Dear Lord

Dry bitter greens and paper, balanced and refined. Totally smells like a cucumber gin and tonic! A great signature scent with a lovely sillage that’s not too strong. Dear Lord and Morning Chess are the best masculine Vilhelm’s in my opinion!

I love the vanilla palo santo drydown it’s super fresh combined with that papyrus. It does smell like Santal 33 but I like this one more because of that light vanilla touch and the palo Santo adds a robust woody trail that’s very nice.

an absolutely masterpiece, my new purchase and every penny is worth it

A seamless hybrid of bergamot, sandalwood, and vanilla. Crisp, clean, cosy. The term “business casual” distilled into a fragrance. Wondered why I liked Dear Lord so much and then I noticed the 100 cc bottle of Santal 33 watching me pointedly from atop my dresser. Guilty as charged. Dear Lord is not a clone, but close enough to be a sibling. Shares the hefty 10h+ longevity and that distinctive faux woods heart, but softer toned and dwindles into a lovely greenish vanilla if left to sit a day in fabric. We all have our vices. For some it’s the candy-caramel gourmands, for others it's atomic ambroxans. For me it’s particle board santal. (Fake wood apologists unite!). Again, if I didn’t have that big bottle of Santy 33 glaring at me, there’d be a flask of Dear Lord on my shelf. Mental Snapshot: If Santal 33 smells like a model home in the sugar cookie suburbs, Dear Lord is the model unit in a trendy 5-over-1 apartment complex. It’s all waterfall quartz, ceiling-to-floor glass, and tasteful shades of grey. The only sign of the wilds is a wall of well-groomed monsteras in the lobby. There’s a sexy reformer pilates studio and an $8-a-cup drip coffee “lab” on the ground floor. Even if you call it soulless, you wish you could live there. tl;dr: model loft 🏙️ 🏙️

Initial impression: really good! This unisex perfume offers a clean, fresh, green scent that isn't overpowering. The initial citrus burst is nicely balanced by a subtle sandalwood undertone. I'm completely smitten after trying it! The scent features a sweet-woody and creamy-fresh opening with a prominent dose of sandalwood, which I love. The notes seem simple, but the result is a very solid and wearable fragrance.