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Best Sandalwood scent

post #1 of 39
2/20/05 at 8:50am
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I always liked very much saldalwood note, but sometimes in scents it became too sweet or stingy.
I'm not a connoisseur and I'd like to find a really deep intxicating woody sandalwood scent. Some suggestions???
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post #2 of 39
2/20/05 at 9:33am
Theres been a lot of threads about sandalwood lately and I've been on a sandalwood kick trying a bunch out. Heres ones I'd recommend trying.

MPG Santal Noble
Etro Sandalo
Art of Shaving Sandalwood
Creed Santal Imperial
Keiko Mecheri Bois de Santal
Trumpers Sandalwood
Villoresi Sandalo
Floris Santal
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post #3 of 39
2/20/05 at 9:41am
I second MPG's Santal Noble.

I own many sandalwood scents (its one of my favorite notes) and SN is my favorite.

Jeff
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post #4 of 39
2/20/05 at 10:06am
Lorenzo Viloressi Dandalo
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post #5 of 39
2/20/05 at 10:24am
My favourite is MPG Santal Noble.
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post #6 of 39
2/20/05 at 10:49am
Floris Santal
Creed Santal Imprial
MPG Santal Noble

in that order for me. I find the Floris to be marvellous, perhaps one of the most pleasant, masculine well balanced scents I«ve ever tried. Unfortunately my girlfriend bought me JF instead...


MMM
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post #7 of 39
2/20/05 at 11:21am
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Thanks to everyone for your suggestions!!!
I think I've to sniff a lot this week...
I'll be back soon with my impressions...
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post #8 of 39
2/20/05 at 1:51pm
Definitely Villoresi's Sandalo (though I do like SN as well)
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post #9 of 39
2/20/05 at 2:21pm
Santal Noble will undoubtedly win this war!
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post #10 of 39
2/20/05 at 2:26pm
Grey Flannel and CK Be are two of my favorites.
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post #11 of 39
2/20/05 at 4:02pm
I perfer Santal Imperial to Santal Noble, but both are good.
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post #12 of 39
2/21/05 at 1:47am
I prefer Santal Imperial to Santal Noble as well.....creamy smooth!!
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post #13 of 39
2/21/05 at 2:28am
Caswell-Massey's Tricorn is quite nice:

"A favorite of John Barrymore and Cole Porter. Why have sophisticated men like these found Tricorn to their liking? Perhaps it's the subtlety of Tricorn's top note of prized Bangalore sandalwood."

They also have just plain 'ol Sandalwood (which I haven't tried):

"The sumptuous gardens of Maharajahs and Maharanis are fragranced by the rare sandalwood tree. The scent is as intriguing as India itself, and equally suited to men and women. Rich sandalwood fragrance is known for its long lasting scent. "

http://www.caswellmassey.com/
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post #14 of 39
2/21/05 at 2:30am
If you like simple note, SMN Sandalo may give you good impression. I love it.
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post #15 of 39
2/21/05 at 3:18am
To me the closest to the actual sandalwood smell is "TAM DAO" by Dyptique..A scent that I am very glad to have discovered...
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post #16 of 39
2/21/05 at 10:28am
The best is Diptyque Tam Dao, imho. A close second is Shiseido Feminite du Bois, which despite the name can be worn by a man too.
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post #17 of 39
2/21/05 at 10:30am
Creed Santal Imperial
Serge Lutens Santal de Mysore
Le Jardin Retrouve Santalwood
Tam Dao

Are all favours of mine.
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post #18 of 39
3/7/05 at 4:27pm
Other than out and out pure sandalwood oil (heavenly by the way)
i prefer the blended ones where the sandalwood appears later..

Egoiste - Chanel
and
Samsara - Guerlain
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post #19 of 39
3/7/05 at 8:07pm
My five favorites are:

Tam Dao - Diptyque [creamy]
10 Corso Como [modern]
Santal - L'Artisan Parfumeur [light/effervescent]
Santal de Mysore - Serge Lutens [heavy/brooding]
Sandalo - Etro [ethereal]

-- Wel
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post #20 of 39
3/7/05 at 11:41pm
I owned a decant of Santal Noble for several months until just recently beginning to wear it. It seemed so overpowering at first - I couldn't discern it's complexities.

Now I absolutely love it. I find myself craving it at times, like one would crave chocolate. The notes are at once sweet, woody, creamy, fecal/animal, bitter-herbal, and they all resolve into a single chord. It's spectacular.
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post #21 of 39
3/8/05 at 9:58am
I prefer LV Sandalo and the art of shaving's Sandalwood.

As for Tam Dao - I found it alittle too mellow. As for the MPG version - very nice - but I found the LV had alittle more kick.
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post #22 of 39
3/8/05 at 10:11am
CM Sandalwood. Regal & durable. (CM Tricorn is a bit too sweet for me.)

Also try: Baldessarini. I have the EDC. You would think that I wouldn't like it after my previous comment regarding Tricorn, as Baldessarini is also a sweet scent, but Tricorn has a spicy side which comes out over time - Tricorn is just sweet & linear on me.
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post #23 of 39
11/16/11 at 4:41am
Mysore de Santal by Montale Confidential Collection.
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post #24 of 39
11/24/11 at 4:57pm
The best i have come across ATM is Sycamore by Chanel
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post #25 of 39
11/24/11 at 10:14pm
I don't think you can beat Creed's discontinued Bois de Santal.
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post #26 of 39
11/24/11 at 10:56pm
Vintage Santal Noble and Vintage Profumum Santalum. Both are different but terrific.
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post #27 of 39
11/25/11 at 2:24am
Tam Dao +1
The new Hermessence Santal Massoïa is really good, too
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post #28 of 39
11/25/11 at 4:45am
I absolutely love CHANEL ÉGO
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post #29 of 39
11/25/11 at 5:57am
Quote:
Originally Posted by AromiErotici View Post

Vintage Santal Noble and Vintage Profumum Santalum. Both are different but terrific.

This. Tam Dao is mostly a cedar affair...
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post #30 of 39
11/25/11 at 1:20pm
I will stick to my Etro.
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post #31 of 39
11/25/11 at 1:59pm
Original Santal if you like something interesting mixed with the sandalwood.
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post #32 of 39
11/25/11 at 2:25pm
The 2 Best are Creed Original Santal & Art Of Shaving Sandlewood.
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post #33 of 39
11/25/11 at 4:04pm
Santal Noble (vintage) for me so far, though I've also enjoyed Bois des Iles EDT (yet to try the parfum).
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post #34 of 39
11/25/11 at 4:59pm
There were two limited edition sandalwood based bottles in luckyscent's newsletter yesterday. It's probably more for collectors but you might want to eventually look into them.

Molecule 01 - Black Edition - The same gorgeous, best selling, sandalwood scent, re-imagined in a limited edition black matte glass bottle.

Escentric 01 - Black Edition - The same sparkling mix of sandalwood and zesty top notes, re-imagined in a limited edition black matte glass bottle.
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post #35 of 39
11/26/11 at 2:21am
Among the best and also the most affordable, Sandalwood by Crabtree & Evelyn stands out
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post #36 of 39
11/26/11 at 3:02am
Creed Santal Imperiale
Serge Lutens Santal de Mysore
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post #37 of 39
11/26/11 at 6:49am
Bois des Îles - after it settles down...
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post #38 of 39
11/26/11 at 2:30pm
I love Creed's Original Santal.
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post #39 of 39
11/26/11 at 3:33pm
Richwood from Xerjoff.
But the price is crazy
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