Sandalwood

If Avon were ever to bring this back I would gladly dispose every last bottle of my perfume collection and wear this and only this. It was that good. Best fragrance ever, hands down.

I really loved Avons Sandlewood oil and wish they would bring it back.

So I thought I was finding a rare deal of real sandalwood oil - or a dilution thereof. This is nothing like sandalwood - more like a cheap caricature of an idea of what someone thought sandalwood should smell like. This is essentially some Sandalore and Javanol - two very cheap, overused and outdated sandalwood “style” aroma chemicals - in a neutral carrier oil. Even worse is the sillage and longevity. One must press their nose against skin to even catch a fleeting aspect of this “perfume” - nothing like the very few reviews proclaim. Save your money and don’t believe the hype. Just buy some quality, plantation grown santalum album and let it mature for a few years. It may take some patience, but your nose will certainly be rewarded with a true, rich and natural sandalwood. Heck, I might just add a few bits of santalum spicatum and a touch of Polysantol to see if I can coax it into some resemblance of what it purports to be.