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post #1 of 13
9/13/05 at 8:42am
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I am searching for a good REDWOOD scent: so I typed in "redwood" and 3 came up: "Freedom for Him", Imperial Jade Emperor, and Stetson Country. I don't recall ever smelling any of these, so does anyone know how they smell? One of my favorite scents as a teenager was Aqua Velva Redwood, and although it was a watered-down aftershave, to me it was the best scent I knew about at the time (30 years ago!). Are there any good redwood scents today, even beyond the 3 listed above, that I don't know about?
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post #2 of 13
9/13/05 at 8:47am
Comme des Garçons Red Series Sequoia
http://www.luckyscent.com/shop/detail.asp?itemid=21804
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post #3 of 13
9/13/05 at 8:51am
In second Sequoia and add Palisander (from CdG Red Series, too)
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post #4 of 13
9/13/05 at 9:16am
Another Sequoia.
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post #5 of 13
9/13/05 at 9:28am
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Yes. I am x-th CdG Sequoia and Palisander. Is mahogany a red wood, too? It is in CdG 2 MAN, too.
Etro Mahogany perhaps?
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post #6 of 13
9/13/05 at 1:03pm
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Originally Posted by ajmc

Another Sequoia.

And yet another for Sequoia. You cannot do any better than this for a redwood scent. It's the next best thing to actually being there.

Jeff
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post #7 of 13
9/13/05 at 1:18pm
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Originally Posted by Jeff H.

[quote author=ajmc link=1126626157/0#3 date=1126628218]Another Sequoia.

And yet another for Sequoia. You cannot do any better than this for a redwood scent. It's the next best thing to actually being there.

Jeff
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I just had to add my 2 cents and vote for Sequoia. Palisander would be my second choice. Test them Allen, you won't be disappointed.
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post #8 of 13
9/13/05 at 3:03pm
Yeah, Freedom for Him is a sporty woody floral and quite linear, so you'll never smell the redwood in this one. I love this frag nonetheless. Everything after that for Tommy is just an expensive spray-on detergent scent. I'm not including Tommy Bahama because that's a different line and focus.
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post #9 of 13
9/13/05 at 4:54pm
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Wow, thanks: I had never even HEARD of Comme des Garçons. It sounds like exactly what I have been looking for.
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post #10 of 13
9/13/05 at 5:23pm
Agree fully with the Sequoia ... but you gotta watch! The first time I used a sample vial, I smelled EXACTLY like red mulch I put on my landscape. This is one of those that can be real easy to overapply. I have a full size bottle coming tomorrow from LuckyScent.

If you get it, light on the trigger!
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post #11 of 13
9/13/05 at 8:12pm
I will chime in with CDG Sequoia but I haven't tried it in a long time.

Also consider B*Men. It has an interesting Sequoia note in it... when I tried it in a mystery scent challenge, I was able to pick it out the Sequoia although the person who gave me the sample did not. Lesson: you might not be able to pick out the sequoia in B*Men, or your skin might react differently to the scent. Try before you buy with this one.

Aside: there are a lot of frags with prominent cedar notes. You might want to consider them, but often the perfumer does not seem to carefully use cedar and it overwhelms the frag.
K
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post #12 of 13
9/14/05 at 7:11pm
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Thanks for the info, but I went to "Directory" and typed in "B*MEN" and a list of over 400 fragrances came up. Who created "B*MEN"? Maybe I can find it through it's creator. Also: has anyone tried Abercrombie and Fitch "Woods"? Here's a link: http://www.basenotes.net/ID26120036.html It sounds wonderful: maybe it is cheaper than Sequoia.
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post #13 of 13
9/14/05 at 8:12pm
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Originally Posted by Allen-at-home

Thanks for the info, but I went to "Directory" and typed in "B*MEN" and a list of over 400 fragrances came up. Who created "B*MEN"? Maybe I can find it through it's creator. Also: has anyone tried Abercrombie and Fitch "Woods"? Here's a link: http://www.basenotes.net/ID26120036.html It sounds wonderful: maybe it is cheaper than Sequoia.

B*Men is from Thierry Mugler.
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