Santal Volcanique

I love this. It makes me feel like taking the day off and ordering cocktails outside somewhere and having FUN. It's alive and refreshing with the ginger and lime but also a little sweet and woody in the base with a sandalwood mixture that feels like an old barbershop scent, but twists it on it's head to be slightly more flamboyant. That's part of the charm to me- it's beguiling in a boyish way. It's a soft, spicy sweetness that isn't "dandy" nor extremely masculine, but still smells a bit like shaving foam. I'm finding it hard to review because everything I see here mentions a lack of typically sweet and creamy sandalwood (I'm not a sandalwood connoisseur...yet) but I sense those qualities coming from somewhere- probably the cardamom. I think I get such a nostalgia from it partly because it also reminds me of Burberry Touch. They're both sandalwood scents that share some aromatic themes and citrus nuances. I don't pick up a huge coffee note but I think it's there somewhere adding another bitter, earthy dimension that triggers thoughts of celebratory drinks- perhaps cocktails and winter latte specials all mixed into one feeling. People may get hung up on the name implying something more impactful and brimming with energy, but I think it fits within the Crivelli line well. Moreso it's one of the few fragrances where the sweetness and mass-appeal don't bother me at all. It feels luxurious, cozy, carefree, and comfortable in many situations from casual to classy. I really feel like I could wear this anywhere, anytime, and it would be hard to dislike. The profile may be famililar but it's very refined, and performance is decent (or at least not in the category of disappearing like I hear about other scents like this). The more I wear it the more I'm picking up an earthy, almost metallic edge (coffee once again) that I'd say is fairly unique and gives more credence to the theme of hot vs cold.

Okay so Immediately I said, ooooooh I like that!!!! Because this is a real blast from the past. My past the 90's my formative years immediately I proclaimed with a degree of certainty "Santal Volcanique smells like Gucci Envy!" I stick to that but as I think back with jaded and faded recollections of Envy, another fragrance (from the same era) looms into view and it's D&G By for Men.because they are both crudely, milky, luminescent sandalwood's from an era of hope, an everything's gonna be alright sort of time. These came after the aquatic, goldrush and have been touched on in niche and peripheral designer scents since, but never really had a full-on renaissance. This is fantastic and immediately transported me back to a trip to Scotland as a teenager, amazing what fragrance can do. I get lime (and perhaps the listed ginger??) in the top but it's not a caricature or even very prominent, and a kind of gentle spices I associate with Kenzo Jungle (also sort of of the period) on a majestic sandalwood, it's musky powdery but with a masculiity, creamy woods given masculine bite with cashmeran or something perhaps? The blending is superb and the fact it evokes two great fragrances in Gucci and D&G but this is even more refined I feel. Take Floris Santal for example a fragrance with similar attributes this seems to be much fuller and thicker. This one and the iris are both top spot from the house for me. Brilliant!

This is a really good Crivelli, I love the spicy aspects of the fragrance, it's really different on the blotter than on my skin though. On the blotter the sandalwood is really present, accompanied with a spicy touch of cardamom and ginger, it was familiar to my nose until I pointed out the ressemblance to D&G The One. The sandalwood-ginger combo is similar to it, it's less sweet-tropical though, a bit drier. 4 seasons scent. On skin it's really different though, I will definitely test it more, but on a warm spring day, it smelled fresher than I thought, the ginger is really present and I also smell something reminiscent of ambroxan ( maybe in the ingredients but not on the note list), it's fresh and invigorating, with a slight spicy-woody vibe in the background. This lasts a good amount of time but doesn't project a lot though. It's maybe my skin, or because I should test more, in other weather conditions etc. but as a first skin test impression this is kinda similar to Escentric 02, only less sharp and citrusy, with an added spicy-woody touch.

