Matiere Premiere - Santal Austral
Top notes: IrisHeart notes: Sandalwood Australia
Base notes: Benzoin, Tonka
Perfumer: Aurélien Guichard
A sensual white wood with accentuated creamy and velvety facets, with a note almond milk. A dry and clean powder of Tuscan Iris Absolute permeates. The softly sweet Laotian Benzoin Absolute and the nutty Venezuelan Tonka Bean Absolute make this fragrance comforting and addictive.
LP’s Take: this is a bracingly fresh and sweetly effervescent take on sandalwood, with hints of cardamom, despite not containing any! But the biggest surprise was the super dry, powdery overdose of Iris absolute, which gives this its uniquely lean and clean style. A must for sandalwood lovers, as well as clean and powdery lovers.
Available in a full-size bottle, 5ml decant, and 2ml sample spray. Sample sizes may be manufacturer-issued or hand-decanted in-store.
