Santal Blush Tom Ford for women

This fragrance just oozes sensuality, every time I think of it, I want to close my eyes and utter a soft "mmmm....." nude, plump, supple--amazing... reminds me of Serge Lutens Santal Blanc, but Tom Ford's version is richer to my nose.

This spicy woody fragrance is mesmerizingly beautiful. It's soft, comforting, it has almost velvety texture. Last very long time and doesn't shout for attention but exudes sophistication and class. Easily unisex although marketed towards women. Oh and the bottle suits it's character very well. Crystal, nude perfection.

I can´t get enough. It´s so gorgeous!

I've always been a big fan of Tom Ford and when I saw Santal Blush I was quite excited because Oud was listed as one of the notes and Oud has been a long time favourite for me. The way its been infused with the sandalwood and the spices has been done beautifully and it smells very refined on the skin. The fragrance does dry down to something quite sweet, almost quite average for a Tom Ford fragrance. Theres nothing wrong with average but when you're paying that much money for a fragrance, its fair to expect a lot more than that. But in typical Tom Ford style, the fragrance has been made well and it lasts a long time.

7/10

I bought this blind and it is gorgeous. It is woodsy, but creamy and just so luxe. It actually reminds me just a little of Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau. It all depends on chemistry and I am just delighted it works for me!

I love it.
The woods and spices make it very impressive. A true member of the Ford family (with Black Orchid as its stronger, sultry, -unidentical- twin).
With only one sample of Santal Blush in my wardrobe, I'm steadfast on the lookout for more...!

I sampled it recently and decided it wasn't right for me. The scent is very smooth and sweet in a way that feels very neutral. I can't seem to detect anything unique, or interesting about it. When I smelled SB, I felt like I was sniffing an unlit grocery store candle, nothing particularly pleasant or unpleasant, just a flat, uncomfortably soft sweetness.

I must say I like the idea though. The bottle looks very simple and elegant along with the make up line. It all looks very sensual and nude. I wish there was something to give it some strength. Otherwise it will continue to give off the weak-heroine-like vibe, much unlike that of the model on the ad, which I like better than the scent itself.

Nearly pure evil, this fragrance sends me into a fit on the self-destructive side of ambivalence. What artistry! The wood is gorgeous, as are the many other notes and rue (as in the culinary blend, not the street). Unfortunately, the inclusion of cumin leaves it with the effect of a heavenly scent sprayed into a sweaty armpit. Whoever said "vulgar" really nailed it. But I keep sniffing at it for the other parts. Perhaps they should rename it S&M.

amazing warm sweet spicey woody sex in a bottele

As a perfume connoisseur, its soft once it dries down but very seductive in the night. If Tom Ford makes a shower gel and body creme it will compliment it immensely.

The scent of this fragrance on the test strip was lovely; delicate, warm and with a delicate sensuality. The sample sprayed on my skin, however, was a real disappointment. The only note I got was plastic (or perhaps hot rubber..). I was hoping it would develop into something more pleasant, so I did not immediately run to wash it off...and of course, it did nothing. I got the same, plasticky odour. And, it did not wash off, of course...and it lasted well over 12 hours...Oh, well...

I liked the idea of this perfume and liked it in the bottle, but was soon trying to wash it off my wrist after testing it. There is a soft, powdery, feminine, earthiness which is very attractive, but then it gets perfumey and a little weird and loses me. Fico d'India from Ortigia is very similar but a little more grounded and a little more soulful ... I don't get anything spicy, or woody from this, but perhaps there is a very subtle woodiness at the bottom. I'm an amber lover, and though the idea of this fragrance would never be my signature, it is a nice change of pace best for spring or summer, or the office.

this is a rather vulgar fragrance, albeit not quite as vulgar as mr. ford's ad campaigns. having said that, i would still really like santal blush if not for all the cumin. the sandalwood is creamy, and there are floral notes that are not overly sweet. both good things in my opinion. but the cumin is so prominent that it just ruins the whole scent for me. a real pity, i think. for me, the best sandalwood is still the old samsara (also rather loud) that used the real thing.

Well, i had a sample of this one given me at Holt Renfrew. I thought, it should be somehow good, if it is that expensive for a bottle. This one is the rarerest rabish, sorry. Smells like a mixture of garlic and something more ...

Santal Blush for me is somehow linked with Parfumerie Generale Praline de Santal and Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau. They seem to use the same sandalwood molecule or material for different purposes. Santal Blush is like something towards the dark roasted bread impression of Jeux de Peau but also having that powdery, cosmetic material that Praline de Santal has at the first moments of its evolution. On me, the most intenser notes are the sandalwood and the carrot seed note, that is very close to iris here. It`s chic, but i expected a much more complex and unique fragrance.

PERFECT review B-Boy93!!! You are absolutely correct in everything you said! How could anyone miss the point of this gorgeous creation?? Well, obviously, as you said, untrained noses and uneducated minds in the area of Tom Ford's mastery of the art of blending high quality ingredients! He is one of the greats! The Jasmin Rouge is so opposite but equally as enchanting. On me, it was lush, fresh, jasmin mixed with rich black leather, definitely on the naughty girl side of scents, very bold and intoxicating.