Although I can see where the frustration over the naming is coming from, disliking a fragrance solely because you think it's name doesn't represent the scent is absurd. Santal Volcanique is such a crisp and mineral smelling sandalwood. Santal Glacial would probably be a more accurate name for it. It's a barbershoppy clean creamy sandalwood but it gets its freshness from ginger and lime instead of lavender or bergamot, similar to how MFK Gentle Fluidity Silver did it with corriander and juniper. Performance is acceptable. It doesnt fill a room but you dont really want this kind of scent to do that. The dry down reminds me a LOT of Clive Christian Rock Rose and Xerjoff Golden Green. Maybe it's the way the coffee (or cacao) is blended with the musk and woods in the dry down. There's something beautiful in the base that's shared between all 3. Santal Volcanique is a crisp linen suit on a hot summer day. Rock Rose is a tweed jacket on a damp spring morning. Golden Green is a cashmere sweater on a cozy autumn evening.

I went 5 sprays now and i feel the perfume to be very weak. Feels like watered down? Not sure if im anosmic now but i still smell whiffs of sandalwood ginger and hints of ylang. But very weak for 5 sprays. Very nice fragrance and i hope this improves on the next wearings. Top notch presentation and bottle. Especially the cap feels high quality and the attention to detail is on point. But if the juice inside doesn't perform, i'd give any fragrance an easy NO. Will update after a few wears. Update: This sandalwood frag if safe for even people who doesn't like sandalwood because it turns "sour" on their skin. This on doesn't do that and is well balanced with ylang and ginger. Though the projection on this is definitely weak, it still leaves a trail of sillage by approx 2ft. A personal scent I'd say but pleasant and easily likeable. People need to get close to you to smell this one. Still full bottle worthy imo. Longevity around 8 to 10hours with the latter is barely detectable but still there if you dig your nose.

To me, this fragrance smells like what Mirage from the incredibles would wear. Hot and cool at the same time, like a latina with frosty hair. On the cold evening on the volcanic island, she applies expensive skincare in a high quality bath robe. She probably uses La Mer. Her accomodation is a chalet on the highest point of the island with glass windows, a fireplace and a clear elevator to the first floor. Her whole life smells like santal volcanique. Mirage always has been my cartoon role model so I 100% want this fragrance. Some would say it leans masculine but I find this like VERY unisex. If you picture a man, this smells completely masculine. But if you picture Mirage, it just smells powerful.

I absolutely love this scent! It’s a warm, woody, slightly sweet soft scent with a dash of lime. I smell sandalwood, cedar and cardamom the most. I don’t really pick up on the coffee note. It’s perfectly unisex which is my favorite type of scent...To me this is such a perfect every day perfume. It’s office friendly, my husband loves it on me, and I really really enjoy this. Enough so that I just bought a full bottle! It’s one of those scents where someone will just say “you smell really good” when they get close. I’m so happy to have added Santal Volcanique to my collection. Don’t let the name fool you, this is not super spicy or smoky... it’s delicate and soft and incredibly appealing.

I love this. It's barbershoppy without the lavender. The sandalwood is super smooth, aromatic, and clean smelling. I also get hit with ginger and some citrus. I am not detecting any coffee, but it very subtly gets toasty and a little ashy once dry. You can wear this year-round during the day or night. It does remind me of Masculin Pluriel, which is one of my favorite daytime clean barbershop gentleman scents. To my nose, it doesn't smell like Himalaya, as that scent more citrusy, sharper, and musky and not as warm, woody, and smooth as SV. Overall, I'm glad I picked up the big bottle of this, it's going in the weekly rotation, and it layers very nicely with other fragrances. 9.2/10

Hear me out, hear me out... vaporwave. I wear this when I want to feel like a go-getting young executive from a faded Sears catalog spread: neat, confident, energetic. Takes care of himself. A woody/spicy/creamy sandalwood-cardamom blend with some citrus to keep it fresh and a coffee note which adds a gentle, nostalgic warmth. The Paul Allen business card of fragrances (eg. both generic and outstanding). For fans of conference halls, clip-on pagers, Windows on the World restaurant, the photograph "Morning Dash" by Beth Yarnelle Edwards, a hotel shower before happy hour. To be worn on a sunny commute accompanied by the latest release from midnight première.

