Pineward Perfumes

[Scent Detective]

Pineward Perfumes released five new perfumes today on their website!

Some are EDT concentrations and some are extrait concentrations, (listed below), and the prices reflect that. I want them all!!!

Clemenpine:
Notes: Consenza Clementine, Blood Orange, Maritime Pine, Night-Blooming Jasmine, Saffron Flower, Rough Suede, Passion Fruit, White Lotus, Fir Balsam, Tobacco Leaf, Cedar Planks, Leather, Sandalwood, Pacific Ambergris.
Clemenpine is an EDT concentration.

Costal Veil:
Notes: Juniper Berries, Juniper Needles, Sea Water, Bladderwrack, Coastal Cypress, Oyster Mushroom, Water Pepper, Blue Gum Eucalyptus, Pacific Ambergris, Irish Sea Moss, Sandalwood.
Costal Veil is an EDT concentration.

Ginger Moss:
Notes:Fresh Ginger, Neroli Blossom, Bergamot Peel, Blood Orange, Himalayan Cedar, Rosemary, Leather, Oakmoss.
Ginger Moss is an EDT concentrtion.

Ivy Moss:
Notes: Climbing Ivy, Green Tea, Spearmint, Lime Rind, Lemon Verbena, Waterlily, Emerald Cypress, Mugo Pine, Cedarwood, Oakmoss, Treemoss, Cedarmoss.
Ivy Moss is an extrait concentration.

Meadow Moss:
Notes: Oakmoss, Alpine Sandwort, Wild grass, Green Wheat, Orange Blossom, Fir Balsam, Tomato Leaf, Azure Bluet, Mountain Wildflowers.
Meadow Moss is an extrait concentration.

 

[thesacredsaguaro]

Clemenpine sounds amazing wow!!!

Honestly I want to sample all of these. Thanks for posting.


Edit

I caved and got the sample set. Excited to try these. I really enjoy Nick’s spring/summertime scents.

 

[Martin__]

Treacle is my most worn Pineward and untill today, the only one from the lineup, that I had to get a backup bottle. I don't know how Nick did it, but this blend is out of this world. Literally blows my mind.

Out of the fragrance notes I get a prominent hay note, but I started to think wether this isn't a facet of Lapsang Souchong - may be.

@Scent Detective - thanks for the heads up! The notes look promising to all of this.

@junior_surgeon - congrats Nick!

 

[Tonyprince]

I've been smelling samples of three of the new releases and thought I'd share my thoughts. (I don't have samples of Coastal Veil and Meadowmoss so I can't comment on those two.)

Gingermoss: This is very appealing. The ginger and oak moss work nicely together to create a clean masculine soapy perfume. I can see this one appealing to a lot of people, including me. I really like it.

Ivymoss: Like Gingermoss, this is very soapy, probably due to the mosses of which there are apparently a lot in this one. There is also a great deal of spearmint, which I'm not a fan of, but anybody who is should grab a sample of this pronto. Very nicely done.

Clemenpine: There is a lot going on here. I'm going to have to sample this one further before I say much since I've sampled it twice and found it different each time. Nick is combining woody and floral notes in a way that reminds me a bit of Ellen Covey's (Olympic Orchids) work.
Update: I'm still on the fence on this one but there is definitely some sort of unlisted hay/wheat kind of an accord in here which is something that Nick has been playing around with a lot lately. I agree with others who say this isn't as citrusy as one might expect from the description.

I'm looking forward to reading other people's opinions on these new offerings (as well as the two I haven't smelled yet). Nick is obviously continuing to create interesting perfumes at a rather startling rate. It might be hard to keep up with his output, but based upon his success rate with me, I'm all in for trying to keep up. Bring them on!

 

[floralcowboy]

I just received the spring set samples this morning. Gingermoss immediately impressed me and so I wore it before running errands. I adore neroli, this is one of my new favorite takes on it. The ginger and moss compliment the neroli/orange blossom. The longevity is fantastic too - I just got home several hours later and i'm still radiating a sweet, musky, animalic neroli drydown. Reminds me of his summer set (I own both Delfino and Gelatto!) Definitely will get a full bottle of it.

