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Signature Collection

Indian Sandalwood Dunhill 2019

7.8 / 10 77 Ratings

A popular perfume by Dunhill for men, released in 2019. The scent is woody-creamy. It was last marketed by Interparfums.
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Main accords

Woody

Creamy

Spicy

Sweet

Earthy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Tree moss

Patchouli

Base Notes

Sandalwood

Perfumer

Carlos Benaïm

Ratings

Scent

7.877 Ratings

Longevity

7.871 Ratings

Sillage

7.270 Ratings

Bottle

8.472 Ratings

Value for money

7.942 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 09/13/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance was part of the collection Signature Collection.

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What the fragrance is similar to

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Reviews

8 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/05/2024

10
Pricing 8
Bottle 9
Sillage 8
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Ceesie
121 Reviews

Ceesie

2

Handle with care

I hadn't used a fragrance in a long long time. A bit of curiosity made me enter the perfumery during a fun day in de big city, and I noticed these beautiful bottles of Dunhill. So that's the signature line heh? They look so classy, heavy, nice cap too.

I smelled a couple of them and sprayed on the one that I liked best. It's a scent that clearly stood out. Warm, smooth incense, a bit boozy. Well that's different from what I was used to! After wearing it for a day I completely loved it and decided to buy the bottle.

Stoked as I was, I sprayed a couple of sprays. But now the sharp woody scent kicks in and becomes a bit overwhelming. Gone is the smoothness. So handle this one with care. Spray on a littlebit, from an armlength away, and you're good for a day of smelling terrific and classy.

11/03/2024

6
Pricing 4
Sillage 5
Longevity 7
Scent

Smirky
483 Reviews

Smirky

2

Generic woody scent

Indian Sandalwood had a high bar to reach since I really like Acqua di Parma's Sandalo EdP (black bottle). Unfortunately, it didn't come even close. There wasn't a whole lot of development of the scent after the initial citrusy opening. Indian Sandalwood dries down into what I can only describe as a subtle, generic woody scent. Nothing that induces me to buy a bottle. The longevity is also quite weak. I got around 4 hours. Yeah, I could get a faint whiff if I put nose to skin, but nothing more that I could enjoy or others could detect, even when close. Projection was about arms length for maybe about 30 minutes and then it became quite intimate. So, with the scent being only OK and lackluster performance, I'll pass.

08/27/2024

Rgc
13 Reviews

Rgc

1

What could have been, but sadly was not for me . . .

Dunhill Indian Sandalwood is quite the beautiful fragrance even if it is not made with real sandalwood. Just so creamy and warm with a what I consider a masculine and professional scent. I love the smell of this and the feel in the morning when I put it on prior to dressing for work. That said, I do not love how weak the longevity is. I wear it to the office, I don't need to project much more than the few feet around me and really don't want great sillage either. No worries as the projection is minimum for the time I spray it on for maybe the first hour and the their isn't any sillage to worry about. But my biggest gripe is that this is gone in three to maybe three and a half hours after spraying it. I am being generous with that time period too. Additionally, that is with around ten good sprays.

So in short, lovely scent with horrible longevity. Can't be that upset with this blind buy as it was only $53. I will search on for a sandalwood with staying power

04/08/2025

jaross
3 Reviews

jaross

1

Good performer, not my taste

Title says most of it. I found this to be a bit overwhelming, heavy and thick. For a somewhat similar basenote, I much prefer Explorer Platinum, though this has less of that green or some say dill than that. I found this punchy, in your face, harsh and nauseating. It lasts, and a little goes a long way. The wood character it has is deep and musty, almost like decaying wood to me. It is unique as far as I am aware.

03/07/2021

7
Sillage 8
Longevity 7
Scent

Manogi
83 Reviews

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Manogi

Top Review 17

As a fragrance quite nice, as a sandalwood fragrance a disappointment

I call some sandalwood oils from India (including Mysore), New Caledonia, Sri Lanka and Indonesia my own. In search of a good sandalwood fragrance, the sandalwood not only as a fixer, but as a dominant note, I came across this perfume at @StolzerOskar. A bottling had to make.

Right up front: I find the fragrance as a composition not bad. He is pleasantly portable.

However, the fragrance has not much to do with sandalwood in my opinion. The opinion expressed here again and again, that he smells like real and even high-quality sandalwood, I can absolutely not share. Indian sandalwood also smells quite different. But from the beginning.

From the bergamot in the top note I notice nothing at all, about which I'm not angry. "Indian Sandalwood" starts for me with a distinctive patchouli, but not too intrusive. So I find patchouli, which I dislike as a dominant note, quite pleasant. It blends in well.

Then the sandalwood should kick in. And that's where the disappointment begins for me. Why? Well, maybe I'll describe how I feel about real Indian sandalwood first. I put one on for comparison. It smells woody, buttery, a little creamy and slightly tart. Most sandalwood oils combine these four scent characteristics. I find the New Caledonian one to be slightly less acidic, which is why it is my favorite. However, it is also not, as with most sandalwoods, Santalum album, but Santalum austrocaledonicum. That only in the margin.

"Indian Sandelwood" on the other hand is also creamy. But that was it already at sandalwood properties. The buttery, woody and sour one looks here in vain. Instead, it is very sweet, a quality that real sandalwood oil completely lacks. Sandalwood oil is not sweet, but on the contrary - as already mentioned - slightly acidic. Sandalwood also has tremendous depth as a fragrance with many nuances like those mentioned. This perfume is also completely lacking.

All in all, "Indian Sandelwood" has not convinced me as a sandalwood fragrance. I have it nevertheless with 7/10 points rated, because it is a pleasant fragrance with good durability and sillage.

Last but not least: If someone knows a really good and authentic sandalwood fragrance, I am of course very grateful for tips.

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