Wonderwood Comme des Garcons for men

The name is perfect, legitimately woody, also a set of woods become cyclical, alternating cedar, with the touch resin, sandalwood with something hot, semi-creamy and earthy vetiver with the touch.
But the oud appears there behind , smoky dry, very light, do not think so noticeable, my skin seems to light a flame.
I also feel that touch of moss, or is itself cedar or cypress, which has something closed, humid, almost chypre, loved it!

Wonderwood is really a Wonder Wood. Or, in other words, another proof that Antoine Lie is a scents virtuoso.

That's the purest wood scent I ever smelled, that's all... So, that's what I call a real woody one. But a very complex one.

If you know how smell all woods listed on this one, you'll smell them, one by one. That's not a linear one, but a very well-blended. If you really want to smell a note in particular, you can !

So... Wood ? Is that all ? No ! After the opening, the moss begins to appear, with a delicate floral/fruity note, (The bergamot and the nutmeg ?) making the impression to smell floral and sparkling trunks of different trees, in the heart of spring.

So, yes, a big LOVE for this one, this is natural woods all over, untreated, not sawn.

Trunks in their more natural appearance, and so, smell.

Sillage : Not so heavy, very intimate. You can still smell it if your next to a person. Like a classy aura.

Longevity : Amazing one ! I washed my hand 2 times and it stills here !

Just got a simple of this and just to say in love with it woody and spiced lasts a long time on my skin

In the opening he referred me to Dsquared ² Potion, because they are well woody, like I was smelling a freshly cut tree.

But it differs in evolution, while in the woods Potion soften and become something quick sweetened and lightly floral, Wonderwood in the woods continue to predominate, and they are a bit drier and hotter as it evolves and nutmeg and other spices appear.

Fixing very good and good projection on my skin.

Yup, a straight up woody fragrance done superbly. Nothing amazing, but I would love a bottle....if it wasn't for the price. Yes it's nice, but it is too similar to the other frags mentioned here already and it offers little to make it stand out from other woody scents.
I instantly loved the fresh, peppery woods, but the dry down is identical to Pal Zileri Sartoriale...which I paid £10 for 100ml! After trying Wonderwood on in store, it was bugging me all day what the dry down reminded me off...and then it hit me, Sartoriale! Seriously, it's exactly the same minus the pepper.
I do prefer Wonderwood to Sartoriale, but its the cost factor that keeps me sticking to my Pal Zileri. There's just very little in it to justify paying 6x as much for Comme Des Garcons....if you have the money to burn though, go ahead, because it is a lovely fragrance.

pepper, more pepper and sandalwood. quite strong, makes a statement.

All the beauty of woods packed in a fragrance. I get some inky cypress, a lot of sandalwood, a hint of cedar and vetiver.

It has some similarities with Encre Noire, but this one is much nicer to me. Brighter, magnified, yet powerful. Calm and comforting.

Well blended and long lasting fragrance, could be named "Wood Absolu".

A big like for wonderwood !

Despite what other reviewers say, I do get some oud from this. It's definitely either cheaper oud oil, or synthetic oud because it's not as rich as the oud in my Montale (which uses quite nice oud oil) or my Dior (which uses actual oud wood as opposed to the oil) but there is oud nonetheless. It's primarily sandalwood in the opening but as it drys down the oud comes forward alongside the sandalwood, and some incense (maybe some musk?) to give this a kind of dark woodsy smell that one might not initially suspect when first applying. I have to use this in small doses as it has quite good projection on me and is the only fragrance I own that I know of offending anybody with. Still, strong projection is a good thing isn't it? Longevity is outstanding, I get 12+ hours. Great scent for the money, but if you have a chance to test come CdG scents try CdG 2Man as well, it might be more up some peoples' allies.

Gorgeous.
Nothing to add to Kain's description.
Its one that gets you compliments, so the sillage can't be too poor.
Katie Puckrick says that it will make you smell like a wooden cabinet.
Dont listen to Katie Puckrick , at least not on this subject.

Good for me,it remembers me LALIQUE ENCRE NOIRE for man, which I love it!

به نظر من جعبه ی خیلی با حالی دارن محصولا این شرکت...مثلا این یکی رو باید از ته یه گونی بلند در بیاری،طرفت فکر میکنه میخوای مار در بیاری..!!!
سری 2 این شرکت اگر چه روایحی با طراحی جدید هستن اما دوام بسیار کمی دارن و بوشون مدام در حال تعییر هستش...

