10 Corso Como

*****EDIT: I got my hands on a vintage bottle and it is MUCH more potent! There is a sharp oud note in the beginning which I personally don't care for as much, and then it dries down to a pretty linear sandalwood and stays that way. The vintage wins for longevity and sandalwood strength, and the newer version wins for being a more soft and wearable (no season or time limitations) skin scent although it fades way too fast. 10 CC is my new perfume love, sadly though it disappears on my skin with 2 hours. With how much it costs and how hard it is to find, I have to reserve it for special occasions or I'd blow through the whole bottle in a month. There is a green note to this (geranium?) balanced with the creamy sandalwood that makes it so fresh and addictive, and the final dry down is a clean musk that leaves me wanting more. I really can't get enough of this beauty. It reminds me of walking through the cedar forest in Glacier National Park when the sun comes out after it has just rained. I can imagine the sun warming the damp wood and the freshly washed buds and leaves of all the other plants in the forest lending their smell as well.

I received my sample of this today and immediately fell in love. I ordered it based on the fact that it is recommended on a lot of different sites when searching for sandalwood scents. But when I read the reviews here, I am dumbfounded and confused. At first I thought, maybe I received the wrong fragrance? Maybe my sniffer is broken? I don't get it because I love this scent so much. The only other explanation has to be that this is a chemistry thing because I think it smells divine on me. I don't smell anything close to what the other reviews have noted and I can't really pick up the notes listed either. I wouldn't say that I think the sandalwood is really prevalent but it is there. All I smell is a light, fresh, clean, soft, and dreamy blend. I will agree that it was not at all what I expected based on the notes listed. Maybe I did receive the wrong sample? Edit: After applying more, I definitely get the incense in this and the woods. But it's also fresh and clean which speaks to me. I still love it but for the price, I find the longevity poor. That's the only thing I don't like about this.

This is like a warm, glowing halo of rosy sandalwood musk. Very clean, and sits so close to the skin that you feel less like you’re wearing a fragrance and more like you just washed your whole body with a deliciously creamy soap. I didn’t notice the incense at first but it creeps out with the dry down, and it’s quite subtle, neither smoky nor too sweet. Eventually you start to pick up the vetiver but it’s very smoothly blended. I’m not sure I detect any of the listed oud, though. Overall, it’s like a more subtle, nuanced Santal 33 with a hint of soapy rose. It’s billed as “for women” but I suspect that’s just because it came out in 1999–by today’s standards, this is 100% unisex. Sophisticated and unpretentious at the same time: smells really good in a simple, unassuming way. Lovely bottle, too, and pretty affordable, which is good because you’ll want to douse yourself in it in order to get a lasting effect. A great fragrance to wear for an occasion where you expect someone to smell your skin close-up.

I received a bonus sample of this while placing a larger sample order. The obvious notes are sandalwood, incense, and resins, all of which are easily identifiable and really lovely. The rest of it is a huge mystery to my nose. I know what the other notes are (musk, rose, geranium, etc) but none of them jump out at me as such, they just make up this other nice *thing* that makes an appearance every now and then before retreating into the background. I never buy full bottles without sampling multiple times and then having a good long think about it, but this was one of the ones I had to get. Sillage is close which makes it great to wear to work or out to dinner. Good longevity too.

Intense. This is a misterious, dark, obscure, sexy fragrance. The oud and the incense combine wonderfully and give this amazing fragrance its unforgettable note. I detect berries which give it a sweet freshness. It's a very elegant, dry fragrance, and it lasts for ages. I bought my bottle about 2 years ago, so I don't know if this is the original or the new formulation, I can only say that it has captured my imagination. It is not for all occasions, I put it on when I know that I want to fix in my memory a special event: I wore it for a dark Gary Numan concert a few months ago, and now every time I put it on I recall that evening. I simply love it.

10 Corso Como is a beautiful, all-season unisex sandalwood: light and musky with a nice soft blend of resins. Predominantly, I smell sandalwood and rose geranium in equal measure -- I really enjoy geranium as it offers some floral nuances with the freshness of herbs without being too heavily flowery or feminine. The balsamic air is laced with frankincense and ladbanum -- atmospheric and musky. Oud is fresh and earthy at the same time, adding dimension to the woody heart. This smells like a wooded forest after a rain, but without any greenery, just sweet lively woods enveloped in damp fog. Completely uplifting and enchanting!

This perfume speaks to me. I love the fresh woody style and here we have a very fresh/sweet and transparent geranium and sandalwood combo, with edges of incense. But there’s a secret ingredient here, something I didn’t want to write about until I figured it out. And that’s... Black Olives? Yes! There’s a slight salty brine that really distinguishes this fragrance. A real original. It's GOOD.. and very Italian.

This is a very light sandalwood perfume...so light for a "woods and incense" type of perfume (my absolute favorite style)...there is a hint of sweetness to it, just a hint, that I find comes and goes...longevity on this is amazing - 12 hours later and it's still there, but it's so light...a great unisex woodsy perfume you can wear in summer and at the office...love it...

10 Corso Como is a beautiful blend of sandalwood, vetiver, and incense. For the price point and the projection, to me this is a no brainer. I think it’s a nice introduction to anyone interested in smelling like a woodland faerie. Highly recommend sampling this one.

