Fans and press have linked Seonghwa with elegant woods, widely reported rather than officially confirmed. Their scent reads as The Quiet Woods: as a colour, deep brown shot through with pale taupe. The closest dupe that shares its notes is Dossier Woody Sandalwood, an 88% note match for $29 instead of $230.
What does Seonghwa smell like?
Seonghwa's reported signature, Le Labo Santal 33, opens on sandalwood, cardamom, leather over a base of iris. In a word, it reads the quiet woods, deep brown shot through with pale taupe.
Seonghwa is reported to favour elegant and woody, polished sandalwood and musk, meticulous and refined, which fits his neat, artistic image. It is a considered scent. The woods-musk dupes here track that polished character.
Seonghwa's scent, as a colour
Every fragrance has a colour fingerprint, the accords that make it up, weighted by how loud each one is. Seonghwa's is The Quiet Woods: grounded, elegant, unhurried. Sandalwood and skin, never loud, always felt.
The dupe that shares the notes
Dossier Woody Sandalwood tracks the Le Labo Santal 33 signature on Sandalwood, Cardamom, Leather, the notes most people actually register. Where they part ways is the iris, which the original carries a touch more of, so it is a close relative rather than a carbon copy.
See the full Santal 33 dupe breakdown →How to wear Seonghwa's scent
A dry, woody signature that reads polished by day and richer at night, at its best once the temperature drops. Think day into evening, autumn and winter. A dupe makes it an easy one to reach for often, since you are not rationing a $230 bottle.
Seonghwa's scent twins
Stars whose signature sits closest to Seonghwa's on the same accords, if you like this, you will likely like theirs.
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Frequently asked questions
What perfume does Seonghwa wear?
Public interviews and fan reports link Seonghwa with elegant woods. These are widely reported rather than officially confirmed, and Dupejoy doesn't claim Seonghwa owns any specific bottle, we match the reported scent to an affordable dupe on shared notes.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Seonghwa's perfume?
Yes, for elegant woods, a close match is Dossier Woody Sandalwood: an 88% note match that shares Sandalwood, Cardamom, Leather, for $29.
How can I smell like Seonghwa?
Find a dupe of the scents Seonghwa is reported to wear, they share the key notes for a fraction of the price. A good starting point is Dossier Woody Sandalwood at $29.
When should you wear Seonghwa's scent?
It sits best in the day into evening, across autumn and winter, its dominant accords lean that way. A dupe like Dossier Woody Sandalwood makes it easy to wear often.
Is Seonghwa's fragrance confirmed?
Seonghwa's picks here are labelled reported, drawn from interviews and widely-shared fan sourcing, not paid placements or endorsements. We match them to a dupe on shared notes, never claim the star owns a specific bottle unless it is confirmed.
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Curated by the Dupejoy scent team. Scents reviewed September 2026. Celebrity fragrance attributions are aggregated from public interviews and fan reporting, labelled reported vs. confirmed, and are not individually verified, we never claim a star owns a specific bottle unless it's confirmed. A dupe shares key notes, it is not identical, and nothing here implies endorsement.