Well whit kain's full review I have nothing to say about this wonderful fragrance.
He said everthing expertly about this fragrance.
But here is my opinion about this wonderful wonderwood.
It's a wood festival for wood lovers.
Completely Woody fragrance whit a bunch of spice in background.
To be honest I don't get any Sweet note from this.
We have natural notes of wood whit high quality.
And oud do not smell synthetic and semi sweet in here, smell dark and smoky.
it's like you are in the forest and have natural scent of cypress , virginia cedar , vetiver and you ignite bunch of woods and all of the notes danceing around you.
Very masculine and strong.
but the projection and sillage is moderate.

خوب راستش با نظر و جامع دوست خوبم کین من دیگه هیچ حرف تازه ای واسه گفتن ندارم.
همه چیز رو استادانه راجع به این عطر فوق العاده گفته.
ولی خوب نظر من راجع به این عطر:
یه عطر کاملا چوبی برای دوست داران عطر های چوبی.
چوب حرف اول رو تو این عطر میزنه.
البته یکم نت اسپایسی هم هست اما من خیلی نت شیرین نفهمیدم تو این عطر.
خوشبختانه تو این عطر عود خیلی بوی مصنوعی و شیرین مانندی نداره. یه بوی دودی تاریک مانند داره که خیلی دلپذیره.
خلاصه یه عطر مردونه ی با کیفیت داریم که طرفدارای عطر های چوبی میتونن حالش رو ببرن.
فقط پخش بوی عطر معمولیه.

This is a wonderful fragrance.
The opening of this fragrance is a smoky and woody smell mixed with vetiver note.
It's a very natural and beautiful combo.
This opening remind me of "Lalique Encre Noir" in many ways.
While "Ecre Noir" is a very quality fragrance, this one is even better! the quality is very good.
In the dry down the smoky aroma settled down and now you can smell a very light and natural woody scent with slightly sweetness and smokiness in the background. some spicy notes trying to show their faces but they are completely in the background.
The woodsy note is mostly sandalwood.
The cedar and oud notes are much weaker and you can barely smell them.
Longevity is OK but projection isn't that great!
A great natural and quality fragrance.
There is nothing so unique and special about it but because of great quality and also woods which are my favorite note in fragrances, it's a thumbs up for me.
يه عطر با رايحه ملايم چوب كه بوي بسيار عالي و طبيعي داره
رايحه ابتدايي اين عطر بوي نسبتا تلخ و دودي چوب هست كه بويي شبيه به چوب سوخته ميده به اضافه رايحه مشخص وتيور
بوي اوليه اين عطر منو تا حد زيادي ياد بوي لاليك مشكي معروف ميندازه منتها اين يه مقدار ملايمتره و در عين حال بوي با كيفيت تري داره
در ادامه بوي تلخ و دودي ضعيفتر ميشه و شما ميتونين يه بوي ملايم چوب به همراه كمي بوي فلفل و مقداري كمي رايحه هاي شيرين حس كنين
پخش بو و ماندگاري متوسطي داره
اگه دلتون براي كيفيت بالاي لاليك هاي مشكي قديمي تنگ شده اين عطر جايگزين خيلي خوبيه كه بوش خيلي شبيه اون هست منتها پخش بو و ماندگاريش كمتره

Esta fragancia me recuerda terriblemente al Gucci I. Será por el incienso y el cedro, pero me quedo con éste Wonderwood. El oud lo enriquece y su combinación con la madera de sándalo lo hacen mucho más innovador y moderno, acordes que se repiten mucho en los perfumes modernos niche, como por ej. pasa en los Montale. Oud, pimienta, sándalo y nuez moscada, para mi bastaría con esos ingredientes para darle un toque final a esta fragancia, será que el incienso y me echa para atrás, pero no me termina de cerrar. Es una buena fragancia, pero no estoy seguro si la compraría.

It took me a while to really appreciate this one, but now i love it!

The opening is very explicit, very strong and sharp smokey wood notes with a balmy base.

When it dries down the wood notes eventually become less and less prominent and the balmy nature of this beast dominates more and more until it's tamed down to a soft scent with enough sillage to get you noticed, much more wearable and versatile then the opening suggests.

There is no Oud in this whatsoever , what reviewers are confusing for oud or even cedar is just Mysore Sandalwood from India, the creamy buttery almost edible aspect of it. How do I know? I have a Mysore sandalwood figurine from India, they smell exactly the same.

