Well, well, well. This morning, I doused myself with Creed Santal. Before I left for work, I asked my husband what he though of it, and he took a hearty sniff. “Hmmmm, seems okay, it’s really mild,” he said. And, he was right. Santal is a very mild woody fragrance on me. Barely a whisper of an opening, and weak but steady amber woods through the life of it.

Early this evening, I did a refresh spritz, and also gave my husband a quick spray. Mine smelled the same – very bland and mediocre amber. On him, however, the scent absolutely comes alive. The top notes of ginger, juniper and rosemary are prominent. I’m pretty jealous, to be honest. Because it then opened to a luscious heart of cinnamon and sandalwood…wow! It’s just taper down a bit now into more of a musky, cedar, tonka combination with a hint of that cinnamon left in the background. Very nice.

While the fragrance didn’t work out for me – it smells great on my husband.

Good luck out there – keep it smelling fresh!