Sandal Wood

To the reviewer below me, I’m sure this isn’t Mysore sandalwood for the reasons you specified, however it does smell quite natural to me, relative to the coconutty, sweaty pencil shavings or dill pickle smelling aroma chemicals which serve as a sorry excuse for “sandalwood” nowadays. Not everyone can spring for Santalum Album sourced from Mysore region of India, but there are many of us who are fed up with synthetic approximations of the note who would like to smell ANY authentic sandalwood note in a perfume, and so I would strongly recommend this Nemat oil as a reference sandalwood, be it Australian, Indian, New Caledonian, album, spicatum, or a blend. If you don’t have a lot of dough and you want a natural-smelling Santal, Nemat is your best bet. I’ve searched high and low and this is the best I’ve found (for now).

For a one note oil, this is shockingly well rounded with a warm projection. When I first sampled it, I honestly wasn't getting a strong sandalwood profile. I can understand some of the pine reviews. However, I pulled it out on a cold day and it was beautiful after it settled. Aside from the obvious woody profile, its peppery, musky, soapy, creamy, and still so natural in a way that reminds me of the tree itself. The undertone of a sandalwood smudge is just lightly smoky, like sitting by a hearth or walking into a metaphysical shop. It feels spiritual in a way, wrapping around varied sensory experiences. Certainly unisex, although layers gorgeously with floral/tea focused scents to bite through the sweetness with rich notes of earth.

I loooove this Sandalwood. It's very fresh and green and slightly smoky. This smells a-maze-ing on a man, but I layer it with Nemat's Vanilla Musk and it becomes more feminine. It's cheap, readily available at natural and natural-ish grocery stores, and has a kick to it. Whenever I first smelled Le Labo's Santal 33 it immediately made me think of this oil. If you don't have the budget for Le Labo, give this one a whirl!

A spicy, incensy sandalwood which smells AMAZING. This is a perfect Fall scent for a more subtle incense smell.

This was a very important fragrance in my fragrance journey. When I began, I had no idea what I liked or didn't. Early on, I found myself repeatedly drawn to fragrances with sandalwood notes, but I wanted to be sure it was the sandalwood I was drawn to. Then I saw a TikTok suggesting this as one of the best pure sandalwoods. She also suggested layering sandalwood fragrances on top of a sandalwood oil to increase the longevity. So I was sold. This fragrance confirmed for me my love of sandalwood. I will say, some days I smell more carrier oil than actual sandalwood in this, but it's not bad. When I don't want anything complex and want minimal projection, this is a go-to. It layers well with literally any sandalwood fragrance. When I wear this under Tam Dao, I always get compliments.