Santal Noble Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier for men

If you're looking for a pretty fragrance, carefully avoid Santal Noble. Instead if you're into challenging, deep and compelling scents you could be amazed and satisfied by this one.

It opens with a sweet coffee note immediately joined by sandalwood and incense. Then the sandalwood takes over showing its creamy/dry aspect. Bold and almost overwhelming for a couple of hours. If you're into sandalwood you won't be disappointed as you'll have plenty of it in this phase...Then it settles down and blends together with vetiver, incense (again) and a musky-amber for a truly fantastic drydown that's creamy, warm, quiet and very deep.

Personally I think this is one of the best sandalwood available on the market yet it's surely not a fragrance for everybody. A masterpiece.

Rating: 8.5/10

...but on my skin - the patchuli fugue and almost no more

I agree in that not all Sandalwood based scents are alike, this one is truly special and - although prescribed to a man - I love to wear it. A problem getting it however. Has it been discontinued? On a total different league, but pleasant sandalwood for female wearing, is SANDALO by L'Erbolario: this has a peppery note that I find very fascinating in summer. And it lasts a lot on the skin.

There's Sandalwoods and then there's Sandalwoods, this is the sort that a very rich and confident man wears, and he wears it for his pleasure. My only regret is that I can't find any one that has it in stock, for me it's the best sandal I have tried.

I've been thinking for some time and still not sure whether there is a male and female version of this perfume, or it is only one unisex or something third.
Anyhow, I got this wonderful perfume as a gift from good perfume connoisseur, and at the first scent was bit different comparing the other female, femme perfumes .....
But ....
This perfume is a treasure to me right now in my collection, keep it for special occasions, because makes wonderful chemistry with my skin ...
This is the best, dry, woody sandalwood, not sweet, or diluted that I 've ever smell, with an excellent balance of spice, musk and vetiver .... feel the coffee and incense, which gives the fuscous note.
When I want a "girly" touch I mix this Santal with Opium, Cinnabar, or even with Samsara -and each time have a great combination ....
1 class perfume.