Serge Lutens — Santal Majuscule
Eau de Parfum
Sandalwood with a capital S. When Lutens was young, he always marked the importance of particular things, periods and places which fascinated him by writing them with a capital letter. From this childhood obsession is born an enlightened Middle Ages.
The sandalwood extraction here is so delicate and nuanced that it makes many contemporary fragrances that claim the material seem like crude, commercial profanity. If you’re looking at the other two notes listed here and thinking “Hmm, probably not for me,” we beg you to experience the way they are utilized in this incredible composition.
“So simple, yet the execution is phenomenal. I smell a heavy dose of sandalwood but it is tempered with the cacao and rose so it’s not a slap in the face. It feels slightly . . . rough? But I mean that in the best way possible--like scratching an itch. It’s satisfying! And I really really love it.
It’s quite comforting, like a cozy wool blanket or cup of rich hot chocolate. It’s your favorite sweater that hugs you in all the right places.”
— ebh12, Fragrantica
NOTES
sandalwood
damask rose
cacao
NOSE — Christopher Sheldrake
France, 2012
Eau de Parfum
Sandalwood with a capital S. When Lutens was young, he always marked the importance of particular things, periods and places which fascinated him by writing them with a capital letter. From this childhood obsession is born an enlightened Middle Ages.
The sandalwood extraction here is so delicate and nuanced that it makes many contemporary fragrances that claim the material seem like crude, commercial profanity. If you’re looking at the other two notes listed here and thinking “Hmm, probably not for me,” we beg you to experience the way they are utilized in this incredible composition.
“So simple, yet the execution is phenomenal. I smell a heavy dose of sandalwood but it is tempered with the cacao and rose so it’s not a slap in the face. It feels slightly . . . rough? But I mean that in the best way possible--like scratching an itch. It’s satisfying! And I really really love it.
It’s quite comforting, like a cozy wool blanket or cup of rich hot chocolate. It’s your favorite sweater that hugs you in all the right places.”
— ebh12, Fragrantica
NOTES
sandalwood
damask rose
cacao
NOSE — Christopher Sheldrake
France, 2012
Eau de Parfum
Sandalwood with a capital S. When Lutens was young, he always marked the importance of particular things, periods and places which fascinated him by writing them with a capital letter. From this childhood obsession is born an enlightened Middle Ages.
The sandalwood extraction here is so delicate and nuanced that it makes many contemporary fragrances that claim the material seem like crude, commercial profanity. If you’re looking at the other two notes listed here and thinking “Hmm, probably not for me,” we beg you to experience the way they are utilized in this incredible composition.
“So simple, yet the execution is phenomenal. I smell a heavy dose of sandalwood but it is tempered with the cacao and rose so it’s not a slap in the face. It feels slightly . . . rough? But I mean that in the best way possible--like scratching an itch. It’s satisfying! And I really really love it.
It’s quite comforting, like a cozy wool blanket or cup of rich hot chocolate. It’s your favorite sweater that hugs you in all the right places.”
— ebh12, Fragrantica
NOTES
sandalwood
damask rose
cacao
NOSE — Christopher Sheldrake
France, 2012
