Sandalwood before it went urban — cinnamon and lavender wrap the wood in spiced warmth, a fireside meditation that predated the sandalwood wave.
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Sensory Profile
Composition
Concentration Eau de Parfum
Style Niche
Notable Ingredients
sandalwood lavender cinnamon juniper berry vanilla ginger tonka bean
Olfactory Structure
Family Woody
Evolution Moderate
Sillage 5/10
Character
Moods
comforting sophisticated meditative
Season
Autumn Winter
Occasion
AllThematic Territory
A cashmere blanket beside a low fire. Sandalwood warmed by cinnamon and softened by lavender — contemplation without solemnity, warmth without heaviness.
Era & Context
Modern
Arrived before the sandalwood renaissance that Le Labo Santal 33 would ignite, taking a spicier and more traditional approach to the note. Where Santal 33 made sandalwood urban and minimalist, Original Santal kept it warm and enveloping — the fireside to Santal 33's sidewalk.
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