I'm so sorry if you love it, but I really hate this one, it literally makes me sick. I'm not sure what it is, I guess is that strong pepper note, but to me it's like licking a dirty, dusty and ashy piece of bark. Disgusting.

I have to add that I like CDG a lot: I love Avignon, Kioto, Palisander, Sequoia, White, and many more, but I just can't stand Wonderwood. Sorry again.

Well first things first...This one is the best wood based fragrance ive smelled hands down smells really REALLY natural but the thing is it should be renamed as wondercypress...The 70% of this frag is cypress then i detect pepper and in the drydown i smell the agarwood some pepper vetiver and a bit of bergamont...
Now the bad is that it doesnt really offer something revolutionary to the industry it just wants to take the ''safe route''...Its an extremely refined AAA quality wood smell and its like when entering a carpenter..This must be really from the best blended frags ive smelled...Its just a shame it doesnt quite stand apart from other wood based frags its just woods only DONE AND BLENDED THE RIGHT WAY...
Now longetivity i expected better(1st wearing might change later) as its an eau de parfum...I got 5 hours on this...
Projection is good for the first half hour then its skin scent.I really liked the perfume's developement when i sprayed directly at my clothes it smelled and lasted better actually...
Overall score:
+ AAA QUALITY,NATURAL SMELL,WOODS TREATED AND DONE THE RIGHT WAY,BEST SMELLING WOOD FRAG
- Poor longetivity and projection for an EDP and a really safe scent it does nothing to stand apart from the genre...
Score; 8.5/10

I'm fairly new to the world of perfumes, but I've always appreciated a good, intriguing scent. I had never tried a woody fragrance on myself before - all I'd ever worn was either citrusy or fresh-aquatic. I've worn CK One, Polo Sport for Woman, and DG Light Blue, which I still own and love. I tend to prefer unisex fragrances on my skin, and Wonderwood is definitely unisex to my nose. It's not for everybody: it probably won't appeal to women who like very sweet scents. As a woman, I've found this fragrance to be a wonderful break from the usual notes. It's powerful yet soothing. Very resinous, especially when you first spray it on, then it becomes mellower and you start smelling oud. The drydown is mostly incense, oud and musk, which gives this fragrance a mysterious character.
This is a pricey fragrance, but worth it. Sillage can be moderate to strong, so one needs to be careful not to overdo it. One or two (max!) sprays and you're set. I'm very careful with this because I don't want to offend anyone's nose. Longevity is amazing! It lasts about 8-10 hours on me, and sometimes even longer!

I would recommend this to anyone who loves the smell of fresh resin in a forest, freshly cut wood, oud and incense. Again, I'm pretty sure these are smells many women appreciate, so don't be afraid to try this.

For me Wonderwood is a disappointment since i was expecting something great from CDG. Smells like an average woody/cedar scent. Nothing actually unique. Anyway, i cant say it's bad. No, it's good, but average, with a very simple structure despite the notes. Sillage, projection and lasting power are medium-high.

I love this scent. This is the kind of scent I wear to sleep, to make yoga or meditate or when I need to focus myself in any intellectual activity (prepare an exam for example, read or work) it improves my mood giving me harmony and peace.
Is long lasting,lineal,and very rich.When I spray myself with it I have the feeling I have a forest on my skin. Very realistic and natural from the begining to the end...
I recomend to anybody who might be interest on it to get a sample and try it at least for 4 or 3 days...
I don´t regret the 67 eurs I spent on the bottle...

If you love Nasomato. Black Afghano, you will love Wonderwood

I love this fragrance. It's been described as "very masculine" by most of my female associates. I get the woods, pepper and cypress, primarily. Longevity is moderate, just like the sillage. The dry down is rather mellow, but comforting. I never thought something so brash and masculine could morph into something so comfortable. I'll have no problems with buying this again when I run out.

Wood wood and wood. I love it and sometimes it remembers me ENCRE NOIRE, which i also love :)

Luckyscent sample: Lovely. I mostly get the bergamot. There is a faint woodiness to it... though I would have expected more by looking at all that wood in the notes. I think I need to put this in a sprayer and give it a proper test drive. More later if things progress. Otherwise, I'd say, this is very nice... but soft.

If you love Indian sandalwood as much as I do, you will love this, as it is expertly represented here as the main attraction. Woody,slightly sweet,resinous,smoky and oh so wonderful,plus the sillage is long lasting. A must have.

