Guerlain
Santal Royal
Santal Royal, signed Guerlain, is a dry and elegant woody fragrance. It opens on bergamot and aldehydes, reveals rose, oud and saffron at its heart and rests on a base of sandalwood, vanilla and amber.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Bergamot · Aldehydes
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Rose · Oud · Saffron
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Base Several hours
Sandalwood · Vanilla · Amber
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Aldehydes: barely 2.9% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
- Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Woody, floral, citrus, gourmand, amber and spicy: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 2 of 8.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
Avoid if…
- you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
If Santal Royal by Guerlain seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
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