Sandra

Initially this reminds me of fruit salat (kiwi, pear, mandarin) with whipped vanilla cream. I don't do well with sour notes, so the kiwi can be a bit too much for me, but it gradually mellows down and just gets more creamy, inviting and yummy as time goes by, it reminds me of white chocolate and as others have mentioned there's also something ever so slightly spicy, perhaps oriental in the background. A few hours in this has tranformed into this soft, dreamy vanilla, with warm undertones (perhaps musk and sandalwood?) that lingers on and on (I'd say 24-48 hours!) One of my favorite vanillas and sooo worth buying! Edit: Many compare this to Fantasy, but to me this is more like an amped up, way higher quality version of Meow

I have been a fan of Fantasy since it's release. Fantasy does not smell how it did originally, which broke my heart, and with how inexpensive Sandra was, I decided to go for it. I was very skeptical about this smelling like the original Fantasy before the reformulation, but it is spot on!!! Fantasy was my 1st perfume love. When I have tried the recent Fantasy versions, it smells like Fantasy but there is something not quite right. Sandra literally is the old, better Fantasy that is not only cheaper, but it is also more beautiful, and alcohol free. I wish I could find larger bottles aside from 2ml and 6ml roll ons.

Sweet fruity floral with a bit of incense. Apply sparingly as it has very good projection. Like all rehab fragrances I expect this to last for hours and hours. I detect a subtle grape. For some strange reason it reminds me of Alien....it could be Alien's little sister. It doesn't have the complexity of Alien and is more linear. Very nice. Excellent price! I have read that in the Middle East fragrance is considered as a commodity and not a luxury product hence it is available to everyone.... like soap, shampoo etc.

To be honest I initially added this to my Al Rehab order because my name is Sandra and well...you know. I completely get a Fantasy vibe from this but like this sooo much better. The underlying warmth just reeled me in after the initial Fantasy blast. To me Fantasy is for going shopping with the girls and then grabbing a bite-Sandra is for that first date with that gorgeous person you want to leave with a beautiful memory of you and that enchanting smell that made them want to lean in closer...

I think that this perfume is definitely the same as Fantastic for the first 30 minutes. It then gets a different note, something singing higher that stops it being too sweet. I have had it on for over 3 hours now and it smells classy, no 'banana-y' note, like Fantastic, but smells expensive - if that is an 'official' note in perfume. I'm loving this one. January 2018: Must have loved this one - just went to put it on again and it's all gone and I didn't get a new one. Must remedy that!

So this is one of my latest budget Al Rehab oil purchases, and I am very pleased. Sandra is indeed an excellent dupe of Britney Spears Fantasy, only better! I did a side by side comparison, as I have both. The Sandra oil is somewhat richer, projects much better and definitely is longer lasting. I could see using both together, if I wanted to have a scent on my clothes. I have to say I find this gourmand, girly, delicious, ultra sweet oil to be another winner from Al Rehab.

I don’t know if the 8ml pen is different from the full size but this didn’t remind me of fantasy it reminded me of a perfume from my childhood that I absolutely adored so I was so happy when I randomly found out this smells the same! the smell is very very pretty and light, fruity floral and perfect for summer, I don’t personally get any oriental/spicy notes but again I don’t know if it’s just the 8ml version, I’m definitely finding the full size and buying it

It does smell like fantasy, the notes are undetectable and cannot be pinpoint on, but it is a very good dupe with moderate sillage and longevity, worth your money. Smells a bit more synthetic than fantasy especially the fact that it doesnt smell like white chocolates and cupcakes as much, but overall a similar and good scent, something i would repurchase

I just got this today and it smells exactly like al rehab fantastic, which in probably my favourite so im not complaining! Good for anyone who wants an oil version of fantastic. Update... I got an 18ml pocket spray from ebay and it is as intense and long lasting as the oil. It was still strong after 5 hours. I love this perfume the more I wear it

