Comme des Garcons

Wonderwood

2010
Four woods, no distractions — CdG's most wearable creation distills a forest into layered warmth.
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Sensory Profile

Sweetness Freshness Woodiness Intensity Longevity Complexity

Composition

Concentration Eau de Parfum
Style Avant-garde
Notable Ingredients
Gaiac wood Virginia cedar sandalwood vetiver oud accord cashmeran nutmeg

Olfactory Structure

Family Woody
Evolution Moderate
Sillage 5/10

Character

Moods

sophisticated earthy meditative comforting

Season

Autumn Winter

Occasion

All

Thematic Territory

A forest canopy in four dimensions — each wood note occupying its own layer, warm yet grounded

Era & Context

Modern

Wonderwood represented CdG's most commercially accessible release while maintaining artistic credibility. Four distinct wood notes layered without a floral or citrus cushion — a pure wood study that opened the niche woody genre to wider audiences.

Spiritual Links

Le Labo Santal 33
8/10
Woody Foundation Textural Kinship
Serge Lutens Feminite du Bois
7/10
Woody Foundation Textural Kinship
Diptyque Tam Dao
7/10
Woody Foundation Natural Purity
Tom Ford Oud Wood
7/10
Woody Foundation Textural Kinship
Frederic Malle French Lover
6/10
Woody Foundation Mood Convergence
Creed Royal Oud
6/10
Woody Foundation Textural Kinship
Chanel Sycomore
6/10
Woody Foundation Minimalist Ethos
Guerlain Vetiver
6/10
Woody Foundation Minimalist Ethos
Aesop Karst
6/10
Woody Foundation Mood Convergence
Yves Saint Laurent Tuxedo
6/10
Woody Foundation Mood Convergence
Tauer Perfumes Lonestar Memories
5/10
Woody Foundation Era Defiance
Etat Libre d'Orange Rien
5/10
Woody Foundation Era Defiance

Influences

Absorbed from

Diptyque Tam Dao Sandalwood-centered meditative quality

Influenced

Le Labo Santal 33 Paved the way for unisex woody fragrances as everyday wear

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