Still working on the others, but I was intrigued by Arcadian the prototype and plan on wearing it next. I've been craving seaside perfumes that use more local pacific herbs. Coastal Veil is great but a little too strong on the mushroom for me but It did capture the chilled seaside fog incredibly.

 

[thesacredsaguaro]

Just got my sample set!

These have me feeling hopeful that with Pineward’s ability to create nuanced, complex, and original compositions the future will be looking bright.

For now Clemenpine on first spray is incredible. Not what I expected at all. It has the textural consistency of Arbole by Hiram Green even though it smells nothing alike, BUT, it’s way, way better. It’s not the citrusy fresh thing I thought it would be and I’m really happy about that. It’s dark, leathery, herbal and even a bit anisic but not like licorice or anything. I get some woodsy/powdery quality too.

The sandalwood is definitely stronger than I thought it would be and I love that. I swear the tobacco leaf is the herbal quality I’m smelling but it’s hard to know for sure. I just checked the notes and the suede is definitely there. This one is seriously awesome.

Edit

Ohhhh boy. The saffron and lotus is peeking out now. It’s so well blended too. For $135 THIS is what I want out of an artisanal/indie/niche fragrance. Even if this isn’t something you’d wear it’s hard not to notice the artistry involved. The saffron is creating a bridge to the black leather accord drydown. Very smart.

 

[thesacredsaguaro]

Gingermoss is a nice, spring/summer floral but it’s lacking some of the characteristics I personally enjoy with floral forward fragrances. This is really nice though and if you like the profile it’s a no brainer to pick up even a small sample. Unfortunately for me I’m not a fan of the profile. It feels kind of standard issue in the indie realm and doesn’t offer anything adventurous. By no means does that imply it’s a bad fragrance or even boring. It’s just not my cup of tea.

 

[thesacredsaguaro]

Ivymoss: I appreciate the artistry but this one is rough. It’s like a rugged Lush scent. Imagine the aroma of walking around Lush by all the herbal bath bombs and artisan soaps. This is that smell. Not my cup of tea at all. It’s a muddy, herbal soap aroma that dries down to a mossy, herbal/ivy hand soap. A very luxurious hand soap but the smell is quite literally what you’d smell after washing your hands at a foresty luxury spa resort.

Update:

Wore this one on skin and the soapy lemon verbena meets eucalyptus is fleeting. The results are actually really nice as the woodsy, darker ivy notes take shape with some mossy undertones. This needs to be worn on skin. The opening still smells like spa soap but it’ll be difficult for me to shake that association with lemon verbena.

Coastal Veil: More artisan hand soap vibes. This one is pungent with a prominent juniper Berry aroma that feels like a vintage men’s fragrance. Very classic and masculine but with this artisan hand soap backbone. So not the Irish Spring or Dove soap aroma but more like Molton Brown or even something from Meyer’s hand soap. This one I want to explore further but the mushroom note is strong. As it dries down it turns into an aquatic hand soap. Think calone mixing with mossy notes and modern hand soap.

Update:

This one dries down to a gorgeous wet stone aroma. Think smooth, wet, rugged cliffs with gentle seaweed and oceanic notes. Much nicer in the drydown and overall is my second favorite after Clemenpine

 

[thesacredsaguaro]

Meadow moss:

Like the other mosses in the collection this one too is an artisan hand soap in sprayable format. However here it’s more floral with a pronounced citric quality in the opening with Orange Blossom and that soapy, mossy, semi-aquatic seaside underlining that seems to be the dna for all the mosses.

Where this one differs is the inclusion of tomato leaf which feels quite realistic. You get the sense of mint-like quality that comes from shoving your face into fresh tomato leaves in the garden. The herbal quality is refreshing and it balances the hand soap aroma from becoming too utilitarian and feels like you’re wearing a complex fragrance verse the smell of freshly washed hands. My favorite of the bunch next to Clemenpine.

Edit

This is in the same realm as Hendley’s Narcis. I think if you loved Narcis you’ll probably enjoy Meadowmoss. While both are different they feel like they could be siblings.

Second edit

After wearing this on skin I’m in awe of how strong the projection is on this. While this turns quite soapy on my skin I love how fresh and clean it smells. I seem to lose some of the complexity that I get on paper as my skin chemistry is dampening some of the notes. All in all this is worthy of a 4ml dram at the least.

