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Santal de Mysore, Serge Lutens Warm Spicy · 1991

Santal de Mysore

Rating4.2 ★ 549 votes
GenderUnisex
Year1991
Price$$$$Niche
Best for fallDaytime wearmoderate sillageLong Lasting
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Collection

The notes

5 notes
All notesnot split into top, heart and base

At a glance

community scores
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
64
fleetingeternal
Sillage / projection
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ProjectionHow far the scent radiates from your skin while you stand still. The 'sillage / projection' votes on fragrance pages blend the two, so read them as overall reach.More in Learn →
49
intimateenormous
Price value41
overpricedgreat value
Gender lean53
femininemasculine

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 7
Warm SpicyWoodyAmberFresh SpicyPowderyAromaticBalsamic
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

top 7
Warm Spicy
Woody
Amber
Fresh Spicy
Powdery
Aromatic
Balsamic

Community profile

community votes
Longevity
very weak
6%
weak
8%
moderate
25%
long lasting
46%
eternal
14%
Sillage
intimate
14%
moderate
39%
strong
31%
enormous
16%
Season
spring
13%
summer
10%
fall
43%
winter
34%
Time of day
day
53%
night
47%
Gender
female
5%
more female
5%
unisex
67%
more male
19%
male
4%
Value
way overpriced
10%
overpriced
29%
ok
50%
good value
9%
great value
2%

What people say

What people love
highlyregardedmysoresandalwoodinterpretationinterestingmixsweetnessspicewoodgoldstandard
What people criticise
expensivedifficultacquiresmelllikesavoryindiancurrystrongcumincarawaypresence

Smells similar

by scent profile

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

Where it sits

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How its notes pair

SandalwoodBenzoinSpicesStyraxCaraway
unlayered

Signature pair: Benzoin and Styrax

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In plain words

The main accords of Santal de Mysore are warm spicy and woody. Its key notes are Sandalwood, Spices, Caraway and Benzoin. It lasts long and projects strongly; people reach for it in autumn, day or night.

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