A treasure. More than a scent, it's an heirloom I intend to leave for my son...

Wow, was this one bad. Sharp alcoholic wood notes climb right up the nose and burn. Even my sister, who loves wood scents and wears many varieties of men's fragrance because of it hated it. Perhaps it's a chemistry issue, but this one was a complete fail for us both.

I was surprised that Comme des Garcons copied L'occitane Vetyver. But the drydown surprised me - negatively.
It's like butter mixed with musk - stays for ever and disturbs me.

It's even not that much masculine - it's just some indian stuff packed with vetyver and maybe sandalwood.

Lasting power - amazing
Fragrance - dissapointing
Overall - 5/10.

Personally, too powdery for a wood based fragrance and it dries down to that powder all too quickly. However, while in its woodier top and heart notes, it is a great explosion of a museum of woods. Unfortunately it fades to a more generic powdered sandalwood.

An avid collector of Fragrances and with over 300 in my collection, I was saddened that before my wedding this year i used up the last of my Gucci Rush.
Whilst i was able to locate a few bottles on Ebay (£170 being the cheapest at the time) I wanted something that i could potentially pass off as it.

Step Forward Wonderwood. Quite simply, the number 1 fragrance i have smelt. The notes compliment each other so well and the longevity is simply perfect. And with Rush being my #1 all time fave, i know precisely what it smells like and this is it. Sartoriale Pal Zileri is a good effort, but not in the same class as Wonderwood.

However, Wonderwood has now surpassed Rush for me, purely due to its amazing Cedar and sandalwood notes and the longevity. Plus the countless amount of Women at work who practically salivate at the smell.

This one has a lot going for it. People love it and it reminds me of my old love Gucci Rush. It is dry and powerful but not dense or too grounded. It will get you noticed for sure. I ought to love it but I don't. How come?
The dry woody opening is amazing. It has a spiritual oriental vibe to it with a hint of burning joss sticks. Soon however you get the same feelings as when entering an ethnic artifacts store. What is pleasant and intriguing turns cloying and irritating. When the dry and fresh elements wear off (which sadly doesn't take them too long) what becomes apparent is the sweetness of synthetic sandalwood backed up by a powdery musk. The duo, meant to project the smoothness of natural sandalwood plays as a single note that is unfortunately more powdery than woody and it is responsible for 95% of the perfume's impact. Wondermusk would have been much more appropriate name for this faux wood.
I don't get any oud from this and I think most people don't know what oud ought to smell like. They just deduct what it is from perfumes that claim to feature it. Most of them don't have even a single drop and they try to suggest it with something medicinally smelling, enter musk and synth-sandal.
If you like musk you'll be thrilled with this one. It will stain you for life. It takes it two days to get off my skin despite any efforts to remove it. I showered and washed it, wore perfume over it and it was still detectable. On clothes it will last for at least a week and will probably be there after you wash them too. On hard surfaces it will last for weeks!!! My cellphone came in contact with a paper strip and now smells permanently of Wonderwood.

On my skin the opening was fresh cut dry wood. Nice, but could have used something else to round it out. Later the oud takes over bluntly. Not a smooth or interesting transition at all. I like both scents but don't like that it smells like two different fragrances at two times. There is no continuity, no development...just a change.

That being said, when Killian is charging $400 for 50ml of Pure Oud this is a pretty good choice for someone who wants the Oud smell for a quarter of the price.

Falling in love with film ad was very simple, falling in love with the scent took me some time...

At first it's been too dry, too masculine and simple, but I've been VERY stubborn in trying it again and again, taming and getting accustomed. And it repaid.
Wonderwood opens with camphorous, transparent wood and keeps strenghtening. I'm not a big oud fan, so I'm quite glad I don't get much oud in Wonderwood; above all - sea of woods: sandalwood, guaiac wood, sharp notes of cashmeran and hint of fresh herbs. Intriguing and long lasting.
Also, great for mixing ;]

A really great woodsy scent. I almost bought it on the spot but decided to wait and I'm glad I did. After an hour or so it turned into a sweet fig scent. I love fig, but I'm a dude and can't tolerate sweet scents on myself... Game over.

cdg wonderwood (also drydown of hinoki and 2 man)= le labo vetyver 46 (and also drydown of rose 31) = lalique encre noir = Sel de Vetiver The Different Company

i mean not equal, only have similarities.
But all of them are amazing

love the opening to death, and really enjoy it until it dries down. then it's a nice aoud but isn't particularly distinctive. distinctive for only a matter of minutes doesn't cut it in my book, fwiw. clearly quality stuff, just not my cup of wood ;-) .