 

[Greasetrap]

Ivymoss: I appreciate the artistry but this one is rough. It’s like a rugged Lush scent. Imagine the aroma of walking around Lush by all the herbal bath bombs and artisan soaps. This is that smell. Not my cup of tea at all. It’s a muddy, herbal soap aroma that dries down to a mossy, herbal/ivy hand soap. A very luxurious hand soap but the smell is quite literally what you’d smell after washing your hands at a foresty luxury spa resort.

Coastal Veil: More artisan hand soap vibes. This one is pungent with a prominent juniper Berry aroma that feels like a vintage men’s fragrance. Very classic and masculine but with this artisan hand soap backbone. So not the Irish Spring or Dove soap aroma but more like Molton Brown or even something from Meyer’s hand soap. This one I want to explore further but the mushroom note is strong. As it dries down it turns into an aquatic hand soap. Think calone mixing with mossy notes and modern hand soap.

I recently tried a small sample of Megamare and the far dry down of Coastal Veil made me think of it. For an edt it lasts too, I could still smell it this morning on the back of my wrist. I really enjoyed it throughout.

 

[Swoleiosis]

Months after receiving the largest sample set in the fragrance world, I’ve added a couple of new favorites to my collection. I love the idea for a fragrance house and am really looking forward to future releases. Thanks so much!

Ponderosa / White Fir: The first samples I tried both became instant favorites. Similar in style, they are based on a specific pine needle and resin, with the unique aspects of each amplified by supporting ingredients. Ponderosa has the more rough scent “texture” to the woody parts, with a warm pleasant strawberry / butterscotch / vanilla background that you appreciate every time you catch a whiff throughout the day. White Fir focuses on the green, pine, and citrus notes, giving it a more standard scent picture of a pine needle. Both are interesting, eminently enjoyable, last on a combination of clothes and skin, are subtle enough not to envelop everyone around you but, are far from skin scents and do leave a trail. These two are 9’s and 10’s to me and are just great to spray anytime and all the time.

Treacle: Quite strong in the early stages, with a powerful molasses / raisin note. The drydown reminds me of a Sandalwood Tobacco candle, but in the best way. I got a 4ml mini bottle to see how I feel about it in the long term. Lasts days and weeks on clothes and works as a garment fragrance in cooler weather.

Costwald: Another powerful scent, I got a mini, but I think I’d appreciate the newer version I see on the website, with toned down maple, more than this first version. An agreeable oak / vanilla / maple syrup scent.

Apple Tabac old, new: Reminds me of Apple Shampoo. I ordered the new version as a sample, because I feel like there’s a way this could work, but the first version seemed a little one-note heavy, but the new version with more tobacco isn’t working for me either. I think it is a few versions away from being a great, complete fragrance.

Pastoral: Has a real fun and unique jammy opening. This is another I think is a few tweaks in the mid / drydown away from being a great fragrance, (for me).

All the green / forest ones: These are the reason I sampled Pineward, but sadly I didn’t find any I like. Almost all have some dark or off aspect about them, decaying matter, wet soil, a very brown pinecone, swamp water, gloom, etc. If you’re going for photorealism they really hit the mark, as something I want to smell or smell like, they aren’t what I look for.

Revelries: I think I’ll keep the sample vial as a room spray, because it’s great to have in the air.

Clementpine and the new moss ones: All very mossy!

Bonus! Dasein Winter: Not from Pineward, but I ordered a sample to go with the theme and to see which coniferous fragrances I would be getting. I heard the company was sold, so maybe this is a reformulation….. but I get zero pine / green at all. This is just a lavender fragrance in the style of Naxos, or a little back to black.

 

[thesacredsaguaro]

I’ll sto- spam

Months after receiving the largest sample set in the fragrance world, I’ve added a couple of new favorites to my collection. I love the idea for a fragrance house and am really looking forward to future releases. Thanks so much!

