Twilight Woods for Men
Bath & Body Works (2010)

Twilight Woods for Men by Bath and Body Works (2010) is another addition to the oval-bottled Signature Collection the brand had for a few years, starting in 2010. As the men's counterpart to the popular and still-made Twilight Woods by Bath and Body Works (2009), this short-lived men's take was not composed by Honorine Blanc, and is barely related to it at all. Another big blow comes from the fact that like most men's fragrances bearing "wood" in the title, Twilight Woods for Men isn't particularly woody, being mostly a musky/spicy affair with hints of vetiver that runs a bit cheap, as was the norm for this house at the time.

Bath and Body Works also had C&O Bigelow, who they were heavily pushing around this same time, making most of the B&BW brand men's fragrances feel like a second-chance gotcha if there was nothing from C&O that drew over the eye. Here we see a fragrance that feel mostly like a huge slug of cashmeran and Iso E Super with little wisps of white florals, spice, pepper, and clean laundry musk. Some people liken this to M7 by Yves Saint Laurent (2002) with cola or Dr. Pepper vibes, but it is a huge stretch. Cashmeran when overdosed can smell warm, fuzzy, and musky, as it was recently exploited by Dior with Dior Homme (2020), although in a more-sour way. Twilight Woods is not sour, thanks to that laundry facet and the spices to mull things out, just boring.

Perhaps in an abstract way, this could be a second cousin twice-removed to some of Jean-Claude Ellena's work, with the simplicity, transparency, and overdosing of huge, radiant sillage materials like Iso E Super, but Twilight Woods for Men lacks any of the elegance, and isn't much memorable besides the recognizable base components. Of course, prices for this after discontinuation are absolutely nuts, as evidently a lot of guys got this for birthday or Christmas, nursed their bottle over years time, then when to re-purchase it themselves to learn the hard way (as do we all) that Bath and Body Works hardly keeps anything around, not that this scent was worth keeping around in the first place. Thumbs down

Here I sit in man's Twilight Dome
Surrounded by this Alt-Kenzo Homme
Woody and spicy to please the boys
Vetiver VOIPing its nature noise
Peppery populist party pal
Paling the pink of its partner gal
Minimal Musks come to save the day
As toasty dry vetiver burns away
Butane and isomer finish the chill
Leaving a note that's decidedly nil
Subtle substantial enigma spray
Lasting for years on my bathroom tray
Some blessing for kicking out CFCs
And casting more side-eye on HFCs
Lest HFC-152 should kill
One polar bear, seal or Antarctic krill
Too late, crazy world, whether wrong or right
You saved this good fragrance, and thus, Good Night!

I admit that I love the blast of orange and woods upon application but it's nothing monumental. (Smells like something you'd happen upon in one of the teenie-bopper stores.)

Lacking in staying power--as is the case w/ most B&BW fragrances for men.

Nice fall/winter scent but that's about the only time I remember I have this one.

Nice, but short-livedNice scent, somewhat along the lines of a Burberry London, pleasant cedar note. One star deduction for lack of longevity.

Green Musk with woods. Perfection!This fragrance embodies the vision I've had for the perfect green musk with woods. Vince Camuto is an obvious copy of this and in my opinion, is inferior. Twilight woods is linear in the sense that you get the green musk wood from start to finish and thats great for me because I love this accord. The vetiver is not pungent, but rather clean and smooth. I'm suspecting the musk rounds it out. Although orris isn't an official note listed, it want to say that its in there and works with the vetiver, musk, and spice to give it that green vibe. A truly stunning fragrance that can be worn dressed up or down, for any occasion or season. The longevity and projection is also better than Vince Camuto. I still smell it on my shirt from the day before. I recommend 2-3 sprays if you want to be light, yet noticeable and around 5-6 for some serious mileage. Please never discontinue this as I will always have it! The shower gel is also stunning and true to the scent, and also lathers very nicely. For the cost, I enjoy this as much as my expensive niche and it lasts longer than some of them as well. Bravo!Pros: The best green musk!Cons: None

I tried Twilight Woods for Men, hoping it was more woody than the version marketed for women. It was. For 5 minutes. :) The opening is so nice and piney, a sharp contrast to the fruity-coconutty Twilight Woods for women. But that piney-ness is so short lived. The drydown, which happens fairly quickly, is kinda of peppery incensey. It reminded me of John Varvatos original, but when I compared the two side-by-side, there are some differences, which I am unable to explain in terms of notes.

Twilight Woods for Men is a hell of a lot woodier than the female version. They are entirely different scents, in my opinion. But Twilight Woods for Men is not as misnamed as fruit-bowl Twilight Woods for women.