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Sandalwood 343 Sandalwood is the heartwood of a slow-growing tree, distilled into a pale, oily essence. The scent is smooth, creamy and softly woody, with a gentle milky sweetness and a hint of warmth. Unlike sharper woods such as cedar, it feels round and quiet. Perfumers use it to give a base body and a skin-like finish, and it combines well with rose, jasmine, vanilla and musk. Natural sandalwood has become scarce, so many perfumes use sandalwood accords or molecules built to recreate its creamy character. Either way, the impression is the same: a calm, polished wood that never shouts.
Sandalwood mostly sits in the base here, where it adds a creamy, rounded warmth that lets the brighter notes settle on skin.
Perfumes to start with
Top note 4 perfumes
Heart note 39 perfumes
Base note 300 perfumes No. 1 in Amber Amber Add 3 ml Amouage
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 56 reviews 4.9 (56)
No. 1 in Woody Woody Add 3 ml Amouage
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Amouage
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 61 reviews 4.9 (61)
Parfums de Marly
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By Kilian
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 44 reviews 4.9 (44)
Byredo
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 46 reviews 4.9 (46)
Amouage
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 41 reviews 4.6 (41)
Initio Parfums Prives
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 41 reviews 4.8 (41)
Frederic Malle
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Rated 4.4 out of 5 from 40 reviews 4.4 (40)
Amouage
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 39 reviews 4.7 (39)
BDK Parfums
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 36 reviews 4.6 (36)
Tom Ford
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 31 reviews 4.6 (31)
Amouage
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 29 reviews 4.9 (29)
Amouage
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 27 reviews 4.9 (27)
BDK Parfums
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 27 reviews 4.7 (27)
Le Labo
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Nishane
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 28 reviews 4.9 (28)
Tiziana Terenzi
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Amouage
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 26 reviews 4.8 (26)
BDK Parfums
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 26 reviews 4.8 (26)
Diptyque
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Ex Nihilo
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Mancera
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Tom Ford
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 21 reviews 4.5 (21)
Tom Ford
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 16 reviews 4.9 (16)
Acqua di Parma
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Amouage
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 17 reviews 4.8 (17)
By Kilian
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 16 reviews 4.9 (16)
Comme des Garçons
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Creed
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 14 reviews 4.9 (14)
Dior
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 16 reviews 4.5 (16)
Frederic Malle
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 13 reviews 4.8 (13)
Mancera
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 11 reviews 4.9 (11)
Mancera
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 14 reviews 4.6 (14)
Penhaligon's
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Prada
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 14 reviews 4.9 (14)
Creed
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 12 reviews 4.6 (12)
Amouage
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Rated 4.2 out of 5 from 13 reviews 4.2 (13)
Amouage
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 10 reviews 4.6 (10)
Amouage
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 13 reviews 4.8 (13)
Amouage
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 12 reviews 4.8 (12)
Amouage
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Rated 4.4 out of 5 from 12 reviews 4.4 (12)
By Kilian
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 9 reviews 4.8 (9)
Byredo
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 11 reviews 4.7 (11)
Creed
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 11 reviews 4.8 (11)
Creed
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Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews 5.0 (10)
Creed
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 10 reviews 4.6 (10)
Givenchy
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Guerlain
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Guerlain
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Hugo Boss
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Initio Parfums Prives
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Initio Parfums Prives
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 9 reviews 4.6 (9)
Initio Parfums Prives
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 8 reviews 4.5 (8)
Jean Paul Gaultier
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 9 reviews 4.9 (9)
Mancera
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.7 (7)
Mancera
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 10 reviews 4.8 (10)
Montale
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Rated 3.9 out of 5 from 8 reviews 3.9 (8)
Nishane
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Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews 5.0 (8)
Parfums de Marly
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 8 reviews 4.5 (8)
Penhaligon's
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 8 reviews 4.8 (8)
Penhaligon's
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.7 (7)
Xerjoff
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 9 reviews 4.9 (9)
New Notes
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Rated 4.4 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.4 (7)
Acqua di Parma
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 8 reviews 4.9 (8)
Amouage
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Rated 4.1 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.1 (7)
Amouage
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 9 reviews 4.6 (9)
Atelier des Ors
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 8 reviews 4.9 (8)
Azzaro
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Rated 4.3 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.3 (7)
Burberry
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.6 (7)
By Kilian
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Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews 5.0 (8)
By Kilian
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Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews 5.0 (8)
By Kilian
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 8 reviews 4.6 (8)
Carolina Herrera
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.7 (7)
Creed
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 8 reviews 4.9 (8)
Creed
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Rated 4.4 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.4 (7)
Creed
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Creed
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.9 (7)
Creed
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 8 reviews 4.8 (8)
Dior
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 8 reviews 4.6 (8)
Dior
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.6 (7)
Dior
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 6 reviews 4.8 (6)
Dior
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Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews 5.0 (7)
Ex Nihilo
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.7 (7)
Frederic Malle
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 6 reviews 4.7 (6)
Giardini di Toscana
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Rated 4.4 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.4 (7)
Givenchy
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Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews 5.0 (6)
Guerlain
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.9 (7)
Guerlain
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.6 (7)
Guerlain
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Rated 4.3 out of 5 from 8 reviews 4.3 (8)
Guerlain
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Rated 4.3 out of 5 from 8 reviews 4.3 (8)
Guerlain
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Rated 4.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews 4.0 (6)
Initio Parfums Prives
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 6 reviews 4.7 (6)
Initio Parfums Prives
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Rated 4.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.0 (7)
Initio Parfums Prives
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Rated 4.4 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.4 (7)
Issey Miyake
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.9 (7)
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