Woodcut
Woodcut conjures up dark images of ancient trees inhabited by spirits from a time when the earth was new, the flowing sap of felled trees, and the burnt sugar of the trees’ blood when it is heated by the saws of lumbermen and builders.
Strong lines and delicate tracery combine to tell an archetypal tale of man’s rape of the earth. The inspiration for this fragrance came from passing by a building site where old trees had been newly cut for a development and lumber was being sawed for a fence. The scent of cut wood was intoxicatingly beautiful and primitive, like a fleeting glimpse of the invisible essence of life spilled carelessly on the ground and burned as an offering to human greed.
IAO Award Winner 2015
Notes
Fractional distillations of pine and cedar, oakwood absolute, tolu balsam, olibanum, caramel, burnt sugar, vanilla
Fulfillment & Shipping
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Cost |
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Standard Shipping (orders under $75) |
USPS Ground Advantage* or UPS Ground (depending on destination) | $10 |
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USPS Ground Advantage* or UPS Ground (depending on destination) |
$0 |
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Variable |
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Complimentary Samples
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A lumberyard meets the crackly crust on a creme brulee. I have no other way to describe this. Some aromatic incense smoke and a little pine rounds this out. I enjoy this.
One of the brighter, cooler woody scents I have encountered. As mentioned, it does evolve and warm up as you wear it. Great scent and further evidence that Olympic Orchids is worth keeping your eye on. I will be trying more in their line.
The most unique woody fragrance ever experienced. After the dry down, the scent is like fresh cut wood... Yet with complex evolving notes that surprise and delights the olfactory sense. The sillage turns heads walking past curious noses. The strength last seemingly forever, the scent still lingers with unexpected lighter woody notes calmly igniting the sense of smell into the following day. Highly recommended for fans of woody fragrances seeking a distinct idiosyncratic aroma that stands apart from the common expectations of woody notes.