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Quick answers
What is Woody?
Cedar, iso-woods and dry timber — the architecture under most modern bottles.
EDP vs EDT — what changes?
Concentration is oil in alcohol, not a quality score. EDT (about 5–15%) shows more top; EDP (about 15–20%) shows more heart and base. Houses vary; this is not a lab assay.
How should I wear Woody?
One or two sprays on skin or cloth — sternum or hair, not a cloud in a lift. Let it turn an hour before you add more.
Which season fits?
Day to night, all year. Very dry skin can read woods as sawdust.
Does skin chemistry change it?
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.
What about IFRA and oakmoss?
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.
The market for Woody runs from body mist to otto extrait.
Chanel, Guerlain and niche counters share a family and disagree on dose.
Houses
- Chanel — Bois des Îles.
- Serge Lutens / Shiseido — Féminité du Bois.
- Hermès — Terre d’Hermès.
- Escentric Molecules — Molecule 01.
- Cartier — Déclaration.
- Diptyque — Tam Dao.
Price bands
- Designer woody EDT — Iso E + citrus.
- Bestseller EDP — Terre-weight.
- Solinote molecule — Pays for the idea.
- Heritage wood extrait — Bois des Îles restages.
Trends
- Ambrox-wood default — Masculine briefs.
- Pencil niche — Named virginiana.
- Anti-haze oud — Counter-trend.
- Transparent woods — Ellena leftover.
Stats
- Iso E since 1973 — Decades in formulas before Molecule 01.
- Anosmia rate — A notable minority barely smell Iso E.
- Longevity — Among the more persistent families.
- CITES pressure — Pushes briefs off true sandal.
Price is not quality; it is harvest, IFRA and a story about Woody.
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