Looking for everyone's favorite Palo Santo fragrance!

Looking for everyone's favorite Palo Santo fragrance! 2

I have been on the hunt for a staple Palo Santo fragrance to add to my collection for some time. I've gotten a few samples, and I feel like I'm still looking. I want something very dry, woody, and PURE palo santo. I want it to be undeniably Holy Wooooood. 

These are what I've tried so far:

1) Eau de Californie - my favorite so far, but I do wish it had a bit more projection, or oomph. I don't need a 'beast mode' fragrance, but this really is suuuuper soft and subtle. And for the price of Celine fragrances, I would prefer if it had a little bit better performance. 

2) Holy Stick - I really really wanted to love this one, but I have such an aversion to clove in fragrance that that's all I could smell. It's just a wee bit too spicy for me, but objectively a beautiful fragrance. 

3) Palo Santo Halo - The new Regime des Fleurs Fait Main. It was just released today, but I've had a sample of it for a little while from a previous order. It really is lovely, but I think it's just a teeeeny bit too citrusy for me. I would still consider getting this if they ended up releasing an edp version if I still can't find one.

4) Papillon de Nuit - This is the perfect Palo Santo scent, but it's in an oil roll on. ((cries)) I really really need this but in a spray form! I think this one is also discontinued. I got a small sample of it ages ago and fell in love, and now wish I would have at least gotten the oil to hold me over. 

I'd love to hear what you've tried and if there even is anything out there that fits the bill of what I'm looking for! Thanks in advance!

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Oh, please try Petite Fumée ! For the first half an hour, it's literally like lighting a piece of palo santo wood, then putting it out and smelling the still snoking wood.

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@Jomas 

Ooooh!!!! The clove scares me a bit, but I'm so willing to try this!! Love the way you describe it!
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I also love Papillon de Nuit, and I also don't like that it's an oil 😭 LVNEA still has it on their website, so it's not discontinued

Another palo santo scent I really enjoy is The Door but it's quite different, it smells like latex with palo santo and dried fruit

Other than that, I haven't tested many palo santo scents but I am curious to explore this note further 👀

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My favorite palo santo is Cashmere & Palo Santo

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Mine is Essencial Palo Santo Masculino, wonderfully aromatic woods.

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valhelsingv

Omg!!! I had no idea they still made PdN, shows how long it's been since I've been on the website 🥲 

And I would actually LOVE to try that obscure Palo Santo scent with the rubber 🤣 that seems like something I could possibly love 

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Radhra

Mine is Essencial Palo Santo Masculino, wonderfully aromatic woods.

Thank you! Those woody notes seem insanely up my alley.

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DrDre10

Ébène Fumé Eau de Parfum

I forgot that one had a palo santo note in it! I'll need to try and get my hands on a decant.

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Palo Santo Lanman & Kemp, one of the flankers of Florida Water.

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I still have yet to smell that, but the way you describe it sounds absolutely magical!

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Eau de Californie and 3 Avenue George V would have to be my two go-to fragrances for palo santo, i think. the former’s note is a lot more clearly present than the latter, though the latter nails that very straightforward woodiness i’d expect. like them both though, they each have their own unique qualities to them. slight disclaimer though, i am anosmic to iso-e-super, so take the latter take with a grain of salt.

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Janetbeary

Eau de Californie and 3 Avenue George V would have to be my two go-to fragrances for palo santo, i think. the former’s note is a lot more clearly present than the latter, though the latter nails that very straightforward woodiness i’d expect. like them both though, they each have their own unique qualities to them. slight disclaimer though, i am anosmic to iso-e-super, so take the latter take with a grain of salt.

Eau de Californie is so far my favorite Palo Santo scent. It may just be the one I go for one day.

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Malabrigo Perfume

This one is so beautiful, wearing this makes me feel like I’m in a hot sauna.

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Boy Smells Hinoki Fantôme is one of my favorites for that Palo Santo vibe. Because It has a warm, woody, smoky feeling that reminds me of burning incense.
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Carner Barcelona Palo Santo !!
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Revisiting this post because I just sampled Mojave and thought it had a nice desert palo scent vibe.

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For sure You Doux

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Eau de Californie is SO good. I do wish it lasted longer on skin but I love it so much that I just respray it. I carry a decant with me. 

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