Santal 33 Le Labo 2011 Eau de Parfum

I got my sample as an extra on a perfume purchase and decided to just try it. Wow. Thanks to Missk for pointing out this is Australian sandalwood with cedar, because the kind that I know is very different and I was confused at first. At first it reminded me of this very nice, very persistent smell of oiled juniper goods for sale in a local souvenir shop -- they scent the whole department, it is really pleasant. And definitely some high-quality vegetable-tanned leather.

But this is not a dried, dead piece of wood, this is a live and thriving tree or an entire grove. The woods and leather dominate it for me, I am not picking up a lot of spices. But anyway, these impressions are subject to change as I get acquainted with this fragrance. It feels very natural, not really perfume at all. Gorgeous.