Collection Extraordinaire

Santal Blanc Van Cleef & Arpels 2019

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7.6 / 10 475 Ratings

A popular perfume by Van Cleef & Arpels for women and men, released in 2019. The scent is creamy-woody. It is being marketed by Interparfums.
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Main accords

Creamy

Woody

Fresh

Fruity

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Fig milk

Mandarin orange

Heart Notes

Sandalwood Violet

Violet

Base Notes

Musk

Tonka bean

Perfumer

Michel Almairac

Ratings

Scent

7.6475 Ratings

Longevity

7.6407 Ratings

Sillage

7.0414 Ratings

Bottle

8.5407 Ratings

Value for money

7.3269 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 07/29/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "Collection Extraordinaire" collection.

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What the fragrance is similar to

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Reviews

25 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/02/2024

7
Scent

DogiCoco
621 Reviews

DogiCoco

Helpful Review 3

From pickled cucumber to creamy skin scent

Sometimes sandalwood scents of recent years have a undertone that reminds me of cucumbers or pickles. I know I'm not the only one who smells it, and I also know that it varies from person to person which perfumes turn out pickle-ish. Unfortunately Santal Blanc does it for me, especially in the opening. It's relatively fresh and not completely drenched in vinegar, but I definitely get that dressed savory cucumber note.

On the plus side it becomes much better in the drydown. Coconutty and creamy aspects come out. The fragrance turns into a nice sandaly, musky skin scent with an underlying warmth. At this point the white color starts to make sense.
But annoyingly there is still a bit of that sour, herbal note looming in the background ever so subtly.

It's obviously not for me, but I know this genre has its fans and I'm sure it smells better to other houses. The creaminess of the drydown bumps it up to a 7 for me, the opening alone would score much, much lower.

02/28/2023

9
Pricing 9
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Loubacca64
69 Reviews

Loubacca64

3

The smooth operator

This scent, ill just say off top, beautiful. Soft, it's gentle, gathers you in a bundle of fig milk & just shows you how elegant you can smell. This scent is different, the fig milk is an amazing addition to these notes. It takes the sandal wood smell & smooths that background almost immediately when you smell this scent. I get a sense of Le Labo Santal 33, but it's not as harsh & the fig milk, again, make this a SMOOTH OPERATOR.

Just enjoy lol as long as u like a good soft smelling sweet scent that provides something slightly different, get your nose on this!

10/04/2023

7
Pricing 9
Bottle 6
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

Einfinken
74 Reviews

Einfinken

1

A quiet love affair

I randomly tested this while in store with the specific intent of picking up a different fragrance. Needless to say I walked out with two perfumes instead and the chokehold Santal Blanc has on me right now is a bit ridiculous. The first time I smelled this my immediate thought was "this could be a year round signature scent," and so far, it is living up to my hopes on versatility. (Though I do still need to test it in the really cold weather).

On it's own, Santal Blanc is a scent that is just such a smooth, creamy sandalwood and you do have to like sandalwood to enjoy this fragrance. I do not really get the coconut or the dill pickles I have seen others mention and I feel like on my skin, it's just a decadent, smooth sandalwood. I know people are wary of fig as a note and I don't own many fig fragrances but I can only say that I like it here as it helps add that creaminess to the wood. This is a scent that smells luxurious and expensive but isn't loud or bold. It lasts a good while 5-6 hours but it does sit close to my skin.

I also find it plays really well with other perfumes when layered and I particularly have been enjoying layering lighter florals over top of this. It helps add a bit of depth, letting me wear more of my light bright florals into the fall.

04/26/2024

7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Lettucehouse
4 Reviews

Lettucehouse

1

Summery, fresh,relaxing

Smells like an rich woman who's on vacation. I'm standing under palm trees being shaded from the bright sun, there's cool summer breeze whistling through the humidity. The automatic hotel doors swing open blasting me with chill air, this scent hits me as this woman walks out.

A lovely blend of milky fig and subtle, fresh, sweet orange. A great combo that evokes memories of warm air and sweet fruit. Super wearable and calming

05/06/2025

6
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

itscoraline
99 Reviews

itscoraline

1

Category Is: Urbane Realness

This fragrance is stunning. Silky smooth sandalwood, ridiculously creamy fig, and downy soft musk. It is elegant, refined, minimalist and reserved.

It’s also so not me.

I like quiet fragrances that are still, for lack of a better term, a bit weird. Something with a sneaky edge, a little quirk, a flash of personality.

This is none of those things. The entire time I had it on, I felt like I was cosplaying as the spouse of a wealthy politician.

That isn’t a criticism — this is truly a high quality, gorgeous fragrance that is undoubtedly someone’s perfect signature scent…but that someone is not me.

Additional details: unisex but leans feminine in its sweetness. Projection is moderate, and sillage is mild. Sense of conservative sophistication is off the charts.

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