Bear Wolf Brothers 2020

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7.7 / 10 80 Ratings

A popular perfume by Wolf Brothers for men, released in 2020. The scent is woody-resinous. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody

Resinous

Spicy

Sweet

Animal

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Cinnamon

Fir

Ginger

Pine

Heart Notes

Propolis

Honey

Iris

Base Notes

Labdanum

Vanilla

Cedarwood

Tree bark

Perfumer

Laure Santantoni

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Ratings

Scent

7.780 Ratings

Longevity

7.970 Ratings

Sillage

7.372 Ratings

Bottle

7.260 Ratings

Value for money

7.342 Ratings

Submitted by Psotka, last update on 06/13/2025.

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/28/2025

6
Pricing 5
Sillage 8
Longevity 6
Scent

Smirky
450 Reviews

Smirky

3

Sexy, animalic and masculine - but only for a short while

Bear is one of those fragrances where you'd wish there'd be a stop button for the dry down. In the beginning, you get an awesome, animalic, furry, masculine spicy scent with a touch of sweetness. As it dries down, it dials far back. Yes, leathery, woody, spicy and animalic, but no where near the start. Really too bad. Dries down into the ho-hums; nothing I'd want to buy a FB of.

Longevity for me was quite good; got about 10 hours out of it. But it quickly dries down into a moderate projection and then a comfortable, close scent bubble - essentially a skin scent that lasts.

02/14/2023

8
Pricing 6
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

NosyCat
10 Reviews

NosyCat

4

A bear of a fragrance

I discovered the Polish brand Wolf Brothers in Krakow. As their brand name suggests each of their fragrances is structured around a different animal; you will find ‘Goat’, ‘Boar’, ‘Wisent’ and the eponymous ‘Wolf’. All of them with their own distinctive notes to represent that particular animal. Now, this concept is far from unique of course - immediately I think about Zoologist fauna-based scents - but some of Wolf Brother’s creations capture the protagonists very well. So for instance the ‘Bear’, which belongs to the amber/woody/gourmand camp.

Immediately there is a thick sweet smell of dark chocolate and cocoa, mixed with some spices - some traditionally found in baking like nutmeg or cinnamon, some on a more piquant side, like ginger or chili pepper. The spicy notes provide the perfect counter-balance to the heaviness of vanilla, which is at the heart of the perfume and takes over as the top notes begin to fade. Now, one of the main accords is honey/propolis, which I personally don’t find easy to distinguish, unless you know it is there (as previously mentioned I smelt chocolate instead) - what it does however, is make the scent more rounded and three-dimensional. I also get some smoky undertones, but rather than originating from burning wood in a fireplace, it reminds me of incense smoke. The fragrance settles eventually into warm resins and some more musky woody vanilla, instantly reminding me of Tom Ford’s ‘Tobacco Vanille’, but with less of that oriental quality.
You can expect a decent projection for quite some time - about 5-6 hours. Due to its composition it is a wintery fragrance for me; the scent is just not dry enough to be worn when temperatures are soaring.

This is a rich, opulent fragrance, but it steers clear of the overtly luxurious ‘Tobacco Vanille’. Instead it takes a different path - one that is grounded, earthy and animalistic, just like a bear roaming the woods. It is warm and full, yet in no way cuddly. Beneath what is cozy and comforting one can sense a raw energy rumbling. Behind the warm appearance there is a dangerous animal.

01/30/2023

7
Pricing 5
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Artistscent
18 Reviews

Artistscent

3

This is a Bear

If I could describe this perfume with one word it would be mead. Blueberry, spiced mead more accurately but it's the perfect perfume for a bear; their diets definitely consists of something similar. Honeyed wild blueberries with a hint of cinnamon and a touch of animalic sweat. I can imagine Serge Lutens making a perfume similar if they removed the gothic aspect of their perfumes.

04/06/2024

PeteRalon007
104 Reviews

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PeteRalon007

Very helpful Review 10

Chain-smoking grizzlies

Background: Perfumos send me samples, I then test the perfumes sent without any knowledge and describe my response - that of an inexperienced dilettante.

Uuaar! Rarely have I been shouted at so directly, through my nose. I only smell it the second time, the first time I see a bearded man in his mid-fifties in front of me, wearing a leather jacket. With thick chains in silver, plus tattoos. Likes to drink whiskey, smokes cigars every day and has a voice about 5 octaves below Darth Vader. It is therefore possible that this is a man's scent. In the second part of the adventurous journey, labdanum, resins, licorice and something sweet (sage?) fly around your ears. The overall melange is a bit like pickled smoked fruit. Is there such a thing? Over time, the bitter-smoky note recedes and gives way to a little more sweetness. Thank goodness. Vanilla and wood, I suddenly think of a typical male grumpy bear who is as reluctant to leave his cave as our children are to leave their beds in the morning, but still adorable.