High Desert is inspired by the sublime experience of stumbling upon a dusty summer watering hole along a well-worn trailhead in the stunning high desert of New Mexico. Woody and smoky, rich with the green and aromatic dryness of wild herbs growing alongside the dust-lined trail, High Desert is an agreeably untamed fragrance that evokes the profundity of being alone in the vast beauty of the American Southwest and the serenity of understanding one's place amongst the grandeur of the natural world. In other words, if you're the type of person who only feels at ease far, far away from the din of the modern world, High Desert is inner peace in a bottle. It is a green, herbaceous, earthy, smoky, woody, resinous and balsamic fragrance with notes of red grapefruit, dusty cedar, trailside herbs, sage, Texas cedar, birch tar, smoked vetiver and labdanum. High Desert is an eau de parfum, edp.
Fragrantica: "Very smoky and woodsy - birch tar and sage with some vetiver. Slightly medicinal lavender or patchouli. It's a very safe outdoorsy woody guy scent. 3 sprays medium projection, lasts 3-4 hours."
Fragrantica: "I just tried this out for the first time (on my fiance, not myself), and I can see why it's so polarizing. On the initial spray, I was shocked at how strong the smoke and cedar were. A few seconds later, it started to settle into his skin. Hours after that, it mellowed into a much softer fragrance, but one that I catch a whiff of as he moves. It seems a lot of people don't like it, but to me, it smells very unique and very sexy, but not overtly provocative. There's something about it that evokes a muscular southern man, skin kissed by the sun he works under, resting his feet by a bonfire made from cedar logs he'd felled that day. His leather jacket, heavy and showing signs of wear, is draped on the log next to him. The sky above is clear and you can count every star. It's almost photorealistic for me- I smell it and the vision in my mind is so clear. It also has a warmth to it that I can't quite describe. I grew up in a small southern coal mining town, and something about it smells like home to me. I also spent a lot of time in my late grandfather's woodworking shop, and taking a whiff of this makes me remember his warm smile and his kind eyes. This scent has a duality to me; equal parts sexy and comforting. With that said, I think it's a perfect scent for my fiance- hot and home all in one."
Fragrantica: "The stars at night are big and bright deep in the heart of Texas, and Boyds managed to put that in a bottle like youre on an outing on the rugged canyons of the Rio Grande and pushing out further into Hill country. Scent is woody, smoky herbaceous, and dirty in an animalistic/leather way. This is by no means a pleasant scent, you're not gonna wanna put this on for a date night but you are gonna smell like you just came out of a jaripeo so very polarizing for some, very nostalgic for others."
Fragrantica: "Has kind of a campfire smell. Makes me think of camping. Not necessarily the desert though. Some national park somewhere. It’s woody and the birch tar is interesting. I can see why some people, like my husband, wouldn’t like it. (You know with the ‘why can’t you wear things that make you smell womanly?’ and I go I do! Like a hippie chick!) I kind of love the birch tar though. Kind of reminds me of doing wood burned designs as a kid. I can detect the cade and the sage but mostly it’s just cedar. Something slightly, very slightly, medicinal about it. Now this isnt something to wear out on the town. The campfire thing is going to be off-putting to a lot of people. But if you happen to visit a state park you'll match the scenery. You’ll smell like Ron Swanson from Parks and Rec. It is rather strong so if you’re headache prone you may want to avoid. i think this would be really hot on a rugged outdoorsy kind of guy. Kind irresistible really. Or husbands pretending to be outdoorsy and rugged?"
Fragrantica: "I grew up on a farm, and this reminds me of how my father smelled after he came in from the fields on a hot summer day, smelling of green grass that would soon be cut for hay -- fresh soil -- and sweat, mixed with diesel fuel that spilled on his hands and clothing as he worked on the tractor that had broken down in the field. This was a very familiar smell that brought back pleasant memories of my father and the farm where I lived and worked throughout the time I lived with my parents. But despite the nostalgic smells that came back so clearly to me, this isn't a smell that I can see myself wearing...at least not in the company of others. I would definitely encourage you to proceed with caution and to NOT make this a blind buy."
Fragrantica: "Really love this. Smoky and green fresh. Some RL Green notes were coming through. I think that will evolve into something different later. This is a bottle I was looking for. Really me. Love it. Great bottle. Waited couple months for this bottle. Blind bought and glad I did. If you know high deserts this has captured the environment. Kudos to the composers."
