Silk Mandarin Santal

True definition of a skin scent. I typically don't go for fragrances with such low silliage but I love this. It's sensual soft and warm. But not in a vanilla or amber sort of way. Like your skin but better. This is a scent for you and your lover only. It opens super bright with the mandarin on initial spray, after a few moments you can smell a saltiness others have mentioned. It's a juicy and fresh combo that I truly enjoy. However It's short lived, within 15 minutes the warmth of this scent comes out. The sandalwood and musk settle into a thin velvety layer. After an hour I'm tempted to say it's almost undetectable but I can't. I go sniff myself and my brain says I can't smell anything. But as I lay here I keep catching hints of something that smells just lovely. It radiates up to my nose softly, enough to make my boyfriend nuzzle up close to me and breathe deeply. It's intimate and comforting. I would never wear this out or to make an impression, but at home it's perfect.

Suprisingly the mandarin orange is not overload which is always the case with fruit for me. This sandalwood reminds me of the vintage Body Shop Woody Sandalwood oil which was the all time best sandalwood interpretation for me. It's the main thing i detect throughout the whole fragrance with like a honeyed amber rather than musk. This sandalwood is not the typical powder smell. It's more of a peppery wet wood smell that reminds me of those art stores in the malls from the 90's. I wish i could find a sandalwood essential oil that smelled that wonderful & exotic!

I love this fragrance! It's bright, clear, and fresh-smelling with a bite to it. Very refreshing and energizing! I just absolutely love it!

Unlike SATIN and LACE, two of the other Parfums Intimes by Victoria's Secret, SILK is not a framed single-note linear. Instead, this edp opens with a burst of unmistakeable mandarin zest and then moves into a warm, somewhat nondescript skin scent. The sandalwood and musk mingle together so as to mute one another and leave a very light layer behind. The staying power here is much less than that of the other Parfums Intimes, but my impression is that this one is intended to be more subtle than CASHMERE, which is also a skin scent of sorts but with fairly strong vanilla-tinged jasmine that lasts on and on. "Floral Woody Musk" always strikes me as a catch category for "n'importe quoi". In case this, it means "pleasant skin scent". Nothing really original or memorable--I never really picked up on the mimosa. On the other hand, it would be very hard to be offended by this scent. The sharp mandarin dissipates in a matter of minutes, after which only warm softness lingers behind.

Oh this is nice. I dont even like sandalwood that much but theres something captivating about this. The mandarine isnt fresh, its not edible but not synthetic either. Its light, airy, and stays in the background all the way, not just a top note. Theres something dry, peppery. If stockholm syndrome had a scent, this would be it, but not in a bad way. May be that im not a sandalwood fan and im still addicted to this, but this really is something special. Autumn walks, cozy sweaters, curled up next to the love of my life on the sofa, watching tv after a long walk, drinking tea, peaceful silence, forehead kisses. Totally unisex.