I have both Sandra and fantastic from al rehab. I like fantastic slightly more but both are very similar. To me fantastic smells more like fantasy and stays longer smelling sweet and projects more. Sandra quickly dries down to smooth silky musky and beautiful scent. Fantastic stays sweet and stronger for longer- at least on my skin. Great value

update.. Ive now bought more of this in the form of a pocket spray, it has an initial celery twang which dies out and your left with sandra as it is in the oil. Ive also stocked up on more oil because its so beautiful! my husband particularly likes it on me he says its very sexy and ladylike! great for a next to nothing perfume

If you are looking for a pre-reformulation Fantasy, look no futher. This is it! And it is DELISH. Absolutely beautiful sweet vanilla cupcake with a bit of fruit thrown in. Warm and comforting and honest to god just like Britney Spears Fantasy in the good ol' days :)

love.. a very warm sweet, almost gourmand vanilla but not quite foody enough.. I get a hint of incense, musk and some floral but cannot identify which flower.. Goes to a skin scent after the first half hour on me but lasted 10+ hours..

Love this. Starts out fresh and fruity in a clean way, then becomes creamy and almost magnolia like with soft smoothness. Uplifting and happy. I find it is very similar to Fantastic and didn't need both.

On ebay I bought a new al rehab called "so sweet " which is a lot like this with less fruit more sweet! Lovely

Sandra grew on me. I find myself grabbing for it on days i don't know what to wear or when I'm lounging Around the house. I liked it when i first got it but now its almost a love. It's definitely long lasting and has wonderful sillage. What i like about this scent is that it changes constantly throughout the day so i never become nose blind to it. Other scents i get used to and quit being able to smell it after a while, not with this one! I've never tried BS fantasy so i can't compare. To me it starts off a warm, vanilla, passion flower and dark berry scent. It changes to a fruity gourmand with woody notes. Incense makes this deeper,and "grey" (the feeling of grey, i hope I'm making sense,lol). Not smoky but foggy. Sometimes it smells similar to Taylor Swift Incredible Things and other times it smells similar to jimmy choo flash but a thicker and boozier one. This oil ends as a boozy,foggy, vanilla woods with undertones of grapes. It's really good imo. Perfect for days you just want to smell good and relax.

Yes, immediately I, too, thought of 'Fantasy'. Very nice. I'm normally not drawn to this type of fragrance, but this is working very well for a cool, spring day. EDIT: I really like how Sandra performs on the dry-down! An hour in, some of the louder notes at the beginning have subsided, the beautiful, woody-musky base with just the right touches of vanilla and patch is more-noticeable. Very relaxing. It's creamy, fresh-floral, with sprightly fruit-notes, and that smooth base is glorious. I like this better than Fantasy, actually, as Fantasy has an annoying synthetic note that I'm no fan of. Sandra, on the other hand, is excellent from beginning to end. If some reviewers are comparing this to original, pre-reformulated Fantasy, I believe it. These last years I've seen so many great frags get hacked to death with new IFRA regs. Sad. Thank god for Al Rehab! EDIT: Anyone else notice the subtle pink pepper note? This has moved from "Like" to "Like Very Much" for me.

To me, the rollerball oil version is better and has more depth. It does remind me of BS Fantasy, it's like Fantasy older sister-more grown up and less candy sweet-due to the spice and incense notes that i get. Totally wearable in the daytime in rainy season (i live in tropical country, sweet scents usually end up too cloying for our summer sunny days). Since many people compare Fantastic to Fantasy too, i'll try to get Fantastic and compare it with Sandra soon. Edit : So my fantastic arrived today, i order the edp because it's hard to find the oil version in my country right now. It does, let's say, 85% similar to Sandra. But Sandra has more spice/incense kick to it that makes it smells more oriental to me. Fantastic has a better sillage whilst Sandra has a way better longevity. Well, For full impact you can layer them both

It reminds me of "high-school" perfumes from like...2008-2010 maybe? I wouldn ́t appreciate a scent like that a year ago (reminds me of some of my former, not-so-nice classmates with straightened hair and orange make-up, black liner), but now, in a cheap perfume-oil version and for those times when I don ́t really know which perfume I should wear (like for example today), I definitely do. It ́s a nice, fresh, yet sweet smell. Smells like some ambiguous florals (the freshness may come from violet?) with some licorice note on top, but it ́s nice and wearable. Overall I surprisingly kind of like it. The longevity and sillage seem to be quite good.

