Comments on: Santal Noble – doubleplusungood

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:36:08 +0000

Sorry for not noticing your reply. I still do have that sample, so maybe I’ll give it another shot soon. I’ve heard that the reformulation got rid of the coffee note that I have trouble with. Since the time of writing I’ve bought Diptyque’s Tam Dao along with various Sandalwood essential oils so I’m more comfortable in my assessment of the “coffee bean” note being more a quirk of this particular one than a strike against sandalwood in general. Will add LV’s Sandalo to the “to-do” list.

Thanks for the comment!

By: rosehavn

rosehavn — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 05:02:46 +0000

It seems you didn’t sample this one again. You really should give it another try, along with Villoresi’s Sandalo. If you don’t like either of them, you may not like sandalwood dominant fragrances.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:03:16 +0000

That’s kind of bizarre. Must be something with this theme, I’ll sort it out.

By: d4

d4 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:51:14 +0000

Hey, what’s with “25 Aug”? Today is February 11 here in “consensus reality”!

By: d4

d4 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:47:53 +0000

“A funk” is not a bad description of what Santal Noble has. More specifically, I think, it has something sour (as in sour milk) I find fairly repulsive. From what I’ve read, this is a component of natural sandalwood, but it’s not good.