Ponderosa / White Fir: The first samples I tried both became instant favorites. Similar in style, they are based on a specific pine needle and resin, with the unique aspects of each amplified by supporting ingredients. Ponderosa has the more rough scent “texture” to the woody parts, with a warm pleasant strawberry / butterscotch / vanilla background that you appreciate every time you catch a whiff throughout the day. White Fir focuses on the green, pine, and citrus notes, giving it a more standard scent picture of a pine needle. Both are interesting, eminently enjoyable, last on a combination of clothes and skin, are subtle enough not to envelop everyone around you but, are far from skin scents and do leave a trail. These two are 9’s and 10’s to me and are just great to spray anytime and all the time.

Treacle: Quite strong in the early stages, with a powerful molasses / raisin note. The drydown reminds me of a Sandalwood Tobacco candle, but in the best way. I got a 4ml mini bottle to see how I feel about it in the long term. Lasts days and weeks on clothes and works as a garment fragrance in cooler weather.

Costwald: Another powerful scent, I got a mini, but I think I’d appreciate the newer version I see on the website, with toned down maple, more than this first version. An agreeable oak / vanilla / maple syrup scent.

Apple Tabac old, new: Reminds me of Apple Shampoo. I ordered the new version as a sample, because I feel like there’s a way this could work, but the first version seemed a little one-note heavy, but the new version with more tobacco isn’t working for me either. I think it is a few versions away from being a great, complete fragrance.

Pastoral: Has a real fun and unique jammy opening. This is another I think is a few tweaks in the mid / drydown away from being a great fragrance, (for me).

All the green / forest ones: These are the reason I sampled Pineward, but sadly I didn’t find any I like. Almost all have some dark or off aspect about them, decaying matter, wet soil, a very brown pinecone, swamp water, gloom, etc. If you’re going for photorealism they really hit the mark, as something I want to smell or smell like, they aren’t what I look for.

Revelries: I think I’ll keep the sample vial as a room spray, because it’s great to have in the air.

Clementpine and the new moss ones: All very mossy!

Bonus! Dasein Winter: Not from Pineward, but I ordered a sample to go with the theme and to see which coniferous fragrances I would be getting. I heard the company was sold, so maybe this is a reformulation….. but I get zero pine / green at all. This is just a lavender fragrance in the style of Naxos, or a little back to black.

I once saw a criticism of the brand being that the major gems get drowned out by how many offerings are here and that if Pineward was to trim some fat they could be a stand out house if the offerings that were available were refined with direction and focus. It’s clear Nick has immense talent but even with the new Spring release most of them just smelled like hand soap with Clemenpine and Coastal Veil being the real standouts.

For every 5 releases there’s a solid banger but man it’s hard trying to find those bangers when so many offerings share a strong common dna.

 

[Martin__]

I'd say many compositions sharing common (or same) DNA is not a problem. The releases are being pushed out very frequently. Being quite honest, most of them I haven't smell, but I'm that kind of a fan that bonds with first compositions. I mean - I'm not saying new prototypes, extracts and EDTs are bad in any meaning! But the lineup has already grown to what? 32 positions (didn't include prototypes - speaking of which, I've smelled some) in 3 years! That is an achievement.

I think dividing them and classifying strictly as seasonal perfumes might be sort of a solution here.

Last but not least, my favourite Pineward perfumes are from 2020 and 2021 - Murkwood, Treacle, Steading, Eldritch and Fanghorn II, plus two made in 2022 (Funerie and Nocturnis).

 

[Martin__]

That said, my current top 5:

1. Treacle
2. Murkwood
3. Steading (o.g. maple monster
   
   )
4. Funerie
5. Fanghorn II
   
   and extended to top 8:
6. Funerie (very close to making top 5)
7. Eldritch
8. Brokilän

There are few that might fill missing 2 "top 10" vacancies:

Cotswold, Gristmill, Ponderosa, Hayloft, Hayride, Pastoral, Revelries.

From these mentioned I own bottles from spot 1 to 7 (plus a backup bottle of Treacle).

 

[Dr B1414]

Treacle has become my favorite tobacco perfume, and I own many amazing ones. Tabac Grande, old Jeke, Baque, og Thai Tabac attar, Hindi Tabac, etc. So that's quite a feat. The thing that Treacle does for me that the others don't, is that it is incredibly addictive. I find myself craving it. That's how you know a perfume is special.