After reading previous reviews posted on numerous fragrance forums, I was preparing myself for disappointment; I arrived in Harvey Nichols and immediately located the newly refurbished and expanded Tom Ford counter (the previous arrangement had proved unsuitable for the large influx of new products: the make-up and skin care range.) I suppose I had arrived with the intention of purchasing another Private Blend, and so began with testing the two new fragrances, the first of course being the perfume in question – Santal Blush – and the second being Jasmin Rouge. Both proved to be completely different to my expectations. Jasmin Rouge, described so eloquently on the website as ‘voluptuous’, ‘audacious’ and taking the white flower to ‘new facets of erotic decadence’, proved rather sweet on my skin. Indeed, instead of the spice and leather I had been expecting, I experienced a rather unremarkable, mass-market pleasing ‘bubble gum’ ubiquity to it; my first disagreement with any of Tom Ford’s fragrances.
It was then I sampled Santal Blush. I was so taken aback by it’s unexpected soft, sweet top-notes, that for a moment I has unable to comment. I had prepared my nose for a harsh woody experience, and instead found myself smelling an almost nectar like composition; earthy, natural, enchanting. Entirely pleasant, I assume this was provided by the heady ylang ylang and rose absolute lacing with the cumin seed oil. The Sri-Lankan cinnamon bark oil – which I am lead to believe has acquired Orpur status – works well with the sandalwood, Masala spices and Agarbois to paint a Middle-Eastern portrait of bazaars, mosques and the Moroccan dars. Not dissimilar to Serge Luten’s ‘Arabie’, the two could be distant cousins – the story of ‘Santal Blush’ however is more refined, more proper and hence is without the sugariness, gourmand and glacé notes which have always proved rather overwhelming and perhaps rather unwearable in ‘Arabie’.
I think to truly appreciate the beauty of Santal Blush, one has to have prior knowledge of the Tom Ford brand – it’s standards and quality reputation of it’s ingredients – the magic here would be lost on the untrained nose. ‘Subtle’ is a word not often seen in the lexicon of Tom Ford, however, I believe that is the effect which has been achieved. The Private Blend has always proved a haven from the gaucheness of celebrity brands and mass market fragrance, and Santal Blush is a welcome addition to the range, and indeed anyone’s personal perfume collection.

Both Santal Blush and Jasmin Rouge are available from Harvey Nichols, Selfridges and Harrods, priced £125 for 50ml and £285 for 250ml.

this perfume is straight up cedarwood. When smelling this out of the bottle there is a hint of floral, but when you spray this on - the floral goes away completely and takes a turn for the worst. It is nothing but pure wood and no floral. It literally smells like you are putting your nose in a cedar chest. If someone knew you paid $195 for a 1.7 oz bottle of this, they would think you have lost your mind. But, if you want to smell like cedar and this is your thing, go for it.

Creamy sandalwood evocative of being in an Asian woodshop, or Asian furniture store in general. There's a slight mustiness thanks to the oud, but otherwise it's all sandalwood. Something I'd like to smell when unpacking heirlooms from an old sandalwood chest, but not on my person.

I preferred Jasmin Rouge over this one, which is a pungent sandalwood fragrance. It gave me a definite feeling of being trapped inside a sandalwood chest. Might make a good air freshener but I don't think too many people will want to go around smelling like this. Had to negotiate my way to the restrooms to get rid of it, something I almost never have to do, because years of fragrance testing have toughened me up.

I must concede Kterhark's points on this in the same way that I've thoroughly trashed Tom Ford's Tobacco Vanille, or in a way that I've felt that Amber Absolute is not a statement on Amber but rather an adaptation wrapped within a cloak of incenses. Yes, it's a Sandalwood, though I've appreciated much better Sandalwood fragrances (try Le Labo's Santal 33, for example).

I think it's fair to say that Ford likes his incenses, but has a tendency to bring that a few steps beyond where he should by making the scent less about the signature note and more about the amalgam of ingredients. This is a case where more is not necessarily better. I suspect Kterhark is unsettled from the serious case of spice and identity crisis that is this scent. While I've given a "not-bad/unremarkable" vote to this, it's not a scent I'd recommend and certainly not one I suspect my wife would wear versus his Arabian Wood (which she loves).

One thought: He displaced Bois Rouge and Japon Noir to make way for this?

I spritzed a good helping of this on my décolleté while at Nordies. There are so many scents there that its hard to pass judgment, so it wasn't until I was on my way home that I sniffed my wrist and thought, "is this a joke?"

I don't think I've ever smelled anything this bad, it's truly a show stopper. It's screechy, offensive, harsh and about as chemical smelling as you can get. I had a kinder reaction to secretions magnifique, if that says anything. NOw I hate cinnamon, which I should mention, but there is something else here that is just plain revolting.

Alright, you get the gist. Try it at your own risk.

A quote from Mr. Tom Ford:

"TOM FORD SANTAL BLUSH is a mesmerizing, spicy wood oriental designed around the richly textured creaminess of Sandalwood, and contrasted with exotic Eastern spices, intoxicating florals, and sumptuous woods. This is a complex scent with a hypnotic and mysterious pull. Masala spices from India, Cinnamon Bark Oil Sri Lanka ORPUR™, Cumin Seed Oil, Fenugrec Absolute and Carrot Seed Oil, are enriched by a floral blend of Jasmine Absolute, Rose Absolute and Ylang Madagascar. An infusion of richly textured Sandalwood captives, Australian Sandalwood, Benzoin, Agarbois™ and Skin Musks, transport the scent to another level. A nude colored juice displayed in a transparent bottle, Santal Blush expresses a modern earthiness. It is as sensual as beautifully contoured nude skin."