Sandal Rose

This is called Sondos. This with Moroccan Rose and Saat Safa are my favourites from Al Rehab. This is just so beautiful, lots of rose, not too green, not too sweet with a bit of sandal added. I can smell it on myself during the whole day and it lifts my mood. Simple yet beautiful, long lasting and good sillage. Well done Al Rehab...

Listed notes for Sondos: sandalwood, jasmine, roses, saffron, sour musk, oudh. It starts off really sour/bitter, though surprisingly not unpleasant. That note passes pretty quickly for an oil (about 20 minutes). It then turns into a primarily a fresh rose with sandalwood. I can smell the saffron and jasmine adding a pretty mix of florals. The sour musk contributes to the freshness of the rose and adds a nice warm base with the sandalwood and oudh. Then you hit the far drydown. Straight sour oud, my friends, is awful. My wrist now smells like an industrial cleaner. I'm so sad because the heart of this is gorgeous, one of my favorite scents. But this pungent chemical awfulness is here for hours.

One and the same as Sondos. Oodles of dense, light rose with a mild sandalwood base. There's definitely something resembling jasmine here as well. On the dry down I'm detecting a little saffron and a cloves note. The jasmine is the killer for me but it would work well on anyone who likes Al-Rehab Full.

Sandal Rose starts off with strong woody notes and then dries down to a powdery, almost soapy rose. I picture fat, pink roses whenever I wear this oil. The tiniest dab will last the entire day, with major sillage, to boot. EDIT: This has a different name on Al Rashad -- they sell it as Sondos, but the notes are the same.

The most delicious sandal and rose combo! The blend is so smooth and soft - works great with my skin. Lasts long with close to skin sillage. The scent is not even woody but smells like a good quality sandalwood.