pencil shavings

hello! so, a while back, i saw someone refer to what i believe was "Amber Vanilla | The 7 Virtues" as the "pencil shavings final boss." i completely and entirely disagree! HOWEVER, i looooove the pencil shavings quality of You Eau de Parfum and the like--it's the only reason it stays in my collection as i haven't met a scent that is MORE pencil shavings than You. i was wondering what some of your guys' MOST "pencil shavings"-esque fragrances you've tried? preferably, derived more from wood notes than aromachemicals, and without a noticeable musk. if you've got any, thank you!

Hey @DesireeM , agreed about the pencil shavings quality of You Eau de Parfum !

There are a bunch I’ve smelled with this feel to them, and I’d probably have to sit down with my test list to think of which one had the most noticeable/dominant portrayal.

But I did find there are quite a few fragrances “tagged” by users with this term too, in case you hadn’t seen them while you’re hunting. Good luck, and hope someone shares a great rec for you!

https://www.parfumo.com/Discov...

i did see them, @Gourmandgrl !  i was a bit overwhelmed, but thank you!

@DesireeM totally fair, I get when there are too many options to go through it might feel more like a chore lol.

Hopefully someone will have a spot-on rec for you! 🤗

I don’t know if you can get this where you are but if so "Neon (2023) | Aaron Terence Hughes" has a pencil wood shavings smell to me. It is the only fragrance I have ever smelled that has that kind of woody smell to me and it is very strong in this fragrance.

i can, and i will certainly try it out!  thank you, @Mitchcraft

Please do try Iris de Syracuse. It's the king of pencil shavings and one of the perfumes I can't live without.

Wow, nice to know that tags function works like this. I had no idea what the point of that was. I'll be more careful when writing my tags from now. Thanks!

@Raluko111 i had and need a new bottle of Iris de Syracuse! Consider it done 🫡 THANK YOU for reminding me!

To me, the pencil-shaving note comes from cedar and sandalwood, so I tend to seek out those notes when chasing this accord. A good example is Tam Dao. The EDT is sharper, more woody. True pencil shavings, while the EDP goes creamy, like soft, creamy pencil shavings.

Tam Dao Eau de Toilette
Tam Dao Eau de Parfum

For me, You Eau de Parfum is one of the most pencil-shaving-esque perfumes. Another one is Paper-.

Cèdre-Iris

When it comes to the pencil shavings note, my go-to is Molecule 01.

It's soft, woody and cozy at the same time to me.

Exceptional Because You Are

These freebie samples always smell like pencil shavings to me 🤣 I don't even dislike this scent honestly, it just smells a little unfinished.

For me Reflection 45 has a strong pencil shavings note

THIS is promising!!!! all that CEDAR 😍

Just found the most "pencil shavings" scent I've tried so far: Liis Bo 😀

Women love to use Molecule 01 and many describe it as pencil shavings. Not a big fan of M01, but give a shot.

Infusion d'Iris Cèdre (Now available as Infusion de Cèdre, - so without Iris in the name - the company clames it is the same as Infusion d'Iris Cèdre and that they just changed only the name)

I have both Infusion d'Iris (2015) Eau de Parfum and Infusion de Cèdre and the latter is absolutely more 'pencil shave-ish'

I think both (certain) Iris notes as well as cedar notes will provide the best pencil shaving vibe.

I love the smell of pencil shavings!

For a hyper-realistic pencil scent that leans heavily into graphite: "№ 2 (Eau de Parfum) | DSH Perfumes"

For more of the cedar, wood shavings quality: Tam Dao Eau de Toilette

For freshly-sharpened pencils stored in a poorly washed dill pickle jar: No.04 - Bois de Balincourt Eau de Parfum

For a pencil shavings vibe without any of the expected notes: Mmm