A perfume for which I cannot describe its smell, but it smells delicious! Very gourmand and sweet, yet fresh smell. Super strong and sillage is great. I have only tried oil version and it did not disappoint. Looking forward to using this again. With Choco Musk, this one is my favourite AlRehab perfume and these two are the ones that last the longest... at least for me.

Quite unusual. Beaming with oriental notes, the indiscernable fruit merges into an interesting combination with the vanilla and incense. Not sure how else to describe it. Quite a heady perfume, definitely a night-time scent. Can not, for the life of me, find Sandra in the spray so must be content with the roll-on.

I must have gotten a bad batch because mines seems very watery with not a lot of sillage or longevity. I have Choco Musk, which I love, and you can smell it from a mile away and the consistency of the liquid is thicker.

This is very sweet, but to me it's nothing like fantasy, it has a real non-synthetic fruit quality and depth that Fantasy lacks. Fantasy smells like a crappy air freshener imitation of this stuff.

This is such a lovely scent! It's sweet and fruity with a warm amber base. Perfect for everyday wear, not too overpowering.

I have the roller. This smells exactly like first few notes suggest, fruity and floral, seems like there's a lot from both but can't tell which ones, it's as if they mixed whatever fruits and florals they had around, no depth or thought behind it. It's sweet and sour, I see the comparisons to "Fantasy", but tbh I like this one less. It's bright and fresh, but too much of a hand soap vibe and synthetic. If I smelled this on someone I'd think they smell lovely and pleasant, but don't want it on myself at all, after about 5mins I was tired of it already, just doesn't work.

It's all sweet fruits with real depth and I think I get a bit of caramel in this. In the background faintly is the scent of florals. It's hard to explain but to me in a nutshell is, sweet fruity citrus floral powdery

I paired this with English Laundry Signature For Her tonight for a super sweet treat. Lovely.

Having bought a few rollerball perfume oils in recent months, by Al Rehab and Al Aneeq, I was interested to try some more and, based on the reviews on here and on another website, decided to order Sandra and also Fantastic. It probably didn't help that my rollerball of Sandra had been poorly packaged and that the lid was half off when I opened the package and some of the oil had, as a result, come off inside the envelope it was contained in. So, I smelled the perfume heavily even before I opened the package. Personally, I don't get the comparisons to Britney Spear's Fantasy. This perfume is heavier and mustier and there's a note in it that I find really annoying, and which makes me feel queasy! I think it's probably the incense but it also smells slightly licorice'y to me too. Whatever the note is, I find it repellant. I hoped that this perfume oil would smell better once I'd swished a little on my wrist, after half an hour or so, but it didn't and I stomached it for an hour or so and then had to wash it off because it stank! I also don't get the comparisons to Fantastic (by Al Rehab) either. Fantastic smells so much more likeable and appealing to me. It's softer, cleaner, more creamy and (thank god!) is devoid of any putrid, heavy, stinky notes! Now this one I REALLY like, and it gets better the longer it's on my wrist!! It reminds me of a perfume I had years ago, and I think that was an Avon perfume that smelled very soft and a bit baby-powder'ish and which was lovely (I can't remember the name of it though and I'm certain they don't do it anymore anyway!). I'll definitely be ordering more of the Fantastic perfume oil rollerballs! Sandra might appeal to anyone who likes heavy, musty, 'can't scrub off even with a scrubbing brush' types of perfumes. Unfortunately for me though, those are the types of perfumes I detest so this one's either going in the bin or, if anyone's interested (UK only) I'd consider swapping it!

Al rehab Fantastic is a spot on dupe for Fantasy by Britney Spears, Sandra not so much. I own both and Fantastic is much better. Sandra is too heady for me. It’s my least favorite al rehab (and I have like 10 at the moment). It’s just too much, the fruity notes cling together into this mess.

