Collection Extraordinaire

Santal Blanc Van Cleef & Arpels 2019

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7.6 / 10 342 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 Inter Parfums.
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Main accords

Creamy

Woody

Fresh

Fruity

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Fig milk

Mandarin orange

Heart Notes

Sandalwood

Violet

Base Notes

Musk

Tonka bean

Perfumer

Michel Almairac

Ratings

Scent

7.6342 Ratings

Longevity

7.7291 Ratings

Sillage

7.1294 Ratings

Bottle

8.5293 Ratings

Value for money

7.4171 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 26.04.2024.

Interesting Facts

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

Reviews

11 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/03/2021

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

EileenSophie
4 Reviews

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EileenSophie

Helpful Review 22

Upscale White Party

You've moved to a new city for that well-paying job and are invited to a white party by colleagues. It's late summer, the evenings are still warm, but you're not crushed by the heat. What to wear? A white short dress is too informal, so it becomes white Marlene pants, a white shirt, and a matching blazer if necessary. All rather unisex and classy, because tonight is not the night to seduce anyone. The party takes place late at night in a courtyard in a large location, you are welcomed by a sea of warm lights and candles. There are a lot of well-heeled people dressed in white with champagne glasses in their hands at bar tables. More like generation 30+. Fine appetizers are served with green, unripe figs. Daring combination, but something different, I think to myself. It gets a little cooler, the wooden benches absorb the humidity and you notice a sweet smell. Cocktails are being mixed at the bar, a favorite seems to be Pina Colada. I watch the action and chat with several attractive people, sweat glistening on their faces. The conversations remain very superficial and distant, it takes me out of my comfort zone, I like it for now but on other days I wish for more warmth.
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Santal blanc smells green-natural and synthetic-milky at the same time to me, never smelled it like that before. It doesn't really fit into my collection, but somehow I just like it and I had to keep smelling it!
In my opinion, it has a luxurious distance and still has a leeeeicht Animalik in the drydown and on clothes I perceive quite clearly coconut!

10/20/2019

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Augusto
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Augusto

Top Review 15

Shimmering cream wood on fig leaf

Fig, only very tender and fresh, completely ungourmand and not overwhelming, because the Koskosvibe, which fig often has, only appears when you want to smell it, maximum coconut water, a few drops. Light citric at the beginning for the freshness blends beautifully with the greenish fig tone.
The sandalwood soon pushes itself over the green fig. It looks reddish brown for my nose and adds full and soft wood to the fragrance. It always remains creamy, the wood shimmers, the addition "blanc" in the name fits and has nothing to do with white bloomers, even if one can discover in the heart a little iris, some amyris, with an exact smell.
All this is framed by the sandalwood, which clearly stands in the centre, milky, tenderly melting and creamy. This way the fragrance remains until the end. Round and harmonious with a good presence. He likes AugustA better every time.

04/02/2020

Marquise27
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Marquise27

Top Review 9

Creamy fig in a fine wooden bowl

I smell this fine unbelievably good creamy fig which lies gently bedded in a noble sandalwood bowl. The tonka bean has hooked on the musk and drops in - a nice company that goes well together and connects to tell a clean, pure and fragrant story. Here one feels well and well taken care of, after about 1 hour the scent has developed a little warmth - fine fine. A hint but only a hint of fruit resonates - but very transparent. I would consider this perfume at the end of the day as a creamy, slightly green-fresh and clean companion. Fits to ladies and gentlemen, is not too extreme but a very noble fine perfume. Great for spring and summer as it has beautiful notes of sweet floral nuances-violets? No of everything a little bit, I say it yes a really very nice company.

11/28/2023

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

Tonimria
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Tonimria

15

Luxury hotel lobby

When I tested the fragrance, I immediately thought of a super nice hotel I stayed in a few years ago.
Back then, I was totally in love with the smell of the lobby. Woody, restrained, classy, clean, creamy. I've been searching in vain for a fragrance like it ever since. After I tested it, I had to have it immediately.
Fragrance with addictive potential, elegant and unobtrusive but still striking and special.
In addition, the durability is great, when I spray it on my wrists it is still perceptible even after washing my hands and showering.
Really beautiful.

03/06/2024

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 6
Sillage 8
Longevity 7.5
Scent

MoniBonboni
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MoniBonboni

Helpful Review 6

Creamy, green and elegant

Santal Blanc by Van Cleef & Arpels is a fresh fig scent, spicy and musky in the dry down, ambergris adds warmth, available since 2019.
The nose behind it is Michel Almairac. Santal blanc - white sandalwood. I was recommended this fragrance when I was looking for creamy fig and it's true, I hardly smell any sandalwood at first, but pure fig, Weilchen and musk.
Fresh, not at all sweet. Interesting for anyone who wants to smell fresh, well-groomed and freshly moisturized. I like creamy clean fragrances that smell like a fine body lotion.
The similarity in the dry down with This is her is undeniable, although This is her smells warmer, more sensual and more sandalwoody.
Santal blanc only becomes warmer after 1-2 hours and green fig remains present, joined by mild sandalwood mixed with musk.
The fragrance is fresh at first, but not citrusy or usually fresh. Not a summer fragrance, more for spring and fall. The sillage is great and so is the longevity of several hours. Fig milk initially smells a little coconutty for untrained noses. Unisex. Soft, clean and unobtrusive. After 10 ml vial it goes on my wish list. Some also smell slightly Gris Charnel vibes, I only after reading it. On my girlfriend's skin, the scent smells like fresh cucumber, interesting, fresh, but that wouldn't have won me over.
So creamy, woody and fresh, it's really something special. Relaxed, clean and extraordinary at the same time.
A great everyday companion and a feel-good fragrance.

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