Love love love love..
I don't even know how to express my love to this beauty. It's wood with wood, on top of the wood and under the wood either. It's simple and pretty much linear, but at the same time it's perfect.
Yet it does something peculiar to my brain, gives me comfort like no other scent can. On my skin it's so gentle and warm. I don't get any harsh notes whatsoever.
Comme des Garcons are at the moment the most favorite niche brand for me now.

کار شیک و خوشبویی است
دوامش هم خوب است
همانطور که از نام آن و برندش هم بر می آید رایحه ای وودی دارد مثل
loewe 7
لالیک مشکی
کپسول وود لاگرل فیلد
هر سه این ادکلنها روایحی چوبی و تقریبا نزدیک بهم دارند
مقداری تفاوت در بعضی نت ها و دوامشان مشهود است
در کل کار شیک و مردانه و جذابی است که همه جا هم رایحه آن به مشام نمیخورد و به نوعی تک میباشد

I had a sample of it on me and I left under my pillow for days, so cosy and warm it was; not original, as many people remarked; but definitely comfy whem you want to smell like a man, in an effortless way.

What's not to love? Deep, creamy, (extremely natural smelling, surprisingly) Sandalwood, overlain with the truffled, chocolatey, velvety richness of Oud, and the Cedar, Patchouli and Cypress add their own astrigency, and tanginess and medicinal qualities. If I have a quibble it's that I think Vetyver has a habit of completely vanishing on my skin and therefore isn't very apparent to me in this.

This is manly, clean and yet deep and intriguing, it's spartan in the usual CdG avant garde Japanese kinda way, and I think I love it. Despite (or perhaps because) it reminds me of a carpenter's workshop.

If you want to smell like a lumber yard, this is your scent. It starts off nothing but sharp cedar, and underneath is some other wood; over six hours, this never changes except to diminish in intensity. It's authentic, but harsh, static, and rather offputting.

I really love this smell however it smells identical to Gucci Rush for Men, which is a bonus as that is discontinued now

I smell a slight cardamom note in this. In the begining it reminds me of an Issey Miyake scent I've sniffed before. then, it turns out to resemble the scent of my teenage crush almost exactly. this is definately something, but am not sure if it's worth the price tag.

Spicy, smoky woods, reminds me strongly of Jovoy's "Boisé". It has a really strong edge, masculine and outdorsy but so classy and refined.

Clearly a high quality as you can detect the single wood nuances and all smell like the nicest aromatic oil combined by a masterfully combination.

Strong projection and longvity, a caracter fragrance of dark woods with a touch of light spices. Something like ginger - though that should be the cypress.

I don't know if I would like it on everyone or anytime, but I think despite its simplicity it can attract those who don't want to smell to "perfumy". On the other hand I doubt that many will pay that high a price to smell like having spent outdoors in the woods...

A kinda soft, sweet, calm, relaxing woodsy fragrance. A feeling like i was lost in the ancient sacred wood ("bois" is more suitable). Dreaming, wondering, contemplating, flying, dancing inside of urself. Very pleasant and inspiring. Think it's better for colder days. During heat, the smell is being effacing, exhaling from skin. Generally, nice, remarkable fragrance. Not for everybody.

Я очень полюбила этот аромат.Напрасно его обозвали мужским. Я женщина, и с удовольствием ношу его.Никто ещё не сказал, что я пахну мужскими духами. Он прекрасен в любое время года.

I wanted to review this wounderful perfume ,but.... MISSK said it all , she left nothing to me to say. Bravooo missk your reviews are truely wounderful.

If you're thinking ruggedly masculine fragrances, think Comme Des Garcons Wonderwood. There really is nothing quite like it. It's the kind of rich, concentrated woodsiness that I so desire in my fragrances.

The opening is a rather interesting blend of dank woods on a somewhat damp and earthy greeness. It smells like a freshly timbered tree in the middle of a rainforest. It's musty-ness is a guilty pleasure.

Pepper emerges in the heart, where it adds some liveliness to the composition. The scent begins to smell a lot like emmaculate wood-carvings in arts and crafts stores, with that hint of natural, woodsy sweetness and dark resins.

