I put some in a Raspberry accord I was making. I had a good base already but wanted to do something different The Oakwood description on your site was so accurate. Sure enough it was like I tucked a peck of Raspberries in my old oak teachers desk. Superb.
This has become a staple ingredient in my candles, the scent is unmatched
I'm fairly new to perfumery, so I can't speak to the realism of this reconstruction BUT I can say that it smells absolutely beautiful and is very creatively inspiring. A little goes a long way, and to my nose it is a little fuzzy or powdery with sweet almond and lilac nuances. Definitely has potential to be a star material!
This base has a woody amber aroma with a cedar element. I will be using it in a marine perfume
I use this is so many of my creations, it is simply beautiful and essential for any perfumer
Their products are amazing! Expensive but great i wish i could get a coupon every now and then.
I just ordered. I haven't even gotten it yet. THANK YOU FRATERWORKS!
I remember the first time I smelled this. My friend down the street had a bottle he got for Christmas and he gave it to me because he wasn't into frags or girls at the time. I remember exactly where I was standing when I sprayed the first spray in my room. It was the most incredible smell I had ever smelled and I remember thinking "dang this stuff not only smells amazing, it fills the room!" It was a primordial beast ... to a fault - absolutely everybody wore it and too much of it. Movie theaters, restaurants and malls were flooded with this fragrance. You couldn't escape it. But the reason was simple - it was just plain awesome. A few years ago I tried a spray at a store and didn't even recognize it. However, with Frater's version, I am transported back to that initial moment standing in front of the mirror marveling at 14 years old. It's the real deal. I ordered a lifetime supply. Thank you again Fraterworks. Keep up the good work.
I’ve found an unexpected use for the Fraterworks Compounds. Rather than trying to duplicate the original fragrance they’re inspired by, I use them as educational references while learning perfumery.
Compound Five has become a benchmark for what I think of as a professionally finished fragrance. It demonstrates how smoothly the different elements are integrated, how the transitions unfold naturally, and how refined the overall structure feels from the opening through the dry down.
When I’m evaluating one of my own creations, I’ll often smell Compound Five first, then my fragrance. The comparison helps me identify whether my blend feels rough, unfinished, overly sharp, or lacking cohesion. It trains my nose to recognize balance rather than simply individual ingredients.
For anyone learning perfumery, I think these compounds are valuable not only as inspiration but as study tools. They provide a reference point for understanding what gives a fragrance that polished, complete quality that can be difficult to describe until you’ve experienced it repeatedly.
Everything good 😊
Absolutely amazing , use this to make a demo formulation with and without, difference is there .
Dear Fraterworks, please hear my shameless plea to NEVER stop selling this compound 😭
It is amazing. I will come back with another review after I have compared it side by side with delina exclusif. To be honest I don't care whether or not it smells similar to the real thing. This is one of those "a win is a win" situations. Let me fatten up my bank account and come back to buy a greedy batch of this. 😂
Pretty oud has none of the negative things I associate with oud and all of the good things. I am overdosing it intentionally in an oud blend.
To me it is powerful, pungent, resinous, leather (with some Suederal vibes) and amber. I detest animalic and barnyard notes in oud and tended to stay away from oud at all costs. I really don't like other more tame oud stuff like IFF Oud Ollifac, it has something of a weird vomit note to me in the drydown that I also cannot stand.
New to frateworks it’s my first order just started playing with my goodies so far Quilty is clean beautiful and I think I just became a customer 👌