Cannabis Santal (2006)
by Fresh

Sweet, light, simple and boring. I smell an unidentifiable sugary/powdery accord that almost completely fails to interest me. There is a hint of creamy nuttiness to it, if you concentrate, but other than that, there just doesn't seem to be anything behind it. I don't smell any chocolate.

Its not so bad but the main problem is very obvious : As a biggest possible fan of A*Men I find this to be very unnecessary after all since it is far inferior to that Mugler masterpiece.

Actually at first I thought that Cannabis Santal smells a lot like one of the A*Men’s side product – Body spray.

The thing I like about CS is that it has ability to remind me of few other scents; not just that A*Men. It has also bit similarities to scents such as Black XS, Hanae Mori for Men, Rochas Man and Angel (for women.) So it is fairly nuanced scent in this wise.
And still I can’t help myself from thinking that this is somewhat very cheap smelling fragrance. It has a weird deo spray vibe to it – like I said I thought it smells a lot like a body spray of A*Men. Also the fact that this is eventually some sort of copycat; it doesn’t smell original at all despite those nuances that led me to think few different fragrance.
And then, the whole marketing concept with cannabis is just a joke: This doesn’t smell like cannabis even for starters. It’s just a cheap gimmick.

To my nose Cannabis Santal smells mostly like a mixture of lavender, patchouli and fruits, low concentrated dark chocolate, hint of strawberry and vanilla musks.
I can recommend you may sample this if you’re a fan of gourmands, but keep in mind that there are better ones available, even if you’re not a fan of A*Men like me…

Like I said in the beginning, this is not that bad fragrance at all; it can be even quite entertaining in times, but I can’t see a single reason why would I want to get me a full-size bottle of this.

Ok, I don't smell any cannabis here, which is probably a good thing. It opens with candy-sweet bergamot, mixed with the slight smell of orange peels and rose petals, it then moves on to a chocolate under-tone with vanilla on top of that and a slight patchouli stench. I gave this to my dad for christmas and he didn't like the patchouli, so he returned the scent. I however, don't find this patchouli to be offensive and I feel like it blends perfectly with the other notes to accomplish this mysterious cannabis-like aroma. Great unisex scent that would be perfect for spring days.

Vanilla cake gourmand fragrance. It smells good - alot of things do, but as for a body fragrance, its no good. I find this the case with many niche fragrances.

I have to say I agree with everyone else who said that this absolutly doesn't smell a thing like cannabis (and I live in hippie-heaven Berkeley, so I should know...). Early, it smells to me like white roses and chocolate. Funny, the first day I wore this, quite a few hours after putting it on, a co-worker commented that I smelled like cupcakes. Sure enough, the rose was gone and all that was left was a creamy amber mixed with vanilla, the combination of which basically smelled like buttery white frosting. Unlike some of the other reviews I've seen on this site, I like scents that smell like food, so I like it...

I'd say this is a very decent "A*Men Light"-esque frag without comprimise. Love the patchouli in this. Most of the time is ends up smelling like a heml shop (as the name of the fragrance actually blantanly hints at). I enjoy this one.