Dsquared²
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
A cool spray of aquatic notes crashes immediately over wet green leaf, the violet leaf snapping into focus with just enough cardamom spice to prevent this from feeling purely fresh. Within seconds, you're somewhere between a wet forest path and a high-altitude garden.
The silvery fir and cedarwood gradually emerge, transforming that initial aquatic slickness into something drier and more structured. The vetiver anchors the composition with a rooty, almost tobacco-like undertone, whilst the woody notes achieve an almost translucent quality—they're present without feeling suffocating.
The musk and amber settle into the patchouli's embrace, creating a warm but still-restrained base that retains the fragrance's essential clarity. By hour four, you're left with a soft woody-amber whisper—intimate rather than projecting, making you lean closer to catch its final breath.
Dsquared² Original Wood arrives as something of a paradox: a woody fragrance that refuses the typical heaviness of its category, instead favouring a crystalline freshness that feels almost architectural. Daphné Bugey has crafted a scent that opens with an unexpected aquatic character—those initial moments feel more like stepping into cool air than crushing wood chips. The violet leaf and Guatemalan cardamom create a distinctly green, slightly peppery introduction that sits somewhat apart from the woody DNA promised by the name.
What makes this fragrance compelling is the tension between its wet, verdant top notes and the silvery cedar-fir accord that emerges beneath. The Haitian vetiver roots everything with earthy authenticity rather than the sweaty, animalic character some expect from this note. There's a mineralised quality here, as if the woods themselves have been polished smooth. The Indonesian patchouli in the base doesn't darken the composition into leather-bound library territory; instead, it whispers beneath musk and amber, lending texture without drowning out the forest-floor clarity above.
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