Sandalwood in Oak

This has been my favorite scent. Conveying strength without being overpowering. I have tried a lot of other sandalwood scents since getting it (Bois des Iles, Paper +, Santal 33, Tam Dao, among others) and while those are worthwhile, this one still stands out for me. Perfect for fall, and also quite wearable in winter into early spring. Wonderfully woody. Some other reviewers have said it's boozy. I don't find it boozy per se, but more that the oak barrel they age this in comes through and gives it the same oakiness you'd get in bourbon, without the other bourbon ingredients. I love how the sage gives it a bit of a spiritual incense vibe too. It's warm but has some spaciousness to it. It's not very dense and the scent doesn't hit your nose all at once. TBH I do tend to overspray this one because it is a bit light. Edit: Came back to say I love this one so dang much! We are having a "sweater weather" day here in southern California and I wore this two days in a row, which is just unusual for me. I have a few FBs including this one, and 50 or so samples, so I usually wear something different all the time. But yesterday when I put this on again, I thought to myself "why bother with all that stuff? I have everything I need right here."

Norwegian floating sauna, or the inside of a beautiful old wood chest. Soft, creamy, woody, slightly sweet, oaky, delicious and airily rich. So comforting. There is a cedar-like element although the note isn't listed. I gasped the first time I smelled this on my skin and could not stop sniffing my arm for the entire day. ... I agree with the reviewers who said this is a good sandalwood to try if you aren’t into the pickle vibe that some sandalwood’s give. I actually like a lot of those but I find Sandalwood in Oak to be so gorgeously soft and wood-shop like. The “in oak” means it was actually aged (?) in oak wood which is very cool and absolutely smells like it. The sugar note isn’t overly sweet by any means, but adds to the soft, slight sandalwood creaminess. Overall it’s a dry woody scent with the pink pepper sitting faintly in the background. This smells like a clean wood drawer in the best way possible. I also have Liis Bo, and agree that the vibe is similar (likely due to the palo santo), however I much prefer Sandalwood in Oak most days. Both remind me of saunas in Norway. I highly recommend you try this soft, calm and sensual fragrance if you get the chance.

Scents of Wood Sandalwood in Oak is an appropriately more woods-focused blend that nonetheless has a boozy aspect from the aging process in barrels that inspires the scent and many others in the house’s now-rather-extensive catalogue. Sandalwood mixes with guaiacwood, sage, burnt sugar, pepper, and vanilla. It’s a bit resinous, slightly sweet/smoky/spicy, all while having the blend of woods as its main centering characteristic. There’s a vaguely syrupy, peppery gourmand quality to it even though it’s far more a woody/smoky/resinous blend. As with the rest of the house’s creations here, the quality is very high and the performance above average, even at this price point and for a generally cool-weather-leaning scent. Like the rest of the line, the current full bottle 75ml pricing is $240. The 10ml size that I bought is now priced at $55, formerly $38, so a sizable increase, albeit now with a nice box, but I still quite prefer the option of buying the smaller size as a form of both an extended test as well as travel size, particularly if the only other option is a bottle that’s $200+. 8 out of 10

This is the sandalwood I have been searching for! Simply gorgeous. It is smooth and super creamy, just a hint sweet. SO COZY. All woodiness — not forest — yet the slightly sweet hint (sometimes leans vanilla, sometimes burnt sugar) means that, on me, there isn't a hint of wood shop, despite it being ALL WOOD. Occasional wafts of smoky sage and prickly pepper, although both are quite mellow on me. Slightly mystical and witchy, but in a super subtle way — kinda smells like an ancient temple in my imagination. I like to re-up this perfume mid-day, as I just love the smell and it gets to a largely skin scent by mid-afternoon on me. That said, it stays as a skin scent all day. Also extremely long lasting on clothes & hair. Unisex to leans slightly feminine — as a female who tends to prefer unisex perfumes, this is PERFECT for me.

Ugh, I LOVE Scents of Wood. It's like they never miss. This is just going to be another delicious creamy sandalwood I'll have to get my hands on one day. It's dry, resinous, the tiniest bit spicy/smoky from the guaiac and pink pepper, yet also creamy and comforting. It has just the teeniest bit of pencil shavings vibe, but imagine the pencil doesn't have any graphite in it to ruin the smell of the soft wood. I could just bathe in this stuff. Inviting, quiet, soft, calm. It's quite reminiscent to Liis Bo if you love this kind of a thing and want more scents to check out in this realm. Bo is one of my beloveds, so Sandalwood in Oak will have to make its way onto my shelf sooner rather than later. 10/10!