the Woods Collection · 2021
North Star EDP
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
fresh
uplifting
Bright citrus, mint, ginger over woody amber
Scent Notes
Fresh / Citrus
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About This Perfume
the Woods Collection North Star smells like Bright citrus, mint, ginger over woody amber. It opens with pink pepper, mint and bergamot, moves into ginger, melon and jasmine and settles on amber, amberwood and frankincense. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for casual days. Released in 2021.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and uplifting for casual days.
- Sample first if: citrus is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike fresh fragrances.
Around $44.
Explore more: More from the Woods Collection · Fresh perfumes · Pink pepper perfumes · Mint perfumes
Concentration
EDP
Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans masculine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
the Woods Collection is a unisex fragrance line running a woody-floral house sensibility, nature-titled pieces (Panorama, Glow, Essence, North Star, Bloom) across fresh-woody, floral and amber lanes. The 16 live pieces on Scendira are entirely unisex (16 of 16), average .98, and split evenly across Fresh (5) / Floral (5) / Woody (4). Prices show a very wide spread, $10-$765 (average $89), with most pieces sitting under $90 and one collector-tier outlier at the top. Standout live pieces: Panorama ($44.09,.27, sparkling grapefruit over cool amber water), Glow ($10,.19, dewy rose leather, berry powder, smoky woods), Essence ($34.99,.15, warm amber resin, leathery woods, smoky oud), North Star ($43.99,.14, bright citrus, mint, ginger over woody amber) and Bloom ($43.03,.08, fresh rose and peony with lychee sparkle). Best read as an accessible unisex-woody discovery brand.
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FAQ
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It smells like Bright citrus, mint, ginger over woody amber. It opens with pink pepper, mint and bergamot, moves into ginger, melon and jasmine and settles on amber, amberwood and frankincense.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It reads unisex.
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