Dsquared²
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Galbanum and green leaf collide in a bright, slightly sharp burst—almost watercolour-green rather than realistic—before violet leaf grounds the composition with peppery herbaceousness. The pine needle adds a clean, resinous snap that keeps everything from becoming soft.
As the volatiles settle, Kingwood's subtle violet-rose character emerges fully, conversing quietly with the violet leaf for genuine woody-floral depth. The patchouli and vetiver creep forward now, anchoring everything in earth and roots, whilst that green accord slowly becomes less strident, more integrated into the woody framework.
The fragrance settles into a soft, skin-close woody-earthy finish where amber and musk dominate, creating a barely-there second skin rather than a cloud. What remains is more felt than smelled—a warm, slightly spiced woodiness with only the faintest herbal ghost of the opening's brightness lingering at the edges.
She Wood Velvet Forest Wood arrives as a deliberate contradiction—a woody fragrance that refuses to announce itself with the masculine swagger you'd expect. Instead, Alberto Morillas has crafted something altogether more intriguing: a whispered invitation into a forest interior rather than a declaration of arrival at its gates.
The galbanum and green leaf top notes establish verdancy immediately, but this isn't the bright, almost metallic greenness of aldehydic fragrances. This is chlorophyll-damp, the green of crushed foliage underfoot, slightly astringent against the skin. The violet leaf emerges almost at once—not the powdery sweetness of violet florals, but rather its leafy, slightly peppery green-floral aspect—creating an immediately sophisticated interplay. Kingwood (a Brazilian rosewood with subtle violet undertones) threads through, whilst pine needle adds a resinous bite that prevents the composition from ever becoming soft or feminine in the conventional sense.
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