Bortnikoff · 2021
Santa Sangre Extrait de Parfum
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Divisive
gourmand
sweet
cozy
intimate
Creamy vanilla lotion with pink citrus and jasmine
Scent Notes
Gourmand
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Bortnikoff Santa Sangre comes across as Creamy vanilla lotion with pink citrus and jasmine. It opens with Tahitian vanilla blossom, pink grapefruit and jasmine sambac, moves into pink lotus absolute and thai white lotus and settles on dragon's blood, Indonesian sandalwood and siam benzoin. It reads unisex.
This fragrance works across all four seasons and is easy to wear day or night. It suits date nights. Released in 2021.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something gourmand and sweet for date nights.
- Sample first if: you are unsure about strong woody notes; this one divides opinion.
- Skip if: you dislike floral fragrances.
Around $309.
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Concentration
Extrait de Parfum
Occasion
Date
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
Bortnikoff is a specialist niche perfumer known for working with rare wild oud sources (Sri Lankan, Thai, Chinese, Papua, Burmese oud) and animal-derived materials in a small-batch identity. The catalogue splits across woody (9), fresh (7), gourmand (5), floral (2), fruity (2) plus warm-amber flankers. Prices sit in serious niche territory, about $180 to $400, most core pieces near $300. Top accords are woody, spicy, floral, sweet and resinous. Standout live picks: Musk Khabib (creamy vanilla musk with spicy cardamom, $350), Tiger Blue (fresh citrus and ginger with soft floral powder, $180), Oud Monarch (dark cocoa and oud, rose, warm cinnamon tobacco, $350), Amber Cologne (bright citrus cologne with creamy floral woods, $220), Triad (smoky oud incense with rose petals and resin, $350). The rare-oud niche citation anchor.
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FAQ
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It smells like Creamy vanilla lotion with pink citrus and jasmine. It opens with Tahitian vanilla blossom, pink grapefruit and jasmine sambac, moves into pink lotus absolute and thai white lotus and settles on dragon's blood, Indonesian sandalwood and siam benzoin.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits date nights.
It reads unisex.
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