Woody, 2006: Iso E decade
Choose Woody by the note, not by the bottle photo. “Iso E decade” in 2006 titles that note, and 2015 is strength or time. Shop lighting is not lasting power. Ernest Beaux (1881–1961, France) is still the story a counter tells when this family needs a name.
Day to night, all year. Very dry skin can read woods as sawdust. Yes. Warm, moist skin amplifies sweet and spice; dry or cool skin can turn the same juice woody, soapy or short. Test on your skin, not only a blotter. IFRA sets industry limits on some naturals and synthetics. A reformulation is usually a legal edit, not a betrayal. This atlas is not a safety sheet.
Any ethics or materials I should know? Read the materials chapter for the actual load. Niche and designer often share a family and disagree on dose. No. This atlas is cultural and editorial. Fragrance can irritate; oakmoss, eugenol, citrus oils and musks are common triggers. See a clinician for reactions. Nothing here is a diagnosis, treatment or safety sheet.
Woody did not arrive as one bottle. The timeline below keeps Grasse, Guerlain, Chanel, Nahéma and IFRA as proper names, not metaphors. Read the years as a map of trade and reformulation, not as a ranking of beauty. Ernest Beaux / Chanel: sandal, aldehydes, ylang — wood as couture.
On the blotter, keep 2006, “Iso E decade,” and 2015. Without them Woody blurs.2006
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 2006
- Figure kept
- 2015
- Scent
- Woody
- Trial line
- Iso E decade
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