I used Fantasy several years ago and it was nice, but I wasn't in love with it. Sandra came today, and like others said, it's honestly a much better version of Fantasy for a fraction of the price. There was something about Fantasy that rubbed me the wrong way - a sour bitterness that was headache-inducing - that isn't present in Sandra. Before I even opened the bubblewrap and box, I could smell the oil... YUM! The notes listed here are correct for the most part, but I think amber should be in the top three. I think there is an even mix of vanilla and amber. Ladies and gentleman, I got this for $5 on eBay. Out of Choco Musk, Soft, Rasha, and Sandra (although I haven't worn Choco Musk or Soft for a full day) I'm inclined to say that Sandra is my favorite. I like but not love straight-up gourmands. I crave scents with a sexiness... some woodiness, amber or spiciness to anchor it. This is potent like the others. Less is more. If you want more, build it up from nothing. You can always add more. A dab on wrists and neck is sufficient - and blend, blend, blend!

A juicy, fruity opening happily turns sweet and almost creamy in the dry down. But it takes awhile to get there. This is softly, seriously long lasting. Thumbs up for longevity! And there is no doubt about it - a distinct 'Aha, this is Britney Spear's Fantasy!' moment. The only difference? It doesn't seem as sour. I do think the kiwi is either less pronounced or missing in this rendition of the popular fragrance, and that's no bad thing for this kiwi hater. :D Would make an hilariously reminiscent stocking stuffer for anybody Britney's age.... or younger. ;)

I really loved this floral,musky, fresh scent.. I had also bought lamsat Harir which was straight away headache but this isstrong can be paired with floral perfumed.. quite mixed smell can't pinpoint what iam smelling in the first sniff as it's really cheap it's worth the buy. I bought the roll on.. will need to use it for few days especially summer

Sandra is definitely a Fantasy dupe, but at a fraction of the price! 😍. I find Fantasy and other BS’s perfumes very youthful and playful, and Sandra is no exception. She is the perfume you wear to a bbq or the beach on a lovely day out. She is the one you reach for when going out for brunch with the girls, or attending a wedding. She is perfection.

Yes, very very very close to Britney Spears Fantasy. But more intense kiwi cupcakes note. I prefer Sandra, more gourmand and a compliment getter. It's absolutely delicious and cheap as chips. I like layering it with Kyse Delizia di Marshmallow for a sweeter, fluffier bent. Sandra was the name of my late aunt, so of course I had to have it.

This is a delightful little gem of a scent. It's rich and elegant and the oil version is intense and long lasting. I wore it to work today and received many compliments. It has a perfect combination of fruitiness and creaminess that is just beautiful. So long lasting and intense with great sillage. Excellent value for money!

Sandra and' indeed very similar to fantasy. In this it misses the fizzy note of the kiwi..it misses the light note and yielded of fantasy..Sandra is more warm vanilla...to me with to spend some times it gets tired his linear sweetness. Sillage e longevity 8/10

This review is for the oil version of Sandra, and it's coming after I let my bottle macerate for a month: Sandra is a beautiful fruity scent. It actually is very similar to Citizen Jill by Michael Malul, which has a prominent pear note. I love it!

This is my review on the spray pen. This does smell like Britney Fantasy but since I don't own Fantasy and has only tried it a few times at the store, I can't do a proper comparison. It doesn't last long at all. Perhaps the oil would be better.

This is very similar to BS Fantasy except Sandra is sharper but dries down leaving a smoother scent ad lacks the fruitiness from kiwi. Extremely long lasting and good sillage.

This is a very sweet, fruity floral on my skin. The longevity is good. Not bad for a mega cheap scent! I don't get much vanilla but definitely get musk on the dry down.

Reminds me of the almost foody vanilla of Lacoste pour Femme's heliotrope, minus suede. Sandra lasts longer and has quite heavy sillage.

I can only find this in the oil version. If anyone knows where to find it in the perfume/spray version I would be very grateful 🩷

I don't think it smell like Al Rehab fantastic. This more loud, fruity flower and a kinda vanilla dry down.I like fantastic more.

Very fruity. Smells like body bath and works overpowering mists. Hate it

Almost identical to fantastic in the same line.