Santal Boisé

probably my favorite fragrance i own. its so dark and moody, but fresh and refined in such a calm and clean way. smells like a cowboy going to church on a thursday in autumn. i love love LOVE the incense vibe it gives off, and it sticks to you sooo well. i honestly could argue that its for every season because sandalwood is such an ambiguous, floral-like scent, but the saffron gives it ego with the cypress to back it up. its like if a plant had an attitude. its the type of perfume to make your mom comment positively but scrunch her nose up whenever she smells it. im genuinely obsessed with it!! i get so many compliments constantly and it never fades away. only thing i dont like is if you accidentally spray the bottle too close to your clothes you get an awkward oil mark for a bit that smells intense af. besides that 10 out of 10 would recommend ❤️❤️

As soon as I sprayed Atelier Versace Santal Boisé, I was reminded of another fragrance straight away. This line in general seems to be borrowing inspiration from a lot of Middle Eastern fragrances. Personally, I think Santal Boisé is a slightly more refined but much weaker-projecting version of the original Kalemat (orange bottle) by Arabian Oud, the Saudi brand. Kalemat is a bestseller in the Middle East, and you can pick up a bottle for about £80. It’s much stronger, but very much in the same vein. Pretty similar, if you ask me.

Hear me out... If you like Tom Fords Tobacco Vanille, or want to like it and find it too sweet, then this is for you. This smells exactly like a flanker for Tobacco Vanille with far less sweetness (still a sweet frag) and the addition of some sandalwood. It is glorious, one of my new favs and can basically be stolen from discount shops. Grab it while you can. (I got a few bottles at just over $100 each.

Lovely fragrance and glad I've got to try it out. Quite reminiscent of these warmer scents like by the fire place but with added focus on the woodiness, rather than the vanilla that a lot of these use. However £300 is an absolute joke for something that's very nice and high quality, but nowhere near unique enough or mind blowing to justify that robbery.

Can't begin to describe what a perfect fragrance this is. It's the best sandalwood fragrance I've personally ever smelled. This deserves so much more hype, it's affordable and the presentation is incredible. Performance is incredible, the fragrance sits in the air for an hour after I spray it. 10/10 hidden masterpiece from Versace. I