Unplugged for Her
EDP · 2012
Avon
Statement
Oriental Woods
Note Profile
About
Oriental woods is a category term, not a material. Brands use it for a wood accord built warm: resin and spice over the wood rather than the dry, mossy, earthy wood that the generic woody-notes entry covers. Only one source fetched describes the term itself, and it describes it in marketing adjectives.
Scent Profile
Oriental woods is a warm wood accord, resin and spice laid over the timber rather than a dry, mossy wood. A deep, soothing woody base sits underneath a resinous, sensual amber warmth. A spicy warmth runs through the middle. A soft, creamy sandalwood quality supports it, with a faint smoky trace from guaiac wood at the edges.
ScentWheel
Breadthbroad
EnvelopeBase · ~24h lasting
Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.
ScentArt
Seen in
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Origin
Built, not extracted. No aroma house sells 'oriental woods' as a named captive or base, and no manufacturer olfactive description sheet exists for it. ScentSeeker, a note-reference site, gives it a 'deep, soothing woody base' with spice at the opening resolving into a 'sensual resinous base'. Makesy, a perfumery-supplies retailer, sells a blend it calls a floriental wood accord and describes it as 'A sophisticated fusion of floral and amber notes adds a multi-layered warmth', with a buyer adding 'A little spicy and warm, but floral'. That is a neighbouring term rather than this one, and it is weighted accordingly. Guaiac wood is the kind of material the trade reaches for when building a dark wood accord, and Parfinity describes it as 'smoky, resinous, and slightly leathery' with 'subtle hints of tar, incense, and a medicinal undertone'.
Usage in Perfumery
A base accord. Attested on 9 Parfumo entries across 8 brands and absent from Fragrantica, so eight different houses have printed the term in their own note lists. It names the whole drydown rather than modifying another note.
Similar Notes
Perfumes featuring Oriental Woods
A selection of reviewed perfumes where Oriental Woods appears prominently.
