The Perfume Library

Cedar Forest

7.8

Ponsà · 2019

Green · Spicy · Woody

Ponsà Cedar Forest is a green, woody and earthy unisex scent built around oakmoss, amber and benzoin. Oakmoss gives it a cool, damp forest-floor feel, while benzoin and amber soften that with resinous warmth. Copaiba balsam and Chinese toon add a spicy, smoky darkness, so the scent reads dry and woody rather than sweet. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it stays fairly close to the skin without filling a room. Voters pick it most for leisure and evenings, with nights out and daily wear close behind. Its profile is close to Lorenzo Villoresi Patchouli (Eau de Toilette) and Régime des Fleurs Falling Trees.

Indy Oud

7.0

Ponsà · 2020

Fresh · Floral · Green

Ponsà Indy Oud is a unisex scent that pairs Indian oud, patchouli and tuberose with valerian and mint. The notes read as a single whole rather than a top, heart and base: Indian oud, patchouli and resins build a woody, earthy body. Tuberose adds a soft floral touch, mint and grapefruit bring freshness, and valerian leaves a green, animal shadow. The spicy, oriental side and the musk keep it warm. Voters rate its longevity and sillage as good, though the number of votes is small, so that picture is tentative. It sits comfortably on both men and women and suits those who like oud. Electimuss Fortuna and Maison Anthony Marmin Oud Assam have a close profile.

Odyssey

7.5

Ponsà · 2022

Fresh · Citrus · Green

Xanath

7.6

Ponsà · 2021

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Ponsà Xanath is a unisex scent that sets a floral, sweet body against the warmth of resin and spice. Voters rate its longevity and sillage as good, and a fair share rate the longevity as high. The vote count is small, so this is a tendency rather than a firm verdict. Its dense, warm character reads as shared rather than aimed at men or women alone. It opens with aldehydes and orange, and ylang-ylang brings a soft floral note in the heart. The base settles into myrrh, Bourbon vanilla and benzoin, a sweet, resinous warmth, with Himalayan cedar giving it a woody, earthy footing.

Ahlea Perfums · 2024

Spicy · Creamy · Resinous

Ponsà · 2025

Woha Parfums · 2026

Fresh · Green · Fruity