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botterflei – :
If that’s one of the strongest Creed scent, then this brand is a massive joke!
I bought and wore this fragrance many times, especially among the people that use to compliment the fragrances I wear. None of them told me anything about the scent and I even had to ask someone if my perfume was detectable : barely was the answer. So compliment factor is close from 0. To prevent any stupid comment, I bought my bottle in an official Creed store in Paris.
Performance as I mentionned is quite low. The scent is not bad, but it’s not groundbreaking. According to me, it has a “le male” freshness / vibe to it. But honestly I got the feeling that it does not have a niche DNA. No complexity, nothing too serious..It should be available as a mainstream sephora scent.
I am sad for you american customers who pay so much for this scent because here in France it’s way less expensive, and despite the lower cost,I still think that it’s not worth!
MASHA_MASYTKA – :
i left an unhelpful review on this one long ago – so i’m coming back in an attempt to right my wrong!
my first impression of this was that it smells like Joop! – and to be clear, it does. However – through the life of this fragrance, it changes. Where joop is full volume sweetness, this calms down into a dryer sheet – like scent. the best way to explain it is “calming”. I’ve worn this to bed on more than one occasion. Long story short, yeah, it smells like joop at first spray – and yeah, it came out long after – but to me, this has a spot on the shelf.
Agusha – :
I only have 3 Creeds. Green Irish Tweed, Aventus, and Original Santal and to my opinion these are the only Creeds worth the money and these are the only ones I’ll be buying once I run out off. I have repurchased Aventus and planing the same thing with GIT and Original Santal. Maybe I need to buy Montblanc Individuel and Armaf Tres Nuit it if I want to have the Original Santal and GIT vibe while at home or just doing chores close to home.
Creed prices are no jokes everytime my wife nags at me for buying Creeds and having too many colognes. Being single and collecting colognes was so much fun before I got married.
Jeka0130 – :
One of the best Creed fragrances ever always loved this beautiful fragrance doesn’t get enough love all you hear about are GIT and Aventus.
Devil_Pein – :
Very nice perfume but nothing special really. It’s very heavy on the berry, lavender, rosemary, vanilla, but I can’t smell sandalwood !
It smells like may other perfumes , but it’s very appealing overall.
Вячеслав Ник – :
Where is the santal? This perfume is boring modern fougere! Wrong lebel.
beked – :
This is an edible combination of cinnamon, sandalwood, and vanilla.
Jackblack – :
Not worth the $$$ when compared to Mont Blanc Individuel especially considering that Mont Blanc came out about 2 years BEFORE Original Santal…Put that in your pipe and smoke it..
djfast – :
Fragrance -Original Santal Creed
Bottle from – 2015
Original Santal is a sophisticated,clean yet warm and a bit spicy interpretation of sandalwood with an astonishing touch of cinnamon and lavender and with a wisper of ambergris,cedar and vanilla.
This is the scent of an optimistic and successful people.It has some similarities to Individuel by Montblanc.
Longevity – 8/10(8+ hours)
Silage/Projection – 8/10(moderate projection and silage for the first 2-3 hours,than sits closer to skin for the duration of the scent’s evolution)
Weather -For more or less any time of year.I personally wouldn’t wear this on a really hot summer days.
Age – 25+
Compliments – 7/10
Scent – 8,5/10
Main notes according to me – sandalwood,cinnamon,juniper berries,lavender,tonka,spices.
The drydown is woody,spicy and a bit smoky and I get some -tonka,ambergris,sandalwood,spices,cedar and vanilla.
Emotions –
sophisticated,clean yet warm,classy,elegant,enlightened.
Occasion -perfect for nights out and semi-formal events.
Try before you buy.
errordesiskes – :
I’ve gone back and forth with Original Santal. The ambient temperature or season has to be just right, which for me is warm but not hot, something around 70-75F. If it’s too hot or cold, Original Santal just doesn’t work on me at all. I have the older version, from about 2010. I’m into ginger notes this year and have a new-found appreciation of Original Santal for its zingy ginger note that I find more prominent than the fragcomm ratings indicates above. I love the sandalwood and cinnamon notes as well, but am rarely fond of lavender. Overall, I get a desert vibe with OS. Due to the ginger, I’ll be wearing Original Santal more this summer and into early autumn.
fial16 – :
Gentle but somewhat boring… this Creed perfume doesn’t really offer much: it has good quality ingredients but offers nothing immediately appreciable.
witec – :
Virtually Identical to Mont Blanc Individuel but with higher quality ingredients.. if you went out and bought this because you loved the smell and didn’t know about the the Mont Blanc you’d kick yourself for wasting so much money.
cinemen – :
Amazing scent.