A nice woody vetiver rose and geranium. Reminds me of Chanel Egoiste but not quite as posh. This is really nice though and would smell fabulous on a man. Gets even better as it goes along. That sandalwood is so buttery. Buttery wood. Sexy.

Beautiful rose/oud/sandalwood. Elegant, classy, understated. Definitely blind buy worthy for either gender. It is a love for me. Now halfway done my bottle and starting to ration it. I only do that with perfumes I adore.

Love. Nothing crazy, or groundbreaking, just a good Amber with a smooth sandalwood fragrance, for a good price. To me, gives the vibe of someone with good taste, and charisma, perfectly unisex to my nose

I have the body oil. It's subtle in projection, but gorgeously woody. The geranium is noticeable and works perfectly with the incense notes.

This does not work on me (female), but is one of the most beautiful perfumes on my boyfriend (male). I love it now, just not on me... :)

Pleasantly likeable! I'm currently exploring sandalwood perfumes, and had not tried this one yet, even though I have a multitude of samples. Often sent as extras in orders. Now I know why it's so often included - all stages are congenial. This is super wearable and right for just about anyone. The current formulation is a nice, polite, clean scent. A tad generic, but extremely pleasing. The opening has an astringent alcoholic bite, similar to wipes used on skin before you get a shot. It then moves to an accord with a spicy calming smell, probably from the geranium, that dries down to a sandalwood talc. So nice that lite sillage becomes a little vexing. However, overspraying takes care of most of that, and I'm going to track down a good vintage sample. Hopefully to experience what many have described as a strong blast. Took everyone a sample at a recent party, and they all said: nice/pleasant/smells good/I can 'wear' this! My brother has already ordered a bottle!

Bizarre - my experience of this is completely different - it's a lovely, spicy, even peppery thing on the open, then mellowing to mild sandalwood, but with unbelievably poor longevity - gone in a couple of hours. Vaguely reminiscent of Donna Karan Black Cashmere or even a super-diluted Papillon Anubis (high praise indeed) at the incense/spice end, and with a gently natural feel to the wood. (Oh, just read the comments below about this being another reformulation that ruined a great original - which is a real shame as I liked this a whole lot - just didn't note down all my impressions in time, before it was completely gone...) I might try and hunt down a vintage bottle then. The new version is very well priced so worth trying if you think your chemistry might boost it rather than kill it- but for me it's a heartbreaker: so lovely you want more of it - more sillage! more projection! more everything! but you just won't get any.

Just lovely. I put this on and immediately started smiling and saying "I need more of this on my body" out loud. Very soft and wearable, yet I felt incredibly sexy with it on. The sandalwood here isn't dark or creamy as you usually find it in other perfumes. It's fresh and light. Stunning, really. It opens with a really elegant, natural wood. Once it dries down, at least on my skin, the geranium really came to prominence. It's mostly floral about an hour in, but you still catch that fresh wood at the bottom of it which prevents this from becoming basic. Uncomplicated, could easily become my new daily scent for spring/summer if it lasted longest That's the only downside: after 3 hours I was barely able to smell it on my skin... Other than that, I'm in love. I see a lot of fragrances on here described as elegant but this is the first time I've been able to wholeheartedly say that about a scent.

Have had the EDP for a few years and have had a love it, hate it relationship for most of that time. I believe my bottle is vintage. This is definitely not an everyday wear scent. It is rich, heavy, complex. So rich that there are days that it can make me nauseous. It starts and ends with sandalwood. I notice geranium. And some days I notice a hint of rose. Dry down takes about 30 minutes, so don’t spray it on and get in your car-it will be too strong in an enclosed space. After dry down it is a warm, heady, and palatable scent consisting mostly of sandalwood, oud, and musk. People do not react when I wear this, so silage must be close. My hubby and children do not like this, so when I wear it, it is purely for me. Longevity is moderate, if I change out if work clothes when I get home there is just a hint of musk left.

It's a beautiful, very elegant fragrance. At first I get mostly sandalwood (but a very clean sandalwood, almost soapy) and fresh roses and geranium, with just a hint of smoke that makes it very intriguing, almost mysterious. Then, after a couple of minutes, the oud and vetyver become more prominent, but not too agressive, more like a soft fresh and spicy wood scent, with the tiniest bit of pepper. This perfume is nothing groundbreaking, but it's very well blended, subtle and understated but chic, the kind that could easily become an everyday scent for me. As mentioned in many reviews though, the performance is very disappointing, it dries down to a skin smell in a matter of minutes, and doesn't last more than maybe 2 hours.

The opening little puff of rose didn't indicate whether I would like this fragrance or not but as it settles it's my kind of deal. Balsamic, spicy, woody all good so far and the sandalwood develops as it dries down. Reminds me a tiny bit of the new Tobacco oud from Tom Ford. However there's nothing outstanding here and the longevity is pathetic, I mean seriously poor! I never smelled the original formulation but if this was stronger and more ballsy with more oud, good quality sandalwood, a longer lasting rose note and perhaps some more spices? It would be a winning (and completely different)fragrance. Don't get me wrong I like the smell but there's many better perfumes out there.