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La Collection Serpent

Sand Dance Stéphane Humbert Lucas 2022

7.9 / 10 243 Ratings

A popular perfume by Stéphane Humbert Lucas for women and men, released in 2022. The scent is sweet-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet

Spicy

Gourmand

Woody

Creamy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Irish cream

Coriander

Mandarin orange

Heart Notes

Cocoa

Cashmere wood

Sandalwood

Base Notes

Tonka bean Benzoin

Benzoin

Styrax

Cedar

Patchouli

Perfumer

Stéphane Humbert Lucas

Ratings

Scent

7.9243 Ratings

Longevity

7.9207 Ratings

Sillage

7.4211 Ratings

Bottle

8.9218 Ratings

Value for money

6.5167 Ratings

Submitted by Essy07 · last update on 01/10/2026.

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the La Collection Serpent collection.

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Reviews

10 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/04/2024

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Myrtillajus
538 Reviews

Myrtillajus

2

A warm journey

The Kalbelias are a nomadic people of India, born as snake charmers, and famous for their sensual dance that replicates the movements of this splendid animal.
A dance steeped in tradition, seduction, with magical, hypnotic movements, enriched by veils, jewels and anklets, colourful: something extremely emotional, as Sand Dance is.
A fragrance that opens spicy, projecting us into a different place, making us perceive that we will witness something extremely pleasant... the pure cocoa emerges,becoming inebriating thanks to the alcoholic notes and finally creamy and soft with the precious woods.
An intense olfactory journey, a warm and decisive fragrance, which will not fail to please lovers of the genre.

06/22/2024

9Scent 10Longevity 9Sillage

Vorotox
37 Reviews

Vorotox

2

Delicious chocolate

Sand Dance is very similar to reserve privée, but with a beautifully blended smooth chocolate. Even better. It instantly became one of my favorite perfumes.
It has a long longevity, although it became weaker after slightly over 5 hours on my wrist, that's pretty good. Can still smell it faintly after 25 hours.

01/18/2025

9Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

BlakeStinson
4 Reviews

BlakeStinson

1

Something Unique

This was a blind buy for me. It’s rare that something catches me off guard as to how unique it is. This is one of those fragrances that just makes you feel warm and cozy. It opens up with this excellent boozy warm spicy accord. Not too far after the open, you get introduced to this insanely realistic chocolate note. No, I’m not talking sugary Hershey’s bar type of chocolate. I’m talking a dry, realistic type of chocolate. It hides in the back and adds just the right amount of nuance. On dry down, it develops into this really gorgeous warm vanilla that lingers until it becomes a skin scent. Pretty good longevity and it was projecting pretty hard the first few hours with 4 sprays. I feel like this is a pretty strong unisex fragrance. My only gripe about SHL so far is how the caps aren’t metal. I’m paying in the $200 range for a 50ml, so I’d expect a quality metal cap.

06/11/2022

8Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

DarkWinterCS
290 Reviews

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DarkWinterCS

Very helpful Review 11

Here the Snake Dances

My review of God of Fire must of course be followed by the second test fragrance from the new SHL scents. Sand Dance was already my favorite at the beginning of its release. As an old gourmand fan, I am always eager to find something new that upholds the theme. What could be better than a fragrance that involves cocoa and whisky? So I was immediately fired up for a test.

Sand Dance is one of those perfumes that you have to experience, as it is hard to find the right words. It comes across as quite oriental, very dry and bony, and pleasantly warm in the nose. To give an impression, I would say it is like № 02 - L'Air du Désert Marocain Eau de Toilette Intense or "Au Coeur du Désert | Tauer Perfumes," but with a chocolate component. Dry cocoa powder in the desert wind.

I stand on the edge of the city, 30 degrees in the shade.
Before me stretch the foothills of the desert. Egypt.
I feel the grains of sand whipping against my legs. Pain in my face, pinpricks.
Dry, warm, high sun.
The smell of sand, the wind reveals interesting scents of the desert.
Something rises in my nose, the market is nearby.
No spices, rather sweet aromas.
Dried fruits that have an alcoholic hint.
Mandarins in dried form, yet fruity.
Cocoa beans. But so dry in the desert wind that you rather perceive cocoa powder.

Benzoin, dry resinousness.
Tonka bean supports the cocoa.
Warmth, patchouli? Not too earthy, more warmth.
Dry wood. Underpinning, strong and soft at the same time.
I dance with joy. Sand in my shoes.
The dance in the sand.
Sand Dance.

Interestingly, the new fragrances from SHL offer more performance than most of my previous test candidates. The sillage is less than with "God of Fire | Stéphane Humbert Lucas," but still enough that you can perceive the wonderful clouds repeatedly in the first hour.
Here too, eight hours are easily achieved, and I am satisfied in most cases.

The sweetness is kept in check by the dryness on my skin to the extent that I cannot speak of a hardcore gourmand. It simply fits the picture that the sweetness comes quite naturally from the cocoa and does not seem artificial.

Great piece.

Updated on 06/11/2022

10/24/2024

7Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Cimi
394 Reviews

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Cimi

3

A Glass of Whiskey in a Chocolatey Yet Dry Sandstorm...

I initially bought into the hype surrounding SHL with "God of Fire | Stéphane Humbert Lucas," which was actually quite decent, but somehow also felt very synthetic. Unfortunately, a similar truth emerged with "Venom Incarnat | Stéphane Humbert Lucas." But what about Sand Dance?

Let's get into it:

- At the beginning, I get a - in my opinion - unfortunately synthetic smelling ... hmm... yes, whiskey-like note..., which also brings a good portion of lightly green spice from the coriander. The mandarin unfortunately gets a bit lost, and I would have wished for it to be a bit more present, as it feels alcoholic but somehow also dry and bitter.

- Then cocoa and vanilla jump into the fray, and yes, the cocoa is almost exuberant, giving the feeling of being in a chocolate factory. Not an ordinary chocolate factory, this one produces rather dry, rough chocolate or hmmm... maybe more like chocolate powder.

- As it develops further, I then perceive a nice sandalwood note, which adds a bit of warmth and a creamy texture to the fragrance, but the tonka together with other accords leads the scent to end up as a chocolate brownie; even though I can't deny that this dry character combined with the resinous quality in the drydown minimally "saves" the fragrance, it unfortunately wouldn't make it into my collection.

... yes, it is a nice, intriguing scent, but it also feels a bit too synthetic again, and despite the exciting, dry texture, I unfortunately don't warm up to it.

Anyhow, I think the fragrance is far more interesting than many other scents, and therefore I'm sure it will find its following.

PS: The performance is typical for SHL, quite decent and above average...

Updated on 10/24/2024

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Statements

69 short views on the fragrance

GOATcharlie

2 years ago

10Scent 9Longevity 10Sillage

4

Warm, melted chocolate in a bottle.
This fragrance has a crazy sillage, a heavy-gourmand scent.

NicheOnly

3 years ago

6.5Scent 4Longevity 2Sillage

3

Balsamic woody open (realm of Amber Star, Amber Sky) with added cocoa, dry-down spicier. Simple & linear, underwhelming performance.

Cgat1

1 year ago

10Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

2

This is my favorite fragrance and signature scent. A person who enjoys gourmand fragrances could only dream of this until 2022. Chocolatey boozy woody