I love this stuff. I’d tried it before I ever tried Mont Blanc Individuel (its close) or Joop! (entirely different, Joop is a synthetic sweet powder bomb that isn’t worth the $15 it sells for), and was immediately impressed with it.
Again, very similar to Mont Blanc Individuel in that it has that fabric softener/powder type of scent to it, but what Santal has and MBI lacks is a warmer and spicier fragrance that doesn’t come off quite as synthetic.
You can get by on MBI without paying for this, but this is better in my opinion.
8.5/10
popoudin – :
Wear this one one frosty mornings and thank me later. Absolutely perfect for cold weather!
Imo it smells similar to Mont Blanc individual but better.
I only use mine on frosty mornings so it’s taking ages to use the bottle.
GomaGockfoecy – :
All the butt hurt comments lmao
Joop is toilet spray, who cares that it came out first. It’s $20 for a reason, it’s cheap and synthetic.
Individual is definitely a step up and is a better cheap alternative.
Santal smells more of quality ingredients, and much less in your face. It’s far more sophisticated. The woody undertones give it a nice mainly touch, and keeps the sweetness in check.
Is it worth the money? Only you can answer that. Get a sample and be the judge.
BAKAN24059 – :
Brisk spring day, trying to get my winter stock into its last rotation before the warmth comes. Wearing this today in the office, it’s tickling these ladies noses. Great sillage, and all. I was,asked what is was by a colleague her husband has a bday coming. She decided to look up the price and said oh no, I’ll continue to come to work and sniff you. Every great man is worth atleast 1 bottle of creed I replied. This is great for me as I can’t stand the smell of Indian sandalwood, it irritated me deeply. House of creed has a master in their home, whom blends superbly. This is my 2nd bottle by the way
GrayBy – :
A interesting, smooth cozy smell that reminds me of a rose and orange tea.It is a little aromatic, so that it is not syrupy, but almost has that kind of feel.
You get a sense of amber, cinnamon, and tamed violet leaf.This may sound manly and some men pull this off, but this is a unisex fragrance that leans feminine and I cannot wear it.
This could be sexy in a steam house or in a humid environment on a women, so this is a specific or special fragrance.
Another creed that for me misses the mark and not worth the money IMO.
gesture147 – :
Sweet and spicy cleanliness. This fragrance definitely has a berry accord with some woods, spices, and muskiness. Performance is solid and the compliments are great! I definitely get a dryer sheet or detergent feel, but not in a bad way. Its very clean and easy to wear.
All that being said. Save your money and buy Mont Blanc Individuel. I wanted to believe that Original Santal is better, but my goodness they are so similar that it would without a doubt be more worth your hard earned cash to go with MBI. Performance is also just as good. I will say that OS has a bit more development, but when I smell them side by side on paper I can’t tell the difference.
Still great though!
Badnofs – :
I love the way OS smells on paper, but when I sprayed OS on my skin, and gave OS an honest days wearing. The fragrance caused my nose to react as though I was exposed to tons of pollen / dust! lol
Nonetheless, OS is a lovely, sweet and spicy gentlemen’s scent that’s clearly well formulated, and perhaps worth the buy for those who can actually afford to pay Creed prices, for a cologne that has extremely cheaper alternatives.
If you’re guy that earns a modest wage, just buy a bottle of Joop, as OS is 99% similar to Joop.
Overall: 7/10
superman85 – :
I wore this one last night. I do like this one, but I do not love it. Very clean and spicy. Kind of a warm touch you get with the cinnamon. A great fragrance that is certainly pleasing. This one unfortunately lacks a wow factor that would be a prime reason as to why I would not buy a bottle of this. As some mentioned, Original Santal is quite linear, and kind of plain. But by no means is it a generic smell. Smells fantastic, but as I said, there is nothing in this that says “wow!” A sample of this is more than enough for me.
A great office scent for sure. Longevity is not too bad. I can’t smell it after the first hour or so on me, but others kind of could.
Overall, a 7/10
If your looking for something a little more spicier, opt for Creed Viking!
111111 – :
Much better version of Montblanc. Not synthetic or cheap smelling like Montblanc. Girlfriend likes it. My only problem is it smells kinda plain. Maybe a safe office fragrance or grocery shopping fragrance. Nothing special. That and the opening dies very fast and I can’t smell it anymore after that. She still was able to smell it but if you like smelling yourself, skip it.
ylj425Unlogrere – :
Like that blandly handsome guy with the MBA and the trust fund and the “good family” and the good job that your mama thinks you should like, but whom you find so dull that no sparks fly, so there’s no real future in it.
