Santalum Profumum Roma 2003

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7.3 / 10 113 Ratings

Santalum is a perfume by Profumum Roma for women and men and was released in 2003. The scent is woody-spicy. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Woody

Spicy

Powdery

Resinous

Sweet

Fragrance Notes

Myrrh

Sandalwood absolute

Spices

Ratings

Scent

7.3113 Ratings

Longevity

7.885 Ratings

Sillage

6.584 Ratings

Bottle

7.885 Ratings

Value for money

6.517 Ratings

Submitted by DirkDS, last update on 05.04.2024.

Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/06/2024

6
Pricing 7
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

Morke
1 Review

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Morke

2

Santal Santal Santalum

Hidden in an old attic there you are
Your ornate drawers all closed
I can't comprehend that
At some point my hands had to reach for it
Suddenly and with one movement
In my hand lay a treasure of santalum

One of my first sneeze scents and shortly before I love this house.
Find the sandalwood comes out incredibly authentic but is well rounded and picked up by the myrrh and spices.
All in all a beautiful sandalwood fragrance where the focus is clearly on this.
For some it may be too creaky but I think that makes this fragrance simply and exciting.
Especially on rainy and cold days my Santalum is a great companion.
Thanks to its strong longevity and good sillage, I often reach for it when I'm looking for something more long-lasting.
Another plus point is that you can layer this one with other fragrances as a woody sandal base.
Sometimes I even treat myself to a few sprays at bedtime to enjoy this unique and very calming sandalwood scent.
A clear recommendation for sandalwood enthusiasts like me:)
Accordingly Santal Santaler Santalum ;)

01/18/2017

RhythmnHues
27 Reviews

RhythmnHues

3

Major Letdown!

To be very honest, I haven't been enjoying most of this niche trip I'm on for a while now. Very disappointed, for most part. So many of them are just so vague and/or un-inspired and always trying to follow trends even within their 'niche' community. Anyways, meh...

Now, being a big fan of Sandalwood I had big expectations with this one. And dang! was I disappointed. If you have smelt real Sandalwood, the stuff that comes from Mysore, you'll definitely know this is super-fake stuff. Just a typical boring modern "blend" of synthetics. Extremely boring. It's just there - doesn't do anything. Like that stranger who walks into a party and awkwardly smiles and stares at everybody because he doesn't know anyone and that's all he can presumably do. Very annoying.

As for the scent, it's all there. A very generous helping of synthetic ISO E Super-wood. Woody, dusty and slightly creamy supported by a touch of myrrh, cinnamon, and probably saffron on a very bland ambery base. Just a well-rounded portion of serious boredom. It'll probably work for someone. Probably when life is too interesting and all you want is some boredom to balance things out. This could be one for those days.

I personally feel to charge this kind of money from people who really want to buy good stuff and giving them something that is probably decent "student experiment" at best is just plain criminal. I don't think I'd recommend this to anyone. If you want something with similar accords done way better and at a sane price try Egoiste by Chanel. It's phenomenal. This, on the other hand, is a major letdown!

4/10