Montale · 2012
Santal Wood EDP
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
fresh
uplifting
Fresh spicy sandalwood with incensey warmth
Scent Notes
Woody
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About This Perfume
Montale Santal Wood comes across as Fresh spicy sandalwood with incensey warmth. It opens with bergamot, black pepper and lavender, moves into cardamom, nutmeg and geranium and settles on sandalwood, amber and cedarwood. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. A good pick for casual days. Released in 2012.
In the community's experience 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 uplifting for casual days.
- Sample first if: spicy is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike woody fragrances.
Around $190.
Explore more: More from Montale · Fresh perfumes · Bergamot perfumes · Black pepper perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
The Brand
Montale
Montale is a Paris niche house founded by Pierre Montale. Montale: 150+ perfumes on Scendira, from about $59 to $225.
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Picks on the nose
Arabians Tonka (2019) reads as sweet saffron leather, tonka with smoky woods, opening on saffron and bergamot and drying down to tonka bean, cane sugar and amber. Expect dark cocoa with creamy vanilla, bitter orange from Chocolate Greedy (2007); candied bitter orange up top and coffee bean and roasted tonka bean underneath. Intense Cafe (Eau de Parfum, 2013) is described as sweet rose coffee, creamy vanilla haze, with vanilla, amber and white musk at the base.
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FAQ
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It smells like Fresh spicy sandalwood with incensey warmth. It opens with bergamot, black pepper and lavender, moves into cardamom, nutmeg and geranium and settles on sandalwood, amber and cedarwood.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It reads unisex.
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