Wonderwood is truly engaging, particularly since it smells delicious to me, like something I would want to literally taste. Despite being a relatively manly scent, Wonderwood could work well on feminine skin too. It's not nearly as gender-set as one would expect.

Oud wood and incense make up most of the drydown, which is enchanting to say the least. To my nose, it smells almost religious, like what I'd imagine the ancient Buddhist temples would smell like. I find it a little similar to Marc Jacobs Bang, however this fragrance is much smoother and much more daring.

The longevity is wonderful, really worth the money. Wonderwood has once again re-established my opinion, that the masculine offerings by Comme Des Garcons are worth being discovered.

I try to add some words on a different...not on a scientist way,as everybody........
At the beginning you would hate it-strong and unpleasant, but in a couple of days step by step you should understand it!!!! Yes, you should understand the sense and the attitude of the smell towards yourself. It's very addictive-it's like a women, you love, but something is not quote yours... more you get women's :wisdom: more you love her. It's wonderwood. I am sorry, but if you are a man, you will understand this kind of very stubborn smell and eventually it will become yours

I am sorry but, it's not for oily skin or an Asian skin. My Asian friend who's got oily skin- Encre Noire smells on him unbelievably nice, but on a dry skin it smells very awful and on the contrary he likes Wonderwood, but can't use it-he smells like.. decay or putrefaction of something..so an opinion comes not from brain, but from a skin.

Let's start this way that the scent reminds me something muddy; like scented mud or pulp. I can't say it's fresh or it's warm, this marvel is both fresh and warm and has a warmth potentially although as "mashroomfat" said smells like burned wood; exactly hornbeam wood.
If I go to give an example, I present Lalique Encre Noire, with some little differences Lalique provides dusty, extremely smoky and woody and not earthy scent but all Wonderwood provides is that scent when it falls on wet and humid forest surface between fallen leaves and branches.

Personally have no inclination to wear this one and actually makes me confused about how can I wear. But it's something I love to have in my shelf. Perfectly designed in both flacon and scent.

So I like creativity, but wearable creativity.
Of any scents I've tried, this scent is similar to Bang, CDG man 2 and Halston for men, in that order.
The smell itself is one I canNOT help but love as my uncle living in the mountains would often make woodfires in the winter, back before fire bans in NSW, and the wood he would burn smelt exactly like this fragrance.

I will always applaud the niche market for total independence, wishing I could say I was underground enough to be caught wearing something so unconventional, but nay, I'm a sucker for (almost) mainstream perfumery, admittedly because it's easier to like and to wear.
And I will add that it takes grit to create a scent solely from wood notes, a real IDGAF attitude to actually release it for sale, especially at a department store in Sydney.

I have recently purchased a bottle of Azzaro Visit and it has really grown on me as i have gotten to know it a bit better, anyway, i gave wonderwood a spray today and i was amazed at the similarities between the two. I can also see the comparisons with Tumulte,Rush and satoriale as they are all Cedar-heavy.
It is not a bad fragrance but it is expensive when you consider that you can buy a 50ml bottle of Pal Zileri Sartoriale for £10 or visit for under £20.

this smells like it says-woody.not too overpowering unless done in excess.my only complaint with it is the price and I believe for the same or closer scent you wont go wrong with Tumulte pour Homme by Christian LaCroix.it's a lot cheaper but I guess it being an EDP accounts for that.

This is a more luxurious and "evolutionary" version of Tumulte that's all.Yes,it lasts all day and you will be felt in any circle with this.will give it top marks for what it's supposed to offer.

A wonderful fragrance

Cool. It definity woody but even on hot days, it doesn't get overpowering. Due to its rare fully woody nature this might som getting used to, it a grower not one you immediatly understand.

This is a nice interpretation of the Oud, mannered, never dominating but surely present. The first time I wore it, it immediately reminded me of a stronger version of Odeur 53 for it's almost undetectable mixture of ingredients. The opening is very similar to O53 on my skin with an expolsion of "clean" woods surrounded by a gentle oud. The whole fragrance is quite linear with a kind of sweaty-fresh or if you prefer dirty-clean effect. It's like having a shower after a sauna session. You got refreshed but you keep on sweating.
It's somehow rough and masculine, but a the same time well refined and never loud. In my opinion Wonderwood isn't one of those groundbreaking releases from CDG a-là CDG2, Odeur 71 or Avignon, but it's very welcomed in today's sport-fresh-standardized mass market for its sober modernity and uniqueness. Incredible longevity. Nice job.

