Santos Concentrée (1982)
by Cartier

Previous reviewers have pretty much summed up Santos Concentree. This juice smells Zino-esque to me.........and I like it.

Swapped for a bottle of this blind based on reviews and it didn't disappoint. I only wish it had better longevity, since on my skin its shelf life is only average. I expect a little longer than that from a concentree version, but it's all good.

This will work well in cool to cold temps. Big thumbs up for Cartier on this one.

I owned this one not long after it's release. I loved it. Truly loved it!!!! This is what a fragrance should smell like. I loved both of them. I was in 9th grade when I had this one. It was a hand me down though. I do plan to buy it again.

I don't know about the regular Santos, but this one holds its own. Masculine, but not as in your face as other 80's power scents, Santos Concentree is a close, deep, woody fragrance that to me is better than Antaeus, Kouros, Obsession, Fahrenheit, nearly as good as Bel Ami (but not quite). Unfortunately for me, this didn't last the night, four hours max on my skin. A thumbs up for the scent, but I wouldn't buy this due to the lack of staying power.

I tried both the regular and concentrée versions of Santos. Counter-intuitively, I find that I don’t like the regular but can appreciate the concentrée. That is because of the role of patchouli and how it is treated in each version. Here, the patchouli does not dominate. It is handled with restraint. Now, what we have certainly is an old-school powerhouse chypre: it is big, smoky, leathery, full of dark notes and rich spices. It is in the Jules or VC&A mode. It is what it is, no apologies. Today we might apply this in micro-doses, out of consideration for the changing scentsibilities of our time. We want to be suave but not not obnoxious! Too much conjures an image of gold chains and a shirt unbuttoned to the navel. This is a well-done scent. It is not my go-to style, but it is worth checking out.

I used to wear this a lot. I recently discovered an old bottle and after all those years, it still smelled........great !

Downright legendary scent. In my top five of all time, 80's classic scent here, that lasts all day and smells like a real man. John Wayne style here fellas. A spicy treat.