Karl Lagerfeld · 2025
Bois de Santal
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
woody
sweet
grounded
skin-close
Smoky sandalwood incense with peppered warmth
Scent Notes
Woody
Base
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About This Perfume
Karl Lagerfeld Bois de Santal smells like Smoky sandalwood incense with peppered warmth. It opens with cypress, Madagascan pepper and sage, moves into palo santo and sandalwood absolute and settles on amber, sympep and tonka bean. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
This fragrance is best in spring, fall and winter and is easy to wear day or night. Reach for it for casual days and the office. Released in 2025.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something woody and sweet for casual days.
- Sample first if: woody is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike spicy fragrances.
Around $31.
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Occasion
Casual · office
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans masculine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
- Office
The Brand
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld is the fragrance line of the designer house, including the classic Lagerfeld fragrance from 1978. You can browse 39 Karl Lagerfeld perfumes on Scendira, from about $25 to $480. Most discussed across the communities Scendira tracks: Karl Lagerfeld Sun Moon Stars, Lagerfeld Classic and Karl Lagerfeld Bois de Vetiver.
How the picks read
Karl Lagerfeld Sun Moon Stars (Eau de Toilette, 1994) comes across as sun-warmed rose and fruit, powdery and musky; the notes run from peach and pineapple to sandalwood, amber and cedar. Lagerfeld Classic (Eau de Toilette, 1978) reads as spicy cologne, smoky woods and powdery tobacco, opening on aldehydes and Clary sage and drying down to amber, musk and oakmoss. Karl Lagerfeld Bois de Vetiver (Eau de Toilette, 2017) smells of cool mint and blood orange over green vetiver, with Blood orange and mint up top and vetiver and patchouli underneath.
Warm & Amber perfumes and Fresh perfumes are the families these picks fall into; the full house list is on the all-brands page.
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FAQ
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It smells like Smoky sandalwood incense with peppered warmth. It opens with cypress, Madagascan pepper and sage, moves into palo santo and sandalwood absolute and settles on amber, sympep and tonka bean.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits casual days and the office.
It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
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