The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Wild Forest arrived in 2018 from Ekaterina Siordia, the founder and sole perfumer behind Siordia Parfums. The name says everything and nothing. Russian forests are not abstract, they are a physical fact of the landscape, millions of hectares of taiga that shape everything from the climate to the culture. Siordia grew up in that shadow, and Wild Forest is her translation of it into scent. Not a postcard version of the forest. The real one, with its sharp cold air and dense undergrowth and the particular silence that only exists when you've walked far enough that no one can hear you anymore.
What makes Wild Forest unusual in the niche space is how unapologetically conifer it stays throughout its evolution. The heart is stacked with conifer materials, Pine Tree absolute, Himalayan Cedar, Juniper, and Fir, a forest canopy in literal terms. Where most woody fragrances use a single conifer note as punctuation, this one builds entire sentences from them. The honey and rose absolute keep it from reading as purely masculine, while the oud and leather in the drydown give it the depth that separates a forest walk from a forest in winter, there's warmth underneath the cold.
The evolution
The opening is bright and immediate, bergamot and lime arrive first, cutting through like cold air at altitude. The honeysuckle is there too but doesn't announce itself. Ginger adds a warmth that seems wrong for a forest scent until you realize it's the warmth of exertion, of walking far enough to feel your pulse. Within the first hour, the citrus retreats and the conifers take over. Pine Tree absolute and Himalayan Cedar form a dense canopy. Juniper adds a sharpness that cuts through the sweetness. Fir and vetiver ground it, keep it from reading as purely aromatic. The heart lasts, this is a fragrance that moves slowly. Four hours in, the leather and oud begin to assert themselves. This is the forest floor now, the layer that decomposes and feeds the roots. Tobacco, amber, oakmoss. Honey is still there but it belongs to the trees now, not the air. The drydown is intimate, close to the skin, present the next morning as a faint resinous warmth on fabric.
Cultural impact
Wild Forest occupies a specific position in the conifer-forward niche space. the community users compare it to Serge Lutens Fille en Aiguilles and Byredo Gypsy Water, though Wild Forest leans harder into oud-tobacco than its Scandinavian-leaning peers. For wearers who find Gypsy Water too delicate, Wild Forest offers the same conifer framework with more conviction underneath. The Russian provenance adds a certain appeal in niche circles where provenance and cultural specificity carry weight.