One more thing: If you smell it blindfolded, you immediately say it's from Comme Des Garcons, and that's quite enough.

Rating: 7/10

i got a strange feeling with this one.

the opening, it was woody over dosed.

but after dry, it's remind me a lot of rose 31 by le labo.

Very different from what I know in perfumes.
It is, as the name suggests, woody but in an uplifting and fresh-aromatic sense. Dry and absolutely unsweet.
Smells a bit like, yes, I can admit it, freshly cut wood respectively new furniture (which I have always loved).
Unisex, unoffensive, subtle and very suitable for the office.
Wonderwood has a calming and soothing quality, warm and inviting. Not sexy - this is not a lover but a very good friend in a bottle. Comforts and rests my mind at ease.
Full of Asian meditation and very well done.
No big changes in the drydown - a linear aromatic not only for lumberjacks :-)

I'm loving it! I have been a huge vetiver fan for years. Starting with Geurlain's Vetiver ten years ago and just finished my last bottle of Vetiver Extraordinaire by Dominique Ropion. I'm kind of done with the ingredient but still like it in the backgroud as it has been part of my life for so long. Today I like my scents calm and simple and that's exactly what CDG wonderwood provides. Then it has this Cypress component which is quite dominant in the dry down. As a child we had cypresses in our garden. I remember squeezing the leaves between my fingers so I could get the lovely scent. CDG is not meant to be mainstream. There are CDG scents I do not get and which I would never wear but this one feels very nice and familiar to me.

All kinds of woods in this scent. For cold weather use, leaning on the masculine side. Very modern type fragrance, but I do not care for the lingering agarwood (Oud) note that is present throughout the scent. The drydown is better than the opening though. I got about 4-6 hours longevity.

Woody scents never been in my top list of favourite perfumes, but the idea of a fully composed woody fragrance intrigued me deeply.
My main concern with this unvareable hot weather was:
- This is going to be heavy and overwhelming-. But the reality is a light mosaic of woods in a juice.

"Wonderwood" starts light with soft spices followed by cypress, guaiac and touches of vetiver.
The woody nuances are lighter from start to end.
Mostly you will only get a vivid cypress-conifer smell blended with soft clean woods.

It develops deep with the addition of cedar, cumin, oud and patchouli resulting in a light-sweet twist floating around you. Underneath all the notes, there is a velvety-woody note I’m familiar with, that brings a much more patchouli presence, making it gains in intensity as "Wonderwood" heads to the base: the cashmeran.

The synthetic side appears shy, especially the cristalon that gives a apple-rose-like powdery texture towards the strong woody aspect the natural sandalwood adds.

Through the drydown the winner is the cedar with soft spices, light powdery accords in the background and some cypress.

It may be me or perhaps my nose, but this smells rather too similar (trying to avoid the adverb "exactly") like CDG "Dover Street": "Wonderwood " is a little bit lighter without the "Dover's" pugnent & cinamom accords.
The note that make the little different between them is the cypress.
Funny thing to say. I was puzzled when I sample it, so I decided to try both in my wrists and I hardly could find any difference appart from the concentration, the cypress note and the projection.

After all, this new launch is a lovely, nice balanced perfume for woody lovers, but I particulary think that it has a lack of originality, especially when It has so much in common with other CDG perfume and, to my personal taste, they are already in the market better woody perfumes. Although I may worth a look.

Being a light perfume, is perfectly suitable for hot or cold seasons and It definitively leans to a masculine side instead to the unisex.
"Wonderwood" has a below average longevity and average sillage.

Like Jlew I must admit that I like the fragrance very much and wouldn't mind having it. I realy don't care if fragrance is labeled for men or women. The scent itself is realy delicios, woody and I detect a lot of Iso-E-Super in style Geza Schoen. I also like gs01 by biehl parfumkustwerke and I can see the similarities between gs01 and woderwood. Not so longlasting, 4-5 hours and sillage is not bad at all.

To be honest, that one is good. But from the other hand, it could be better were it not a total rip-off of Gucci Rush for men, sadly discontinued, but less spicy and allow me to say, less loud. It feels like you date someone you like and you want to say:"I'd like you to stay over tonight", but you don't. No particular reason, you just don't.

this one smells like a weaker version of pal zileri sartoriale, which is much better....little wood, but absolutely no wonder in this one,...

I know that it says this is for a man, but I soo love it on me ( I am female ). It is such a warm woody yummy fragrance. definitely unisex.