Scored this for $70, so I didn’t even bother testing it first. I was expecting a full-on smoke bomb—but honestly, I don’t see how anyone could be disappointed with this. The ginger blast opening? Love it. After that, it settles into something like a cozy barber shop vibe—warm, relaxing...if that makes sense. I find the overall vibe surprisingly chill. Feels like a hot shower after a long day, just enjoying the smell. Nothing nuclear, nothing groundbreaking—but linear enough to be interesting. And the wife? Didn’t chase me out of bed after a little overspray...so she likes it. That’s all the endorsement I need.

Beautiful medicinal smokey sandalwood fragrance! I appreciate it more in the warming months and may or may not hold up enough in the colder months. I liked it in the cold, but passed on it a lot for other fragrances. As a naive shopper I admit I never paid close attention to the names and focused on the notes not paying too much attention to the stories and wonder if that is why I seem less disappointed. If you are looking for a medicinal sandalwood this one is for you!

I’m a volcano man, so I bought this. Creamy sandalwood with florality of ginger and lime. Ginger does grow good in lush volcanic soils. I love the name, kinda wished it had the smell of fresh lava. Would work even better with a lava accord! Few moments later.....on the drydown is where this fragrance shines. The sandalwood explodes with bursts of aromatics. Mostly sandalwood and light coffee, perhaps ylang and ginger. Than it dries to a salty, light animalic base.

Santal + spicy ginger + sensuous cardamom. Very lovely. Really nice interpretation of a masculine santal scent that is not creamy not reminiscent of incense sticks. Woody yet sparkly (due to ginger). Very appropriate as a signature scent as I can see it working well in any weather, on most occasions. Women can pull it off. But def leans masculine and I think the woods and zesty aspects would blossom even better on a man’s skin. In my top 3 favourite by Crivelli.

I have the Maison Crivelli tester set, and am working my way through the fragrances. The more I wear them and work through them and test other fragrances outside the brand, the more I love them. On a cool windy summer day, Santal Volcanique is putting me into raptures - the sandalwood, ginger and cardomom keep wafting around me, the sharp edges softened by the musk. There is a warmth but also a cool stillness that makes me want to keep inhaling deeply.

I feel like some kind of volcano goddess wearing this. The line disappears way too soon and it’s so light, it’s sometimes difficult to detect. However, my skin seems to amplify the floral note and I end up with a sweet, smoky sandalwood that lasts as a skin scent all day and for days on my clothes. I love this, even if my husband only smells “pencil shavings.” It’s a shame it’s so expensive. I’ve been emptying testers like mad.

I'm absolutely in love with this scent. Most likely my go-to Spring scent for 2024. If it wasn't the ginger, it's the lime, if not the lime then it's the sandalwood that gets me. All in all....... who in the hell is suggesting this has even the slightest DNA to Pi???? Do yourself a favor and grab the discovery set from the house.

I don't know about scoring system here that made this perfume rating only at 3.9 i have tried this perfume on paper and also on my skin. I would say that this is really good smelling perfume. Its woody, creamy airy and very uplifting. Smell very nice i will buy a full bottle of this.

New love. Could easily be a signature. On my skin, it turns 100% barbershop, which I love. Like a fresher, better performing and much cheaper MFK Masculin Pluriel. I have a hard time picturing it on a woman because of how it behaves on my skin, but who knows?!

Santal Volcanique is rather well blended. Opening is a soft sandalwood with slight creamy powderyness, rather clean with bit of flora. Unisex and office, school friendly. Not too bad, will need to wear again to decide if bottle worthy

Not a fan of santalwool, so this unique piece of santalwood is perfect for me. It's catchy from the first sniff. I fell more and more in love as it drying down into a comforting Johnson baby powder scent. It makes my heart sing.