Costume National · 2021
Secret Woods
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
woody
grounded
smoky leather woods with juniper and vetiver
Scent Notes
Woody
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About This Perfume
Think smoky leather woods with juniper and vetiver: that is Costume National Secret Woods. It opens with balkans juniper berry, grapefruit and bergamot, moves into nutmeg, saffron and styrax and settles on leather, Haitian vetiver and patchouli. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
This fragrance is best in spring, fall and winter and is an evening scent. It suits casual days. Released in 2021.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something woody and grounded for casual days.
- Sample first if: woody is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike spicy fragrances.
Around $99.
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Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans masculine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
Costume National is the fragrance arm of the Italian fashion house of the same name, the line's aesthetic runs spicy, woody, leathery and resinous rather than the sunny-citrus Italian default. The 15 live pieces on Scendira average .01 and skew Woody / Spicy / Gourmand by scent-family. Prices span $33-$146 (average $92), accessible-niche band. Standout live pieces: Costume National I ($99.44,.40, spicy saffron tea with leathery cedar), Soul ($146.24,.26, spicy leather jacket with resinous oud smoke), Costume National Homme ($99.44,.25, spiced grapefruit citrus, dry sandalwood, sweet resin), Scent Intense ($79.55,.22, dark rose tea, cardamom, leathery warmness), and 21 ($111.14,.14, warm resinous wood, honeyed spice, soft musks). Best read as Italian-fashion-house niche with a leather-spice signature: CN I and Soul are the anchors.
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It smells like smoky leather woods with juniper and vetiver. It opens with balkans juniper berry, grapefruit and bergamot, moves into nutmeg, saffron and styrax and settles on leather, Haitian vetiver and patchouli.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is an evening scent. It suits casual days.
It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
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