Rate
Collection
Classify
Notes02/17/2023
Mistersiri
3 Reviews
Mistersiri
4
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.
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.
NicheOnly
MariaS
Jvorlicek
Ka3n
