BOIS D'ÉBÈNE

The dry-down is pure Cabreuva, dark and amber-sweet without ever turning powdery—it lasts a full eight hours on my skin. I keep catching whiffs of it on my wrist and it pulls me right back to that Brazilian wood note, like the description promised.

I was skeptical about a wood-forward scent being wearable every day, but this patchwork of dark amber and cabreuva is surprisingly smooth. It lasts through a full workday on my skin without turning sharp.

The drydown is pure cabreuva, dark and warm, and it somehow layers all those amber woods without turning muddy on my skin. Lasts through a full workday, which is more than I can say for most things in this category.