She Wood (2008)
by Dsquared2

Doesn't work on my skin. Super sweet violet, coupled with jaw-jabbing white florals and masculine cedar shavings. Yes, a scrubber ... at least on me.

I sold it to a fumie friend, and her dear hubby loves to wear it. He went through a 30ml bottle in a couple months.

4th July, 2011. (Last Edited: 14th September, 2011.)

A scrubber? Yikes! What the hell is 'vegetable amber'?

Much better than He Wood for a start and the dreaded violets are incorporated pretty skilfully imo. I get nice soft woods and mimosa also. I will definitely be wearing it -- I just wish it had a bit more oomph.

17th March, 2010.

very appealing scent- cool, sharp, citrus crossed with violets and wood- love at first sniff! Great for this time of year- (late November)- highly recmmonded!

21st November, 2009. (Last Edited: 11th February, 2010.)

Green, woody, and sappy… Quite a natural opening that is not at all feminine. It is more like the cut stems of fresh greens: It’s clean and refreshing, but certainly not light. Too much violet for me in the middle notes, but these violet notes don’t disgust me as violet notes usually do, so that’s sort of a plus for me. Of course, when there are violets present, I can’t smell the other notes – in this case heliotrope and musk – in the heart. Nice base: coniferous and woody with a touch of sweet amber, but the over-lasting of the violet note reduces the experience.

I’m not too sure that this is a very original fragrance. It seems to me that I have experienced somewhat the same scent in several unisex fragrances – it just seems a little too familiar. I think it’s an acceptable quality fragrance, well made with good ingredients. I love the sappy ambiance of the opening… the rest of She Wood is not very interesting, but I think those who like violet notes could possibly enjoy this one.

31st October, 2009. (Last Edited: 18th February, 2011.)

DSquared^2 She Wood

Notes: lemon, jasmine, neroli, violet, heliotrope and musk, cedar, vetiver and vegetable amber (from www.nstperfume.com)

She Wood has to be one of the least pleasant fruity-floral-woody-oriental fragrances I have ever experienced. It has wet, aquatic notes up front that are like a combination of watermelon juice and ozone, made sour by something that reminds me of Jolly Rancher Green Apple candy. Next is a headache-inducing accord of dryer-sheet white florals blended with bitter wood notes and some spicy clove. Overall, She Wood is an absolutely nauseating fragrance that is full of jarring juxtapositions that all work against each other. This is a scrubber.

30th October, 2009.

Using violets to reconstruct the scent of pencil scrapings. Agreeable cedar ambery drydown.

15th October, 2009.