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MPG's Santal Noble or Creed's Santal Imperial?

post #1 of 17
Thread Starter 
Which one and why?
post #2 of 17
Santal Noble.
Santal Imperial, while a very high quality scent, with great clarity and simplicity, simply cannot compare to a work of Santal Noble's stature. A reiewer referred to Santal Noble, as "One of perfumery's towering masterpieces"....I don't disagree.
post #3 of 17
Both great and have both but Santal Noble has better longevity on my skin.
post #4 of 17
Santal Noble hands down. Santal Imperial is just an OK sandlewood fragrance, nothing memorable to be honest, nothing bad either. The creed's is not very sandlewoody either, a lot of powdery vanilla/amber in there, and not a great one at that either.
post #5 of 17
Hi Neal - I literally just went through this decision. In general I love and own a variety of Creed frags. I really wanted to wind up with Santal Imperial - it smells good, and if I am not mistaken is actually less expensive than other Creeds (at least according to the Creed Boutique website). My problem with it was twofold. First of all, while it smells good, it just doesn't have that much of a sandalwood scent. I was getting more of the ambergris. Secondly, the longevity is really just terrible. Usually that doesn't matter to me, as I often reapply, but this was just silly.

I really tested the MpG Santal Noble. It is definitely a "great one", but felt a bit "dirty" to me. Long story short - I just purchased Profumum Santalum AND Diptyque Tam Dao (couldn't make up my mind). The Profumum is really sandalwoody and creamier than the MpG, and I really just love it. I know you did not indicate you were considering these, but I think you should.

If your decision is absolutely between the two you mentioned, I would go with the MpG (the "dirtiness" notwithstanding).
post #6 of 17
I guess I'm in the minority, but I prefer Santal Imperial. Santal Noble is too heavy and "brown" for me. Santal Imperial has a surprisingly uplifting ethereal feeling to it and nothing smells like it. It's much more than just a lazy sandalwood scent by the numbers. Santal Imperial walks on air.
post #7 of 17
If Indie Guy pipes up for Santal Imperial I'll have to give it another shot, but I was going to say Santal Noble right away when I saw the subject line. Longevity, projection, beauty. All those joys point to Santal Noble for me.
post #8 of 17
Santal Imperial is beautiful and if it lasted on my skin for more than 30 minutes it would be a keeper
post #9 of 17
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Originally Posted by Ekove View Post

Santal Noble hands down. Santal Imperial is just an OK sandlewood fragrance, nothing memorable to be honest, nothing bad either. The creed's is not very sandlewoody either, a lot of powdery vanilla/amber in there, and not a great one at that either.

I agree. Santal Noble is sublime, particularly the vintage version.
If I could invest in a few bottles right now, I wouldn't think twice.
post #10 of 17
Santal Noble. Period.
post #11 of 17
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Originally Posted by funraiser18 View Post

Hi Neal - I literally just went through this decision. Long story short - I just purchased Profumum Santalum AND Diptyque Tam Dao (couldn't make up my mind). The Profumum is really sandalwoody and creamier than the MpG, and I really just love it. I know you did not indicate you were considering these, but I think you should.

If your decision is absolutely between the two you mentioned, I would go with the MpG (the "dirtiness" notwithstanding).


Is Tam Dao a true sandlewood or is it more of a cedar?
post #12 of 17
I find Tam Dao very similar to Santal Imperial.

Oh I own both SI and SN, the former is more tonka ambergris going but does last on my skin for a good four hours or more. SN is drier and more woody. I can't decided, buy both!
post #13 of 17
Santal Noble....Either formulation. This is the gold standard by which I measure all other's.
post #14 of 17
Santal Imperial.
post #15 of 17
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Originally Posted by neal View Post

Is Tam Dao a true sandlewood or is it more of a cedar?

I'd say surely more of a sandalwood - but in response to your other sandalwood thread - I like it, but wouldn't classify it necessarily as "dignified."
post #16 of 17
How to know which version of santal noble is vintage? is it the 90ml/100ml thing?
post #17 of 17
90ml bottle is vintage. In many Amazon stores they have messed up with the picture of the bottle and the size, so it can be deceptive what is vintage.

Anyway, this is the new bottle: http://www.fragrantica.com/images/perfume/nd.3798.jpg
And the old one: http://www.fragrantica.com/images/perfume/nd.5600.jpg

Generally vintage stuff seems more concentrated and has more depth, but when it comes to Santal Noble, difference is not that big; both versions are fantastic.
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