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What Scent Reminds You of Cutting Wood?

post #1 of 59
10/4/12 at 9:12pm
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What scent reminds you of cutting wood?

There has to be something out that evokes this. Something that is not cloying/overpowering or sweet.
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post #2 of 59
10/4/12 at 9:15pm
Noble Cedar by Chopard
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post #3 of 59
10/4/12 at 9:21pm
Hmmm well chopping wood at my home, you get more of the bush smells than you do of the wood you're chopping, so there's much more grass, greenery and smoke (from the fire inside the house) going on than actual woody smells. I've not found a fragrance that smells like this.

Concerning the scent of working with wood, though, I can tell you that Crabtree and Evelyn Sandalwood, and the opening of Creed's Royal Oud both smell fairly true.
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post #4 of 59
10/4/12 at 9:24pm
CDG Wonderwood
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post #5 of 59
10/4/12 at 9:29pm
Wonderwood.
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post #6 of 59
10/4/12 at 9:41pm
Tam dao perhaps
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post #7 of 59
10/4/12 at 10:00pm
Tam Dao definitely.
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post #8 of 59
10/4/12 at 10:39pm
Hm, one of the DSquared2 fragrances has to fall under this category.
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post #9 of 59
10/4/12 at 10:45pm
Cedre by L'Occitane
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post #10 of 59
10/4/12 at 11:01pm
Chene by Serge Lutens
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post #11 of 59
10/4/12 at 11:02pm
Wonderwood.
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post #12 of 59
10/4/12 at 11:06pm
Hinoki by Monocle/CDG to me smells like the driest, freshest wood right before you chuck it into the fireplace to me.
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post #13 of 59
10/4/12 at 11:07pm
I find Wonderwood to be quite sweet.
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post #14 of 59
10/5/12 at 1:02am
Santal 33.
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post #15 of 59
10/5/12 at 1:10am
Try:

Chene by Serge Lutens - One is initially treated to an enveloping aura of freshly planed lumber, at once astringent, somewhat akin to the sour spitup of a baby, and yet, faintly sweet. A fruity booziness of rum as well as a syrupy immortelle, with its herbaceous, sweet hay aspect, swirl about redolent of an oozed sap. Transitioning to the awaiting middle, a rich, smoky cedar rises to usurp the opening wood, while oakmoss imparts its foresty, green bitterness, which is pleasantly offset by delightsome honey. Splashes of lemony thyme flitter about. Segueing to the enriching base, a robust birch bestows its root beer commingling with wintergreen aroma. Beeswax supplies its cured tobacco and sweet hay aspects. And, tonka bean offers its rich spiciness and smokiness. The intermingling of these scents creates a pleasing drydown. This high-quality composition has average projection and very good longevity. This somewhat rustic fragrance definitely leans to the masculine side.
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post #16 of 59
10/5/12 at 2:01am
He Wood Rocky Mountain Wood.
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post #17 of 59
10/5/12 at 2:07am
Parfumerie Generale; Bois blond. Smells like the heap of freshly cut logs of birch, aspen and pine we have here every early-fall.
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post #18 of 59
10/5/12 at 2:15am
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Originally Posted by gerbick View Post

Hinoki by Monocle/CDG to me smells like the driest, freshest wood right before you chuck it into the fireplace to me.

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this!
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post #19 of 59
10/5/12 at 2:38am
Most Dsquared male scents, Gucci pour Homme I, Sir Irish Moos
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post #20 of 59
10/5/12 at 7:03am
Another vote for Wonderwood.
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post #21 of 59
10/5/12 at 7:05am
Another one for Tam Dao.
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post #22 of 59
10/5/12 at 7:11am
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Originally Posted by RĂ¼ssel View Post

He Wood Rocky Mountain Wood.

I too like this one
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post #23 of 59
10/5/12 at 7:12am
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Originally Posted by RĂ¼ssel View Post

He Wood Rocky Mountain Wood.

I too like this one
sorry for double post..can't delete
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post #24 of 59
10/5/12 at 8:00am
Tam Dao is a good shout, perhaps L'air du desert Marocain too with its strong base of cedar.
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post #25 of 59
10/5/12 at 8:14am
Amber Absolute, Santal 33, Rocky Mountain Wood
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post #26 of 59
10/5/12 at 8:33am
Lalique Equus
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post #27 of 59
10/5/12 at 9:02am
Chene would be my wood of choice; followed by Italian Cypress, I think.
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post #28 of 59
10/5/12 at 9:52am
Gucci phI
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post #29 of 59
10/5/12 at 11:35am
Potion EDP reminds me of a woodwork shop on the opening.
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post #30 of 59
10/5/12 at 11:45am
He Wood Ocean Wet Wood
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post #31 of 59
10/5/12 at 12:07pm
Totem Eclipse by Smell Bent - a cheapie, and without a doubt one of the best green scents I have tried I love it.
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post #32 of 59
10/5/12 at 12:08pm
Gucci PH 1.
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post #33 of 59
10/5/12 at 12:12pm
Gucci Pour Homme 1.
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post #34 of 59
10/5/12 at 12:42pm
Tumulte Pour Homme

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post #35 of 59
10/5/12 at 12:53pm
Nasomatto Duro.
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post #36 of 59
10/5/12 at 12:57pm
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Originally Posted by gerbick View Post

Hinoki by Monocle/CDG to me smells like the driest, freshest wood right before you chuck it into the fireplace to me.

