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Collection Black

Woody Mood Olfactive Studio 2017

7.7 / 10 330 Ratings

A popular perfume by Olfactive Studio for women and men, released in 2017. The scent is woody-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody

Spicy

Resinous

Smoky

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Ginger

Bergamot

Saffron

Clary sage

Heart Notes

Frankincense

Spikenard

Black tea

Sequoia

Base Notes

Styrax

Cocoa

Patchouli

Leather

Perfumers

Bertrand Duchaufour, TechnicoFlor

Ratings

Scent

7.7330 Ratings

Longevity

7.8281 Ratings

Sillage

7.3279 Ratings

Bottle

7.6250 Ratings

Value for money

7.195 Ratings

Submitted by Michael · last update on 08/09/2025.

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Collection Black collection.

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Reviews

23 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/24/2019

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Pepdal
238 Reviews

Pepdal

Helpful Review

Woody Mood indeed

My first review of an Olfactive Studio perfume, and one from one of my favourite perfumers, Bertrand Duchaufour. Released in 2017 based on main accords of citrus, ginger, incense and dry woods. Hope you enjoy, and thanks.

11/08/2023

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Dear69SoFine
9 Reviews

Dear69SoFine

1

Excellent Composition

One of the best blends from Olfactive Studios, in my opinion.

Right away you're hit with a blast of spiced ginger mixing with woods. The sequoia note actually stands out too. It's different from all your other more common woodsy notes often found in the base of fragrances. You can pick up that saffron immediately but it's tame. The spices lend a supporting role than anything else. They don't bash you over the head, just lightly sprinkled in to accentuate the star players.

From the opening through the early part of the mid is where I notice most of the sweetness. In between all of this there is an oily accord, not petrol or anything resembling violet. It's as if you rubbed some kind of oil on you, interestingly. I'm assuming this is the styrax.

The woodiness early on feels/smells oiled, lightly sweetened, and as it develops becomes significantly drier, almost musty but in palatable way. At the base I don't detect any residual sweetness apart from some cocoa way in the background behind the woods. Again, incredibly well balanced and neutral. It quite literally smells like dry, aged wood. The accompanying photograph is spot on. You can smell the age of the surrounding area. If you've ever spent time inside older cabins, this might ring a few bells.

09/02/2022

8.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

BobbyGee
230 Reviews

BobbyGee

2

Olfactive Studio / Woody Mood

I am sitting in the forest and wondering what to write about this smell and suddenly I feel that apart from the smell of trees and dark vegetation floating in this damp forest, I can smell additional scents of figures moving among the trees that I have not noticed before. Well, my eyes do not deceive me .... she supports herself in wooden clogs singing Geppetto through the forest, holding some smoldering incense in her hand ... beautiful and sharp. Behind him there is a smaller figure, whistling and stumbling over his leather sandals every now and then, spilling something from the cup he is holding in his hand ...
Ah, that's Pinocchio, he goes the shit and pours cocoa, warm, home-made and slightly sweet. This scent of forest, various trees, Geppett's wooden clogs, fierce wooden Pinocchio, his leather sandals and the scent of sharp incense mixed with warm and slightly sweet cocoa - is a real feast of the senses ... a unique fragrance, the work of the genius of Duchaufour. Yes, the same one responsible, among others, for the 3 Comme des Garcons series (Avignon, Kyoto, Zagorsk ...) and for the L'Artisan Parfumeur series of fragrances - a sensational, among others, Timbuktu.
For me it is a very good work, although I did not smell all of them. In my opinion, very masculine, spicy, woody, herbal and envelopingly smoky and sweet at the same time. A fragrance for fall, winter and maybe spring. Long lasting and highly styled.
Wait .... and where are Geppetto and Pinocchio as I wrote?

04/25/2017

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Taurus
1169 Reviews

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Taurus

Top Review 27

Comforting Forest

The decisive source of inspiration for the creation of this Eau de Parfum was the photograph "Woody Mood," which shows a sunrise at the edge of a path in the forest. The sun rays seem to shine powerfully through the light morning mist between thick tall coniferous tree trunks, which can barely be perceived as mere silhouettes. At the edge of the path, one can see a woman who appears quite small from this perspective and seemingly walks into the forest. Whether she is drawn by the light or by the mystique of the forest is open to interpretation - in any case, this photo, which is also featured on the packaging, conveys a particularly fascinating atmosphere that Bertrand Duchaufour used as a template for "Woody Mood" for Olfactive Studio.

What has emerged is a truly extraordinary woody scent that starts off fruity thanks to bergamot and ginger, but then gains a very soft component due to saffron and can present fine woody notes as well as the aroma of sweetened black tea. So far, so good. The real twist comes from Indian spikenard, a useful and medicinal plant from the Himalayas that is also used in Ayurveda as a calming agent and is said to have mind-strengthening or consciousness-enhancing effects.
Spikenard oil was highly sought after and absolutely precious in ancient times.
Its ethereal scent fluctuates between sweet-bitter, earthy, warm, and deep. It has a somewhat medicinal quality, but not in an unpleasant sense; rather, as described above, it is calming and uplifting.

Yes, a bit of incense is also present, and patchouli can be faintly detected, but one should not have high expectations regarding leather, which also applies to rum, which can be enjoyed in small measures at the tail end of the drydown. With a longevity of 7 to 8 hours, one has certainly accomplished a decent walk in the woods.

Otherwise, one could say about Woody Mood that it is primarily characterized by saffron, black tea, and Indian spikenard, with lighter, resinous wood notes interspersed.

For Bertrand Duchaufour and Olfactive Studio, this represents entirely new paths and not the usual monotony. Whether as a special comforting scent or an emerging aromatherapy - from the end of summer/beginning of autumn 2017, many can justifiably look forward to it!

P.S.: As for the bottles, all upcoming as well as gradually the previous scents will be available in the new design. The bottles, as already seen with Close Up, have a more camera-like look thanks to the stylized lens and rounded sides, making them feel smoother in the hand. This also aligns more with the philosophy of the label, which enjoys playing with photographic attributes.

04/17/2021

10Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Delightful
39 Reviews

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Delightful

Top Review 30

Warm Woody Atmosphere

In the light-filled forest, wooden and green,
walking on warm paths.
Silence and tranquility only,
Mammoth tree whispers.
Deep, ginger balm fresh breaths.
Through the needles,
herbaceous aromatic whispers.
Into the branches,
thoughts are incense-wide.
From the trunk to the bark,
feel how the resin pulses and beneath you the woody rich earth.
Down to the deep roots,
a soothing warm brew flows, like dark, bitter dry cocoa.
Under solid ground.
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Woody Mood is for me a scent like a walk in a wooded clearing, in warm sunlight.
At first, it smells like dry, warm wood, somewhat resinous,
like balsamic dusty earth and also a wonderfully green, slightly sharp freshness.
Then the scent becomes warm and aromatic deep.
I really like this depth and I can clearly smell the cocoa, which comes across absolutely dry, dark, and slightly bitter.
This scent is like leaning back or letting go.
Everything in Woody Mood radiates a cozy calm for me.
A truly wonderful woody-spicy fragrance.
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[Many thanks to Medianus76]

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