Sandalwood (2004)
by Art of Shaving

AOS' fragrance is a warm, rich and smooth treatment of the sandalwood note. I usually prefer sharp and dry wood fragrance, so I'm surprised at how much I like this. In fact, this is so warm and smooth, it smells like it's entirely made up of base notes. I get zero medicinal or eucalyptus smell from this, so maybe I'm anosmic to it. I also don't smell any pine, jasmine or anything other than sandalwood here.

Though it's rich and warm, this is not a sweet or heavy fragrance at all, thankfully. Best of all, there's no vanilla! No, this is dark and dreamy sandalwood 100%, and nothing else, just the way I like it. Sandalwood this good doesn't need any fillers. It can stand on its own.

Spray this on liberally, all over your body, and let it take you away on its luxurious cloud of scent.

MY RATING: 9/10

3rd February, 2012. (Last Edited: 5th February, 2012.)

One of the best, if not the best, sandalwood scents around. I go back and forth in terms of longevity and sillage on this one. At times, I can smell it 8+ hours on me, and at other times only a few hours. Regardless, it's a great cologne to have and goes very well with the AOS aftershave balm and shaving cream.

2nd December, 2011.

many people probably get a bit turned off by the initial medicinal blast... i might be weird, but i quite like that certain medicinal / herbal quality in my scents. the drydown, as u would have known from the numerous reviews, is simply heavenly... such a clean aromatic sandalwood note that, when mixed with the lingering medicinal scent, is actually really good. one of my favourites.

17th October, 2011.

When I initially sampled this on the opening blast I was thinking uh oh. Very sweet and heavy eucalyptus note that I didn't find comforting. Fortunately this only lasts about 15 minutes at which point the fragrance evolves to a creamy wood note that is fairly linear throughout. I'm not sure if it is authentic sandalwood, but it is quite enjoyable and a spot on match for their shaving soap (which is one of my favorites). Longevity is great and the linearity doesn't bother me at all.

29th March, 2011.

I'm starting to think that I got a different bottle from everyone else. I don't get any eucalyptus or medicinal scent at all from this frag. Instead, what I'm treated to is a nice warm creamy wood scent that stays close to the skin about an hour after I spray it. I've used their sandalwood shaving line before and loved the scent of the aftershave balm and was definitely pleased to discover that the fragrance stayed true to the scent. I've had others smell it and they all found it to be very pleasant and not at all medicinal...

19th March, 2009.

Art of Shaving's Sandalwood is a very good "starter" sandalwood fragrance. It is smooth and pleasant, and lasts a while. There are other things thrown in the mix, too, but sandalwood is the key player here. Apparently this is made with Mysore Sandalwood. If so, then bravo on utilizing it, Art of Shaving!

3rd February, 2009. (Last Edited: 29th March, 2011.)