In the Woods eSENSielle 2014

Hello Parfumas and Parfumos,
after a long abstinence I am back at the start!
Coincidentally, I'm in Düsseldorf in the Manufaktum reinmaschiert. With a good friend we wanted to look at this special shop. Who does not know it: There the tools, cosmetics, garden and kitchen accessories, decoration and everything in the higher price segment - mostly.
So, now to the scent. While looking around, my nose actually heard interesting scents. Following the olfactory trail I soon came to the row where the perfumes stood. Nothing what I knew. Flacons rather inconspicuous, pleasing retro and almost cheap looking. I skimmed the fragrances and stuck to a bottle that reminded me of the Serge Lutens series. Simple, clear lines. In the Woods. So let's see what this can do. I pulled out the test strip and sprayed it once. Boom! Woods, earth, childhood, hiking, pine cones, resinous fingers, prickly pine needles. I was so surprised, I'm sure I stood there for a few minutes processing the images in my head. This scent is rich, has a rounded body, it needs space. It immediately becomes clear to me that careful dosing is a must, as the sillage is inescapable.
The opening starts with pine for me, juniper mixes in a bit and pepper adds a bit of spice. Half an hour later, ITW now seems more resinous, more balsamic, warmer too. It seems eerily masculine to me. Like a well-built, bearded man chopping pine on a mountain...
We are now at about 6 hrs on skin and clothes. The stock seems softer. It still crackles some pine after, but it is now gently woody. Clearly noticeable is still fir and amber.
Conclusion: I am positively flashed and also surprised when I read the ingredients. This could have backfired and smelled horribly like Christmas market fragrance oil. Instead, it turned out to be a strong (niche) fragrance with what I think is a very bold composition. DSquared had once brought out Woods, also not bad, but by no means as sophisticated composed as ITW.
To me it's not unisex, it's very masculine and "beardy". But basically I'm not a fan of the gender madness. Of course, women may, should also wear everything. In this fragrance, however, I immediately had a clear picture of the carrier...
I put this lucky find on my wish list, because then I can always make an olfactory journey into the forest.
For me, a resounding yes. Yes to testing. And if you wear a beard, buy it directly! ?
Durability 13 hrs on clothes, slightly less on skin.
Sillage: none get away scot-free. All come along into the forest