 

[Martin__]

Treacle has become my favorite tobacco perfume, and I own many amazing ones. Tabac Grande, old Jeke, Baque, og Thai Tabac attar, Hindi Tabac, etc. So that's quite a feat. The thing that Treacle does for me that the others don't, is that it is incredibly addictive. I find myself craving it. That's how you know a perfume is special.

Ha! I'm not the only one then! @Dr B1414 - I've got identical situation with Treacle. I own plenty of great tobacco based perfumes in my collection - Jeke, Baque, Kiste, Mond to name a few. I think Treacle shares some similarities with old Jeke - flask and even older ones, BUT it is totally unique and stands on its own. Built on totally different structure. That said, Treacle has grown to be my definite No.1 as it comes to tobacco scents. It is special to me as well, I own a backup bottle and thinking of getting another one. Hope it never gets discontinued.

 

[mikeperez23]

I see that, today, all of the sample sets are Sold Out.

 

[Scent Detective]

I see that, today, all of the sample sets are Sold Out.

I believe he said the shop would be closed for a few weeks. Maybe more will be available when he gets back?

 

[Martin__]

To all the European based folks out there - Lulua is an European Pineward retailer and as far as I know they are providing samples as well.

 

[Tonyprince]

I believe he said the shop would be closed for a few weeks. Maybe more will be available when he gets back?

Yes, whenever he closes for vacations he lists everything as "sold out." I think the only one that is actually sold out at the moment is Autumnal.

 

[oscarsh]

To all the European based folks out there - Lulua is an European Pineward retailer and as far as I know they are providing samples as well.

And Ecuacionnatural in Spain, also with the option to buy 5 ml decants.

 

[Tonyprince]

I just got my bottle of Hayloft today along with some samples I hadn't tried before so I thought I'd go ahead and post some initial comments about those.

First of all, Hayloft is amazing and unlike anything else Nick has done. It has no woodsy notes to my nose and the only things that might be considered gourmand (oats, wheat) are not used in a way that emphasizes their foodiness. It's really beautiful and one of the most unisex of the Pinewood offerings. I love it.

Now for the samples that I hadn't tried before. Two are currently prototypes and two are currently available. I'm going to start with the prototypes Caravansary and Acadian.

Caravansary: This one is very complex and changes a lot over its evolution. Imagine a smokey lovechild between Murkwood and Norne and you're in the ballpark but like all children, it's its own individual. Nick is doing something to balance the smokiness that is working in a very interesting way but I don't think it is listed in the notes. I think part of it is perhaps some kind of fruit. A previous poster mentioned that his girlfriend mentioned smelling "orange chicken" and my husband thought he detected cherries, or maybe there is some bergamot since he mentions tea in the listed notes? Whatever it is, it's working. A nice woody incense, which is not quite churchy, enters later. I'm definitely going to keep testing this one. It's super-interesting.

Acadian: This is a fresh, extremely green perfume. It opens a bit astringently but soon mellows into a very realistic smell of intensely fragrant green stems. There is also a bit of Coastal Veil's oceanic qualities, which is suggestive of an ocean breeze passing through all of the greenery, which I'm sure is what he was going for given the name of the perfume. I also get a bit of muskiness on my skin but that might be just my own muskiness blending in with the perfume's notes, since it's June. I can imagine this being sexy on a sweaty man on an extremely hot day. I also plan to keep sampling this one.

Now for the currently available ones - Coastal Veil and Meadowmoss.

Coastal Veil: As mentioned above, this one is extremely oceanic. Nick is using a few earthy components, most notably mushroom, to balance the ocean with some earthiness but the ocean definitely wins out. People who love aquatics should definitely check this one out but I prefer the use of some of the qualities he's using in here when they are backing up the greens in Acadian rather than being the star of the show as they are here.

Meadowmoss: This is a masculine fougere to my nose. There is a lot of soapy oak moss and a considerable (but well chosen) amount of florals giving the perfume a very clean and fresh but also a somewhat formal quality. It makes me think of an extremely clean man at a classy outdoor event on a beach. I think it smells really good but I'm not sure I see myself as this man. I certainly would enjoy standing next to him at that classy beach party, though!

It's certainly fun trying to keep up with Nick! .I think the only two I haven't tried now are Herringbone and Gingerbread but I'm looking forward to trying them!