Santalum Slivers 2012

Santalum Slivers by Kerosene
Bottle Design John Pegg
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7.4 / 10 104 Ratings
A perfume by Kerosene for women and men, released in 2012. The scent is fresh-citrusy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Fresh
Citrus
Woody
Green
Fruity

Fragrance Notes

GrapefruitGrapefruit BergamotBergamot Italian lemonItalian lemon SandalwoodSandalwood OrangeOrange CucumberCucumber HayHay PepperPepper VetiverVetiver MuskMusk RoseRose CedarCedar

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Ratings
Scent
7.4104 Ratings
Longevity
6.082 Ratings
Sillage
5.786 Ratings
Bottle
7.977 Ratings
Value for money
6.224 Ratings
Submitted by Traviata, last update on 02/12/2025.

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4 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Scent
celeblas

119 Reviews
celeblas
celeblas
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Gentle
Fresh and wearable, clean wood and citrus, but with a compositional complexity that makes it the most Comme des Garçons-like fragrance from Kerosene. This is a type of clean woodsy and citrus fragrance that many houses have released but in my view Kerosene has made the best version here because it smells as if it's composed of naturally occurring real things, not the usual fragrance chemicals or department store cologne notes. If Kerosene were to make a body and skincare line, I would want it to be this scent.
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4
Sillage
5
Longevity
6
Scent
Plantradish

8 Reviews
Plantradish
Plantradish
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breath of lime
originally got this sample because someone had written that this has a very pure and clear sandalwood, and I wanted to smell a good example of sandalwood.

it is Citrusy yes, but I also thought I smelled white floral honey, but those are not listed in the description so now I am not so confident in what I smelled. besides the citrus which is already listed, I though I smelled specifically lime, which also is not listed in the notes. mysterious!
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ScentStudio

150 Reviews
ScentStudio
ScentStudio
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Pure, beautiful citrus
With the tiniest amount of fragrance left in my sample, I won't be reviewing this one on paper, which I recently have been loving doing again, but alas, I won't waste any of my precious Kerosene.

Santalum Slivers, at the opening, is a juicy and ripe lime; tart and mouth watering, but the fragrance soon becomes a little greener.

Few houses make citrus fragrances like John Pegg. The lime in Santalum Slivers is just too realistic, it's beautiful!

I just decanted Remarkable People by Etat Libre d' Orange and have that lingering in my memory, both fragrances are fresh and aromatic, but RP becomes a little like teenage cologne and is somewhat sweeter, whereas Santalum Slivers remains a citrus bomb with aromatic notes from vetiver and a slight note of hay.

Even though the citruses stated are lemon, grapefruit, orange and bergamot, I smell lime. I could be persuaded to say bergamot, but the other citruses have far too much sweetness in them than is in Santalum Slivers.

Though I like my citruses with a hint of sweetness, I have to say that Santalum Slivers is thee citrus fragrance out there. It is realistic, to the tee. This fragrance, along with Falling Into the Sea, are the creme de la creme of citrus perfumery.
As far as I have tried. Hands down, I bow in awe.
If you like your citruses with a sprinkle of sweetness, than go for Falling Into the Sea. If you like equally as sweet as tart, go for Davana & Vanille Bourbon from 100Bon. If you like your citruses with five cubes of sugar, than Unknown Pleasures is the right fragrance for you.
However, if you are searching for a well-performing, realistic, juicy and impressing true citrus, Santalum Slivers is you candidate.
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5
Sillage
5
Longevity
6
Scent
Sherapop

1239 Reviews
Sherapop
Sherapop
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A Pleasant Orange Scent
Kerosene SANTALUM SLIVERS caught me off guard since I was naturally expecting a sort of sandalwood soli-note. Instead, to my nose, this is an orange perfume. A smooth, slightly sweet, not too acidic orange scent. The wood is there in the background, but the orange really dominates.

I see that a number of other citrus notes--bergamot, grapefruit, and lime--are listed in the hierarchy of this perfume, but the orange is truly salient. I might add that the color of the juice is quite close to that of orange oil.

SANTALUM SLIVERS lies about half-way between something like Bond no 9 LITTLE ITALY, which is much more bright and shiny and juicy and vivid, and Hermès EAU DES MERVEILLES, which is quite a bit more complex and sparkly and woody. This creation smells good, but the longevity is not so good, and given the competition in the orange category, I won't be pursuing this it further.

I did enjoy the two wears!
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