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Wood Substance

Perfume Parlour Wood Substance is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2016. Wood Substance opens with Oud, Sea Water, and Salt, settles into a heart of Seaweed, Styrax, and Pink Pepper, and dries down to a base of Ambergris, Oud, and Canadian Fir Balsam. Perfume Parlour's Wood Substance carries a Favourite verdict, a fresh-led wear.

Wood Substance follows Tom Ford's quirky Oud Minerale, pairing salty sea-air with an ethereal, transparent oud. The coastal, mineral character is recognisable, though it wears thinner and the oud feels less nuanced than the niche original.
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  • Fresh
  • Mysterious
  • Grounded
  • Refined
  • Uplifting
Wood Substance Eau de Parfum bottle
Dupe Inspired by
Oud Minérale by Tom Ford
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Profile

Citrus Floral Fruity Green Sweet Warm Woody Earthy Animalic Fresh
Citrus 0%
Floral 4%
Fruity 2%
Green 5%
Sweet 7%
Warm 20%
Woody 21%
Earthy 18%
Animalic 23%
Fresh 31%

Mood Profile

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

Accords

Fresh
85%
Woody
70%
Oud
60%
Salty
60%
Aromatic
50%

Notes

Top Notes

Sea Water 36% Oud 32% Salt 32%

Heart Notes

Seaweed 39% Pink Pepper 32% Styrax 29%

Base Notes

Oud 37% Ambergris 34% Canadian Fir Balsam 29%

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Intimate
Intensity
Moderate

Best Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer

The fresh, salty marine character is best in spring and summer and loses its lift in cold weather.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Casual
Also Works:
Office Date Formal Sport

Clean and understated, it suits casual and office wear while the oud base gives it enough presence for evenings.

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About

Wood Substance takes on one of Tom Ford's strangest creations, Oud Minerale - oud taken to the beach. It opens with a wash of salty sea notes and aquatic minerals over a smooth, transparent oud, then a heart of green seaweed, styrax and pink pepper keeps that coastal, slightly briny signature front and centre. The drydown leans on ambergris, soft fir balsam and a lingering woody oud. Against the Tom Ford, this version reads flatter and a touch sharper - the eerie, ethereal balance between marine and oud is simplified, and longevity sits close to the skin rather than radiating mineral sophistication for hours. Still, it captures the genuinely unusual fresh-aquatic-oud concept impressively for the price, making a great budget option for warm-weather wear and anyone after an oud that isn't dark or smoky.

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