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Perfumes with a pronounced woody accord, ranked by our score.

CreedAventusEDP

The fruity-smoky icon: juicy pineapple and smoky birch. Expensive, imitated and still unmistakable.

9.1/10
DiorSauvage ElixirElixir

A spice, lavender and licorice bomb at extract-level concentration. A little goes a very long way.

9.0/10
DiorDior Homme IntenseEDP

Creamy, powdery iris with a romantic aura. Introverted elegance for cold evenings.

8.9/10
ChanelBleu de ChanelEDP

A polished woody-aromatic. The elegant all-rounder that works from the office to dinner.

8.8/10
Maison Francis KurkdjianGrand SoirEDP

Golden amber of labdanum, benzoin and vanilla: Kurkdjian's bottled sunset, warm without being gourmand.

8.8/10
Giorgio ArmaniAcqua di Giò ProfumoParfum

The aquatic that grew up: marine notes over a base of incense and patchouli. Sophisticated and dark.

8.7/10
Louis VuittonOmbre NomadeEDP

Oud, raspberry and incense at monument scale: luxury smoke you can smell from across the street.

8.7/10
DiorSauvageEDP

The saga's middle ground: sweeter and cosier than the EDT, more versatile than the Elixir.

8.6/10
Parfums de MarlyLaytonEDP

Apple, lavender and spiced vanilla with an expensive-house finish: the easiest-to-love niche we track.

8.6/10
HermèsTerre d'HermèsEDT

Orange over flint and vetiver: Ellena's woody-mineral that has defined daytime elegance for twenty years.

8.5/10
DiorSauvageEDT

The bestseller that redefined fresh masculinity: radiant bergamot over an ambroxan base that refuses to quiet down.

8.4/10
Kilian ParisAngels' ShareEDP

Cognac, cinnamon and oak like a glass by the fireplace: the liquor-turned-perfume that defined the modern luxury gourmand.

8.4/10
Parfums de MarlyAlthaïrEDP

Bourbon vanilla with cinnamon and orange blossom: the elegant gourmand that defined 2023's masculine vanilla wave.

8.4/10
Maison Francis KurkdjianBaccarat Rouge 540EDP

The most imitated sweet-woody of the last decade: saffron, jasmine and a luminous amber that signs itself on skin.

8.2/10
AfnanSupremacy Not Only IntenseExtrait

The 'dark' Aventus clone: extrait strength, more smoke, and performance that competes with any designer.

8.1/10
ArmafClub de Nuit Intense ManEDT

The Aventus alternative that launched the whole "clone" category. Brutal performance for very little money.

8.0/10
Yves Saint LaurentLa Nuit de L'HommeEDT

Creamy cardamom and lavender for dinner for two: the definitive date scent, softer today than in its golden years.

7.9/10
LattafaAsadEDP

Spicy, fruity and ambery with performance that embarrasses fragrances ten times the price.

7.8/10
Al HaramainL'AventureEDP

The sweet, polished read on the Aventus profile: less smoke, more polish, extremely easy to wear daily.

7.8/10
VersaceErosEDT

Iced mint over apple and vanilla: the sweet-fresh that has ruled European clubs since 2012.

7.8/10
LattafaAl Qiam GoldEDP

Saffron, raspberry, leather and oud: the documented budget take on the Ombre Nomade profile.

7.8/10
LattafaBade'e Al Oud AmethystEDP

Rose over oud and vanilla: the budget rose-oud that put the genre within any budget's reach.

7.7/10
ArmafOdyssey Mandarin SkyEDP

Mandarin over caramel and tonka: the budget sweet-citrus that racks up office compliments.

7.6/10
Paco RabanneInvictusEDT

Grapefruit, marine notes and locker-room ambergris: easy to wear, easy to forget, impossible to hate.

7.0/10

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