Cypress Cedar

I am a big fan all the TDH & flankers and have or have had most of them. The comparisons being made here are very valid. With your nose in it you can’t deny that the bitter orange and vetiver are very similar to TDH. That being said it’s got a less dirty orange with hint of minty lemon opening. The vetiver is very similar to Hermes but overall stays alittle sweeter and zestier. As it dries it gets away from the comparison alittle as it stays brighter with the rhubarb notes and green mossy cedar. It is it’s own stand alone fragrance and not a clone but to try and describe it without using TDH as comparable fragrance would be a disservice to readers. This is a great scent that’s kind of quaint but can be over sprayed to compensate. I love how mature and bright it is at same time and the rhubarb is very unique. Seems to have a short life so far but can to be the case with new bottles. I would say this is better than TDH if it lasted longer. Its a little more youthful and has a brighter profile. Great blind buy if you like vetiver scents for sure. Definitely is more masculine and mature side of things for cool weather and rainy days. 8.5/10 overall

Definitely inspired by Terre d'Hermès, although not built for the same sense of dynamic "contrast" between the citrus top and heart and the woody/earthy base. This opens with a fairly literalistic and natural bitter orange (bergamot) note tinged with lemon and a light brushing of spearmint. Within fifteen minutes, that all segues into a conventional masculine woody accord of cypress and cedar, focused more on the smell of the needles than the wood, backed by a brighter green rhubarb note, and within five hours this tames down to a vetiver, cedarwood, and white musk with some citric freshness lingering. Despite being somewhat color-by-numbers woody-masculine in nature, the added mint to the top and the rhubarb in the heart give it a greener freshness that glows subtly through, and elevates Cypress Cedar to something that feels like a luxurious cologne rather than a downmarket Terre d'Hermès clone. If you overspray, the rhubarb pushes past the other notes and dominates for a couple hours, smelling vegetal and bitter. Well done, mystery perfumer, well done.

A biting bitter orange and peppery mint captures the attention in the open. As the bitterness subsides the tanginess of the rhubarb comes through in the heart (if I didn't know it was rhubarb I would thought vague tangy fruit). Interestingly I didn't actually get any wood scents until deeper into the dry down, where vetiver comes through before any cypress and certainly before the musky cedar about 10-15 minutes in. Nose to skin that bitter orange does manage to stick around fairly deep into the dry down; I didn't expect that. The comparison is Terre d'Hermès and that seems fair; I have a TDH dupe (Rasasi Fattan Pour Homme EDP) which is in the same vein, but that is not presently as wearable as Cypress Cedar is. Afternoon refresher feels like the right time for this type of fragrance.

One of my favorites along with Neroli Woods & 78 Vintage Green. I think that Cypress Cedar is the more masculine of the bunch with a nice woodsy drydown. You catch small whiffs of the Vetiver/Patchouli combo along with the Cypress. Yes, it kind of has that Terre D’Hermes tinge but, very, very feint. The opening has a nice zesty kick that is bitter yet fresh and clean smelling. Not overpowering and definitely not a projection monster with longevity that is 5 hours at best with 4 of them being a skin scent. But, for under $20 it’s a great deal for a nice casual/run around kind of a fragrance. To be quite honest, the whole Icon Series Line up is worthy of a pick up as long as your picking them up discounted. I’d never pay the retail prices for them.

Great scent, about 75% similar to TdH. The cedar, cypress, and mint notes are what differentiates it, at least to my nose. On the flipside, TdH has a dirtier more earthy undertone compared to this. Also, try not to be confused by the main accords section, as this is far from a traditional woody fragrance. The sharp cypress and cedar notes are from the leaves of the trees, rather than the actual wood or bark of the tree. If you've ever plucked the stringy leaves of a cedar tree, you'll know that it smells different from the actual wood. Mix in a medium dose of bitter orange and you have the primary composition of this fragrance - the remaining notes are barely noticeable.