It smells of a sunny oak forest in late spring, early summer, leaves still young, twigs tender. It is indeed splendid.

OMG this is perfect. It is so delicate but also confident, one hundred per cent chic adult. I feel more the spicy cedar, cardamome the smokiness of the insence and florals. The oud is definitely there but it is not the main not (for me). It gives is a mistery and sexy vibe along with gentleness and certain. Perfect.

One of the best scents of its kind. Smells like golden-sweet luxury leather. Oud smells different to me: in some scents it is oud as wood, in others as leather and here it is leather. I smell no rose nor jasmine. I also like the longevity, it lasts. It's good on both hand and shirt.