Santal Massoia(Hermes) Vs Santal 33(Le Labo) Vs Origal Santal(Creed)

**benzganesh** · 12th June 2012, 10:30 PM

This is going to be my Tuesday Scent -
The Day of Mars - The Purveyor of War,Olden Trees and Red Sand.

Your pick is for a 32 year old straight guy - living in a humid country - :-)
Again - i cannot sample this - but by far these 3 looks the best on paper.

Ofcourse the idea here is to bring the scent for a "off a beaten track" feel of a Tuesday.
On Mondays, i use Tam Dao by Diptyque - clean understated, perfect start for a Monday.

From Tuesday, still 4 more days to go till weekend - so can't be too robust!

**djvix805** · 12th June 2012, 10:33 PM

I have tried Santal Mossai and Original Santal and they are very different. I prefer Original Santal by default but do not recommend it much for humid days. This is more of a cold weather fragrance for me.

**hednic** · 12th June 2012, 10:38 PM

I'd go with either Santal Massoia or Original Santal.

**benzganesh** · 12th June 2012, 10:47 PM

Thanks but i heard Santal Massoia - is too light and just disappears is this true?

**sasqwer** · 12th June 2012, 11:08 PM

Santal Massoia is going to disappear within an hour. Santal 33 is special, works just fine in humid weather (I wore it close to the Equator (monsoon period) recently, it worked perfectly). Both of these are beautiful scents, Santal 33 just works way better, I recommend it by all means.

**starshipvelcro** · 12th June 2012, 11:10 PM

Santal Massoia is beautiful. Santal 33 is also wonderful. Original Santal is really loud and sort of annoying to me.

The Hermes is deliciously smooth and almost milky, absolutely comforting, and one of the best of the Hermessence line. Santal 33 is definitely a very green almost suede like smell, people say leather but I don't get that much.

SM is just a hair better than S33 in my opinion.

**benzganesh** · 12th June 2012, 11:58 PM

Thank you guys i've now shortlisted this to Santal 33 or Santal Massoia any more thoughts will be great!

**Dernier_Cri** · 13th June 2012, 05:11 AM

Santal 33 is well made but I always get a cucumber cream dip note from it which disqualifies it for me. It can come off as harsh. Santal Massoia is a light creamy wood scent especially with the massoia. Kind of pretty and carefree. Between 33 and SM my choice is easily SM. I do always picture myself buying Santal Massoia for a female rather than wearing it myself. But you can decide for yourself

**Duke Hunt** · 13th June 2012, 07:06 AM

Santal 33.

**dollars&scents** · 13th June 2012, 07:40 AM

Santal 33 by Le Labo - One is initially treated to a somewhat rugged duo of Australian sandalwood and Russian leather. The sandalwood infuses its camphoraceous woodiness and slight nuttiness, and interplays with the saddle leather with its inherent smokiness. A faintly turpentinic element presents. Transitioning to the awaiting middle, mildly spicy cardamom infuses the spaghetti western blend with its aromatic, slightly sweet and nutty facets. A woody, violet-like iris also presents. And papyrus, with its withered grassy and light wood facets, serve as a undertone for the sweetening brew. Segueing to the waiting base, Virginia cedar, with its buttery, sweetly fresh, pencil shavings aspects, commingles with a candy-like violet. Magical ambrox imparts its velvety waves of ambergris and musk. A near saccharine drydown ensues. This high-quality composition has average, radiating projection and very good longevity. Albeit the base borders on being too sweet and artifical, I must respect the other stages of development. Resultantly, I am giving this an unenthusiastic "Thumbs Up" rating.

**Livingdead** · 13th June 2012, 10:15 AM

Santal Massoia for me. Such a delightful creamy and soft scent, but do not mistake the softness for femininity. It actually starts to project and last longer in the heat, but this depends on skin chemistry. Hopefully it does for you as it did for me in KL.