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Neroli Woods

7.6 / 10 20 Ratings
A popular perfume by Banana Republic for women. The release year is unknown. The scent is green-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Green
Spicy
Floral
Earthy
Woody

Fragrance Notes

LavenderLavender OakmossOakmoss Violet leaf absoluteViolet leaf absolute PlunzaktirPlunzaktir
Ratings
Scent
7.620 Ratings
Longevity
7.115 Ratings
Sillage
6.217 Ratings
Bottle
5.711 Ratings
Submitted by AmyAmy · last update on 11/12/2023.
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French Oakmoss (Solid Perfume) by For Strange Women
French Oakmoss Solid Perfume

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Morgaina

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Morgaina
Morgaina
Very helpful Review 9  
Wild Mountain Lavender in Provence
Lavender, but not the neatly lined lavandin from the vast lavender fields in Provence, rather an abandoned, no longer cultivated field in the mountain slopes near Grasse, where the true, wild lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), wild herbs, and meadow flowers come together in a colorful and above all fragrant gathering without restraint. Driving leisurely through Provence, you find this time and again. And this natural perfume oil smells of wild lavender, mint, hay, and meadow herbs, a scent for the current late summer days, when one wants to capture the sun within, hold onto it, and preserve it for the cool winter days.
I cannot detect oak moss, the dryness of the violet leaf is well and subtly integrated. Later, the scent becomes a bit sweeter floral, but remains unisex, a robust lavender that some men will love here.

The brand For Strange Woman comes from the USA and according to their homepage, they only produce natural fragrances without any synthetic additives. I do not find any labels about this, as we are used to from organic products/cruelty-free, on the homepage. (If you find anything about this, I would be happy to make an update here). The samples are in glass vials, three of which are nestled in a kind of golden matchbox filled with cotton. For each scent, a card is included, with a description of the fragrance and the indication that it is a plant perfume, made 100% from natural materials, handmade, cruelty-free, phthalate-free, and paraben-free.

For me, this is the most beautiful scent of the six tested. With some, I had a problem with longevity and sillage; apparently, my skin absorbs exactly the oils from this company. With other natural fragrance oils, H + S was clearly better.
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KingLui

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KingLui
KingLui
Helpful Review 7  
Cold Stones, Clear Air, Steaming Stones, Hot Air
Images of a cemetery at dawn appear before my inner eye when I wear French Oakmoss. I imagine the gravestones, cool and damp, glistening in the rising sun. I picture dense fog rising from the meadows, enveloping everything in a bright gray. This feeling of wet stones and earthy, crypt-like cemetery air sends shivers down my spine, but not a creepy kind, rather a beautiful one.

I would love to start my day in that cemetery, sitting in the damp grass, wrapped in a chunky knit sweater, because despite these thoughts of graves, silence, and death, French Oakmoss makes me feel very much alive. And happy.

The scent transforms from morning dew-soaked, clear air to an ethereal steam bath. Now I imagine lavender infusion being poured over hot stones. It hisses and steams. The air is hot and humid, the airways clear, my face dripping.

In the end, there is a new twist to a floral-creamy note that is no less beautiful.

A perfume that touches me.
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Hay sways in lavender fields
Soft moss hums
From the forests
Summer crunches
In brown leaves
Quietly through Provence
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Lavender dances
On the forest stage.
Her movements flowing
Between purple and green.
In the end, she lies on the ground
In the moss.
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To be honest, it smells undefined, spicy, and musty from start to finish. Lavender doesn't save it either. Leaves me puzzled.
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4 years ago
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Clearly lavender-dominated oak moss. It doesn't harmonize for me, and since there's usually something dancing in the other statements: I'm stepping away here.
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The garden is ancient. Wild growth is spreading. The trunks of the thick, gnarled giants are mossy. The lavender smells wild and free.
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A balancing act between lavender fields and mossy mountain slopes on a trail of violet leaves. Great earthy, dark-fresh scent.
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Thick, viscous lavender oil on a mild oak moss base. Very nature-connected, with subtle sillage. Unisex.
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3 years ago
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Dark soft lavender, meadow herbs, earthy moss. But, pretty.
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Dry, herbal summer meadow hay. Healthy and peaceful. Beautiful!
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Perfume oil, shines on the skin. Moss: herbal. Lavender: authentic. Green / brown / earthy / herbal / leafy. Beautifully simple. Simply beautiful!
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