Les Liquides Imaginaires · 2011
Sancti
Longevity
2–8 h60% of 17 people
Projection
Variesreports split · 100+ people
Season
Summer7 in 10 season mentions
fresh
smoky
uplifting
fresh fir and resin smoke over cedar
Scent Notes
Woody / Smoky
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What the community says
Often worn in summer
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites and Reddit, updated 25 Oct 2026: 110+ describe how long it lasts, 100+ how far it projects and 52 how it smells. Most other posts only name Sancti.
How long it lasts
2–8 h
for 60% of people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
60% of people get 2–8 hours. From 17 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (6 h).
How far it projects100+ people
Mixed reports on projection
about half say it stays close to the skin
about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately
In words
Reports are mixed: about half say it stays close to the skin, and about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately.
When people wear it29 mentions
7 in 10
season mentions are summer
7 in 10 summer3 in 10 other seasons
From 29 mentions of a season.
Summer
Also worth knowing
Compliments
4%
4% of people get compliments on it (76).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
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Summary in words
Les Liquides Imaginaires Sancti: what people say about it.
In short: Often worn in summer.
Worn by everyone.
60% of people get 2–8 hours of wear (17 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 6 hours).
Mixed reports on projection (100+ people): Reports are mixed: about half say it stays close to the skin, and about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately.
Of the 29 mentions of a season, about 7 in 10 are about summer weather.
People wear it most for: summer.
4% of people get compliments on it (76).
Perfumes people say smell alike: Shanaan by M. Micallef (61% of voters).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 160+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
- Matches with 100+ voters come first; early reads have fewer votes.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Les Liquides Imaginaires Sancti smells like fresh fir and resin smoke over cedar. It opens with cypress, aldehydes and bergamot, moves into fir balsam, pink pepper and cardamom and settles on frankincense, cedar and myrrh. It reads unisex.
It works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for casual days. Released in 2011.
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 fresh and smoky for casual days.
- Sample first if: spicy is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike smoky fragrances.
Around $220.
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The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
The Brand
Les Liquides Imaginaires
Les Liquides Imaginaires is a Paris niche house built on conceptual perfumery: each release is composed around a theme (the sacred, the seductive, the cursed). 35 Les Liquides Imaginaires perfumes are catalogued, spanning about $89 to $285 in price. People discussing this house most often name Les Liquides Imaginaires Blanche Bête, Les Liquides Imaginaires Dom Rosa or Les Liquides Imaginaires Bloody Wood.
What the picks smell like
Les Liquides Imaginaires Blanche Bête (EDP, 2021) reads as creamy milk pudding warmed by cocoa and vanilla, drying down to tonka bean, vanilla and cocoa. Les Liquides Imaginaires Dom Rosa (2013) comes across as sparkling grapefruit, pear and rose with warm incense, opening on champagne and grapefruit. For Les Liquides Imaginaires Bloody Wood (2013), expect smoky red wine cherries, rose and violets over oak.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like fresh fir and resin smoke over cedar. It opens with cypress, aldehydes and bergamot, moves into fir balsam, pink pepper and cardamom and settles on frankincense, cedar and myrrh.
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 a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It reads unisex.
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