+1

Look up the reviews, esp those from my fellow Coneheads

Tam Dao? I get cedar, herbs and Diptyque knows what from that one. Interesting but . . .

Cheers,

Mario
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post #37 of 59
10/5/12 at 1:13pm
terre d hermes
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post #38 of 59
10/5/12 at 7:05pm
Another vote for Chene.
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post #39 of 59
10/6/12 at 12:57am
I'll second both Tam Dao and Santal 33 and I'll add...

Let Me Play The Lion
Gucci Rush For Men
CDG Standard
CDG H&M
Ormonde Man
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post #40 of 59
10/6/12 at 2:40am
Juicy Couture Dirty English. The very first thought I had upon smelling this was fresh sawdust.
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post #41 of 59
10/6/12 at 4:34am
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Originally Posted by Profumo Saggio View Post

Juicy Couture Dirty English. The very first thought I had upon smelling this was fresh sawdust.

+1

It immediately brings back memories of when I used to work in a dusty woodshop restoring antiques. Gucci Pour Homme has a similar dry down as well. They don't really remind me of cutting wood exactly, but more of the smell of old sawdust and woodchips.

But the fragrance that reminds me most of actually "cutting wood" is by far Dior Fahrenheit. Not cutting wood with an axe, but with a gas-powered chain saw. My Dad used to always go out cutting wood with a chain saw and when he came back inside the freshly cut wood, gasoline, and sweaty musk would all mix together and smell remarkably similar to Fahrenheit. The fist time I smelled Fahrenheit I was convinced my dad used to wear it because it brought back so many memories of him from my childhood. But my mother assures me that he never wore cologne. Now I'm certain it was just the smell of cut wood and gasoline on his skin.
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post #42 of 59
10/6/12 at 4:37am
+1 Let Me Play the Lion
+1 Hinoki

Also check out Black Tourmaline - the smell of pine sap, wood, and some wood smoke.
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post #43 of 59
10/6/12 at 5:46am
Tommy Bahama
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post #44 of 59
10/6/12 at 10:27am
Another for Hinoki and Chene.
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post #45 of 59
10/6/12 at 12:45pm
Gucci ph I
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post #46 of 59
10/6/12 at 3:49pm
Attachment 16957

Le Boise by Ginestet
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post #47 of 59
10/6/12 at 4:08pm
CDG Artek Standard
More like pencil shavings: L'Artisan Navegar and Andree Putnam
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post #48 of 59
10/6/12 at 6:10pm
Kanon Norwegian Wood
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post #49 of 59
10/6/12 at 6:48pm
Cedre by L'Occitane came immediately to mind when I saw this thread.
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post #50 of 59
10/6/12 at 6:49pm
Thread Starter 
Where can I find a sample of the Hinoki by Monocle/Comme des Garçons. I have looked everywhere.
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post #51 of 59
10/6/12 at 6:50pm
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Originally Posted by lsp_NY View Post

Attachment 16957

Le Boise by Ginestet

Good call!
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post #52 of 59
10/6/12 at 7:19pm
Ah the smell of Home Depot...I have not found it's equal
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post #53 of 59
10/6/12 at 7:24pm
^^^^you probably mean "Homme Depot"
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post #54 of 59
10/6/12 at 8:00pm
Chene
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post #55 of 59
10/7/12 at 1:36am
Tam Dao in my opinion is just sandalwood, i think Noble Cedar by Chopard and Chene is a superb recommendation
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post #56 of 59
10/7/12 at 2:27am
Seems Gucci PH 1 smells much like sawdust. I can't comment but I have started to notice a lot of cedar in Gucci's Envy, so if you are happy with cedar sawdust this could be the one.
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post #57 of 59
10/7/12 at 2:48am
Laboratorio Olfattivo Cozumel. No doubts!

Edit; +2 The Ginestet Le Boise!
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post #58 of 59
10/7/12 at 6:31am
Gucci Pour Homme. (After the oil has blown away from my chainsaw cutting the wood).
Regards,
Renato
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post #59 of 59
10/7/12 at 6:42am
Actually DeSquared's Potion is pretty close too.
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