Santal Blush
Santal Blush by Tom Ford is a feminine-leaning eau de parfum from 2011 in the luxury price tier. It opens with cinnamon and caraway, moves into ylang-ylang, jasmine and rose and dries down to sandalwood, benzoin, virginia cedarwood, musk and oud. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
- Caraway Warm, seedy and slightly aniseed. Rye bread in a bottle.
Heart
- Ylang-Ylang Banana-custard floral. Rich, tropical and slightly rubbery.
- Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
Dry-down
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
- Virginia Cedarwood The pencil-shaving one specifically. Dry, sharp and slightly sweet.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
- Oud Resinous, medicinal, barnyard-adjacent wood. The most expensive note in perfumery.
Smells like this
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- Xerjoff Ivory Route
- Memo Paris Quartier Latin
- Burberry Hero
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