Matière Première

Santal Austral

Santal Austral by Matière Première is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with almond and milk, moves into sandalwood and iris and dries down to benzoin and tonka bean. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.

Notes, explained

Opening

• Almond Marzipan and cherry-stone. Sweet with a bitter undertone.
• Milk Soft, lactonic and creamy. Makes everything around it rounder.

Heart

• Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
• Iris Cool, powdery, slightly carroty and expensive. The luxury note.

Dry-down

• Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
• Tonka Bean Almond, hay and vanilla in one. Warm and slightly nutty.

Smells like this

• Commodity Tonka
• Guerlain Insolence
• Houbigant Tonka Sublime
• Snif Vice Cream
• Victoria's Secret Tease Candy Noir
• Parfums de Marly Althaïr

Cheaper alternatives

• Commodity Tonka
• Guerlain Insolence
• Snif Vice Cream

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