The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Woodland is part of Forager Botanicals' perfume line, a fragrance built around the character of the outdoors rather than a decorative concept. Its name points toward the denser, shaded side of nature, while the composition answers with cedarwood, green leaves and high altitude lavender. The result is aromatic and woody, with a deliberate closeness to the natural world. Cedar supplies the structural center, its dry grain softened by the green freshness of leaves and the cool herbal character of lavender. Together, these notes create a measured woodland impression: calm, lucid and tactile. Woodland feels less like formal fashion fragrance and more like a remembered path, where the scent of cedar, greenery and lavender lingers together in quiet balance.
Woodland's character comes from a restrained meeting of woods and herbs. Cedar and cedarwood bring dry structure, high altitude lavender contributes a clean aromatic note, and green leaves add a cool, open-air edge. The sources also describe sweet, rich herbs, giving the greenery a warmer, more tactile side. That balance matters. Lavender can feel polished or medicinal on its own; cedar can feel severe. Here, the green notes loosen the structure while herbs keep it from becoming merely woody. The result is aromatic and fresh without turning bright, which gives the fragrance a particular kind of naturalism: less forest floor, more sunlit leaves in a stand of cedar.
The evolution
Woodland presents a cool, aromatic impression, shaped by the clean vertical character of cedar, green leaves and fresh notes that suggest shade and open air. Lavender adds a distinctly herbal accent without making the composition feel conventional or sharply perfumed. High altitude lavender meets cedarwood and rich herbs in a clean, cool tension against the woody structure. The leaves contribute a green freshness, while the herbs add a restrained aromatic depth. As the scent is worn, cedarwood remains the clear anchor, dry and composed, with the herbs leaving a subtle aromatic trace. The balance feels close to the skin, more intimate than showy, and consistently green, woody and fresh. Woodland reads as cool leaves, clean cedar and a soft trace of lavender.
Cultural impact
Woodland expresses Forager Botanicals' elemental approach to scent through cedarwood, green leaves, high altitude lavender and rich herbs. The name gives the fragrance a clear thematic focus, while the composition invites attention to familiar natural impressions: the dry grain of cedar, the freshness of greenery and the cool aromatic quality of lavender. These elements allow the perfume to sit between plant study and atmosphere, encouraging a close reading of how botanical materials interact.
The House
Forager BotanicalsForager Botanicals is a Brooklyn natural fragrance house founded by graphic designer and art director Casey Coyle. Launched in 2012, the brand built its first perfume collection around plant-based formulas, botanical oils and a close reading of nature. The original line comprised Island Lei, Nectar, Bloom and Woodland, names that place scent within a landscape rather than presenting it as a formal fashion fragrance. Forager later expanded into body oils, applying the same botanical approach to skin-fragrance products. Independent profiles describe Coyle as the creative force behind the company, while fragrance databases credit Alex Lawless as consulting perfumer on the debut collection.
The Creator
Casey CoyleCoyle works with botanicals as both raw material and muse, building compositions that feel textured and alive rather than polished into anonymity. Her stated ambition places technical mastery at the center of her practice, and her training through local perfumery classes gave…


















