Essence Santal

I own the 30ml and I love spraying it out for bedtime. It’s so cozy and comforting. Sometimes I get a pickle smell from sandalwood but I don’t with this particular perfume. When I first spray it out on my skin that cardamom comes off pretty strong. Mixing with the sandalwood. Making the perfume Very warm spicy, aromatic and powdery. But once I give this perfume time to melt onto my skin, that is when the magic happens. That beautiful very sweet nutmeg becomes one of the star players. It tames the cardamom and then starts to blend into the sandalwood and musk until the dry down becomes a creamy sandalwood dream. Side note: is anyone else getting gentle fluidity vibes from this perfume. I’m not saying this smells the same as that. But I just get the same overall vibe. It might just be the nutmeg making me feel that way.

A nice spicy, pine-y warm and sweet wood smell that reminds me of being in an old wood-panel room in the 90s. It's not smokey or acidic like some woody smells. It's very strong and in-your-face which could be good or bad. I feel like when I spray this I smell like an older hippie who weaves on a loom and burns sage and sandalwood incense so much it's permeated into their clothes.

Review from discovery set - spicy sandalwood with a touch of a musky floral note. Soft and elegant smelling too.