Ex Nihilo · Antoine Maisondieu

Santal Calling

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

A milky nutmeg opening, then iris and rose, settling into creamy Australian sandalwood, Madagascar vanilla and soft musk.

Ex Nihilo says

You’ll smell milky accord, nutmeg, iris, rose, Cashmeran, sandalwood, vanilla and musk.

More from Ex Nihilo’s description

It also mentions Sandalwood Album from Australia, Delicate Musks and Vanilla Bourbon from Madagascar.

The house’s page

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Santal Calling’s scent picture, a draft: milk, nutmeg, iris, rose, cashmeran (cashmere wood), sandalwood drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Santal Calling, top notes: Milk, Nutmeg

Heartas it settles

Santal Calling, heart: Iris, Rose, Cashmeran (cashmere wood)

Dry-downwhat stays

Santal Calling, dry-down: Sandalwood, Vanilla, Musk

What’s inside it

What the label names

2 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

1 citrus1 florals

Citrus1

Florals1

5 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Rose 01Swiss Arabian · shares nutmeg, rose, Cashmeran, vanilla and 1 more$68 for 50 ml · about a third of Santal Calling’s $385
TrésorLancôme · shares orris, rose, sandalwood, vanilla and 1 more$164 for 100 ml · about half of Santal Calling’s $385
Club de Nuit ImperialeArmaf · shares nutmeg, rose, Cashmeran, vanilla and 1 more$50 for 105 ml · about a tenth of Santal Calling’s $385
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.