Note · woody
Sandalwood
“Creamy, buttery wood with a soft, milky smoothness — warm, calm, and meditative.”
Sandalwood, particularly Mysore sandalwood, is India's gift to world perfumery, creamy, soft, warm and meditatively smooth with unparalleled elegance. The now-rare Mysore variety was legendary. In perfumery, sandalwood is the ultimate creamy wood, essential to orientals and meditative compositions. In India, chandan carries spiritual significance, used in worship and Ayurveda for millennia. In all weather, sandalwood's creamy calm soothes. In summer it stays smooth; in winter it glows. The most beloved wood in perfumery.
3,165
perfumes feature it
49
as a top note
367
as a heart note
2,749
as a base note
Often paired with
Top notes · the first impression
49 perfumes · top rated shown
Heart notes · the character
367 perfumes · top rated shown
Base notes · the lasting trail
2,749 perfumes · top rated shown
