Note

sandalwood

warm, close to the base.

The wood that doesn't try. Soft, milky, slightly sweet. Sits behind almost every great fragrance as a steady warmth. Indian Mysore sandalwood was the gold standard for centuries; now mostly replaced by Australian sandalwood (cleaner, lighter) or synthetic equivalents. On skin, reads as quiet creamy warmth. Pairs with anything.

⊛ the kinds · 2

the same material, from another place, another variety, or another way of taking its scent.

⊛ called sandalwood, but not the same thing

⊛ how it wears

⊛ where it tends to sit

mostly in the base, sometimes in the heart, rarely on top.

⊛ same note, six voices

⊛ ways to wear it

⊛ some scents that wear it

woods & leather · amber & spice · florals · gourmands · fresh & green · chypre

woods & leather

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amber & spice

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florals

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gourmands

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fresh & green

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chypre

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⊛ often found with

musk · vanilla · bergamot · amber · jasmine · patchouli · rose · cedar

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