Santal Austral Matière Première 2019

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7.6 / 10 177 Ratings

Santal Austral is a popular perfume by Matière Première for women and men and was released in 2019. The scent is woody-creamy. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Woody

Creamy

Sweet

Spicy

Powdery

Fragrance Notes

Australian sandalwood

Benzoin Siam absolute

Almond milk

Venezuelan tonka bean absolute

Florentine iris absolute

Perfumer

Aurélien Guichard

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Ratings

Scent

7.6177 Ratings

Longevity

7.8151 Ratings

Sillage

7.0149 Ratings

Bottle

8.0137 Ratings

Value for money

6.9110 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 01.10.2023.

Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/27/2021

9
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

Snowrose
5 Reviews

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Snowrose

Top Review 22

On silent soles

Actually, I just wanted to write a statement, but due to the only feedback under this fragrance so far, I want to leave some more love here!

I have tested all the fragrances of the brand for several days. Right from the start, I was excited about the special twists that are added to each central ingredient. First, I reached for Parisian Musc and Radical Rose, certain that I would like them - which I did. While I like Bois d'ébène and Encens Suave just as insanely, not on me, but sniffing the vial or my husband. So when I tried to pick a favorite for myself, after a moment's thought my husband said "Santal Austral", which at first made me let out a "waaaas?" drifting into high glissando. I like sandalwood - but it irritated me. His answer (he has a good nose, let me tell you): "This one has something special, it suits you better! So I paid more attention to it, thought about it, and sure enough, I can't think of any that smells like it either. And that's probably why I was first drawn to the scents that gave me instant memories, while this one waited quietly and patiently for me.

About the scent: of all the scents from the brand, this one is the quietest on my skin. The sandalwood takes center stage, sitting by the fireplace with a book from start to finish. The almond milk and tonka bean bring sweetness for the cool season. The iris brings in a delicate contrast, a smile. The benzoin gives a nice base. In the course, everything is perceptible, and I can't incorporate which season specifically makes it bloom - because due to the restraint, it always goes. The wearer decides then with his/her/its preferences; however, potential is given around the year.

This fragrance will soon enter my collection. When I sniff it, I feel at home, a smile flits across my face

02/17/2023

7
Pricing 8
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Mistersiri
3 Reviews

Mistersiri

8

Creamy sandalwood signature-worthy scent

This year for my birthday I wanted to get a versatile scent that I could use opposite to my beloved Bleu de Chanel EDP, especially in colder months. Nothing wrong with BdC, it's just that since I approached the world of artistic perfumery I wanted to wear something more unique and that could match more my personality in order, for me, to get recognized with it.

I was mainly interested in a woody sandalwood fragrance, because I love this note and I am not too much into fougere or amber fragrance.
I live in a small town in Tuscany, but after I visited some locale perfumeries I couldn't find something that really convinced me: many sandalwood I tried (Tam Dao, Mojave Ghost, Santal du Pacifique) were too dry, too floral or just something I didn't feel mine. So, I decided to go to Florence to try some offers from brands that I didn't find in my town: I entered a shop to try Santal Calling by Ex Nihilo, and the super nice salesman suggested me to sample it with Santal Austral by Matiere Première on the skin and on paper. Because they seems pretty similar, I took a week to smell them again and to think about what fragrance I'd prefer the most before making the purchase, and in the end I went with Santal Austral.

First, what I loved about this creation by Matiere Première was his opening: not overly sweet, enveloping and soft enough, I can smell iris and almond milk a lot throughout up to the first five minutes after I spray.
However, the main selling point to me was the drydown, in which this creamy sandalwood blends really well with tonka bean: the result is an impressive, warm white wood scent that feels really relaxing and cozy.

The performance is better than I expected on me: very good longevity (up to 12+ hours, I could smell it after a whole day at work) and decent sillage (I received a compliment after almost 4 hours of 5 sprays on the back and side of the neck, chest area and wrists). I find this perfume versatile (even though I'd only wear this on not too hot evenings in summer) and unisex, even though the Iris here tends to lean more masculine in my opinion.

Santal Austral is a signature worthy scent by a very interesting house, and I am looking forward to wear it a lot from now on.

02/20/2022

Razvanyke
170 Reviews

Razvanyke

Helpful Review 4

Creamy goodness with Tonka

Like it says on the bottle, we talk here about Australian Sandalood which gives a very nice, inoffensive and creamy aspect to the composition.

It reminds me a bit of Sily Woods from Goldfield and Banks and to be honest they are both extremely high quality and natural smelling. The beautiful sandalwood note which Santal 33 has is not to be found here, maybe it is mixed so well with the other ingredients and it does not pop up like in Le Labo.

Sweet, romantic, shy and close to the skin sandalwood is not the summary which I would like for my perfume and unfortunately Santal Austral is matching the profile exactly. I like Silky Woods more, with its stronger projection and character.

But of course, smelling the Matiere Premiere from a paper will not offer the full spectrum of the scent as spraying it on the skin will .. so this review will be edited, in case things change.

01/30/2023

6
Sillage 7
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Kurai
352 Reviews

Kurai

4

A rare occurrence

What you see is what you get. By reading the name or the note list, you will get a pretty clear image of what to expect. A sandalwood theme with just a few notes to enhance its softer aspects. Simple but effective.

This is not purely a sandalwood scent. There is a lot of benzoin and tonka going on. For me this is a rare occurrence where I find the amount of benzoin too high for my tolerance normally, but here I sort of "get it" and I actually enjoy it. Tonka beans, idem ditto. They both pair surprisingly well with the sandal and emphasize its creamy, milky sensation without overdoing it. The effect is slightly vanillic sometimes, but not so sweet or gourmand.

For a "pure sandalwood" scent, this is a bit too diluted with other notes. On the other hand, for it to be a full-blown perfume, maybe it is lacking some florals. Overdressed or underdressed? Either way it is delicious.

06/13/2023

1
Pricing 6
Bottle 5
Sillage 5
Longevity 0.5
Scent

Mercer
78 Reviews

Mercer

2

Santal 33 with whole milk and sugar

If Le Labo's Santal 33 is black coffee then....
Santal Austral is whole milk, with a little coffee, and a lot of sugar.

Le Labo's Santal 33 is a universal crowd pleaser. There is a reason so many popular high end hotels pumped that scent through their vents. Why take the DNA of that, and introduce a nauseating sweetness, a sweetness that is extremely synthetic.

The benzoin is overdone
The tonka is overdone

Santal Austral smells like a cheap sandlewood candle, a blast of synthetic sweetness.