Not noticeably sandalwoody, just a generic (and slightly overbearing) “men’s woody spicy cologne” mix, with absolutely nothing individual or luxurious about it to justify the astronomical price point. All of the listed notes sound fantastic, and they probably are in there, they’ve just been buffed and blended with so little imagination that you can’t detect any of them individually.
I am a young(ish) and female wearer so perhaps this was never meant for me anyway, but to my nose the problem here wasn’t that it was too butch or too masculine, but rather that it just had so little character of any kind. I could understand it, even if it was unwearable on me, if this was somehow unique or pungent or lush in some unexpected way – but it isn’t. The only remarkable thing about it was its amazingly short life – apparently my lowly mere girl-skin managed to kill it stone dead in less than 3.5 hours!
So why so much prestige, let alone so many $$$? It’s not objectionable, but boy am I glad to have bought a sample of this rather than gambled on a FB, hoping for something in my dream area of “Tam Dao / Santal 33 but more muscular” – because this particular scent for the 10% is certainly nothing of that kind.
Romio – :
Not impressed. Too girly and sweet. Overpriced. No prominent santal. Staying power is low (sample from Nordstrom).
biappyhal – :
Creed Original Santal may very well be the best clone I’ve ever tried. In fact this Creed may even eclipse Montblanc Individuel in depth of character, longevity and projection! I’m not sure it’s worth 10 times the cost of Montblanc but it definitely portrays a slightly higher quality than its original and that is high praise for any clone!
xed781Bessinepome – :
Mmmm, smells virtually identical to Mont Blanc Individuel and even Joop! – insecure over spenders and elitist Creed fanboys notwithstanding. Except this one costs more like $200 vs $20… but hey, whatever floats your boat.
Let’s see now…
“Original” Santal was introduced in 2005.
Joop! was introduced in 1989.
Indivuduel was introduced in 2003.
Now tell me again, which is the clone and which is the “original?”
Floavaketselo – :
The scent character of this feels like freshly washed clothes hung out to dry in the warm autumn sunshine. Extremely pleasant! I definitely get a dryer sheet vibe and feel this would be very inoffensive and pleasing to those around you. I do think it has the same vibe as Individuel but think that you could possibly own both. Need to give the sample a good wearing first to see if having both would be redundant or not. Quality fragrance though.
vorotairkutsk – :
High quality and pleasant although not on my top 5 favorite creeds.
Mont blanc individuel vibe is there but this is thousands miles more sophisticated and it outperforms it at all categories.
BuhbrurgeBlet – :
Original Santal is a very classy and sexy smelling fragrance, classified as a Woody Oriental, but has some lighter notes that really brighten it up. While you know there is some sandalwood in there, it is not overly assertive, which is good in my opinion. Cinnamon brings some spice, and the drydown with tonka bean, benzoin sandalwood and ambergris is simply fantastic.
Wake and longevity are excellent. This superb blend is my absolute favorite by Creed (and one of the top overall) with Green Irish Tweed and Royal Water rounding out the top three.
balahonov_a – :
I need to echo everyone that mentioned Joop!. This is very similar but much less “obnoxious” IMO. My ex’s brother would wear Joop! constantly and I could smell it across the house. This has a more reasonable sillage and less of a harsh stab you in the sinus quality. If you want a toned down version of Joop!, this is it.
xristofor83 – :
Ive lost count on how many times ive tried this over the years now, and maybe my nose is just in a bad mood every time ive smelled it, but man, the first portion of this fragrance I just do not get. Not only do I not get it, at times it actually smells bad to me period. Like there are times when its actually deceptively even unpleasant to my nose considering its a creed at the top.
For what its worth though as it transitions it only gets better and better, and once you get to the dry down off hand id say this and reflection man are possibly the top 2 sweet dryer sheet/laundry detergent/fabric softer whatever kinda genre of scents you want to call them that ive smelled that off hand.
Roll with me here, visually speaking(the dry down at least), its almost like imagine taking this dryer sheet out, and you know how they are sorta see through, well imagine the dryer sheet is almost like a prism as well and just like that when you hold it up to the light and turn it different way you see different little powdery specs of color. And the color in this are shades of pink, orange, and maybe some light blue, giving it a sweet almost sprinkled on candy or sugar. And the spice/woods/herbal elements give it warmth making it smell like it was just tumbling around with all your blankets freshly dry ready to snuggle with.
But again sadly its a hassle to get there, and its a expensive hassle at that.. maybe one day ill get it but till then a pass for me.
For what its worth compliment wise, it is a fragrance that I find that girls who are actually into fragrances do know by name as something they like. But its not something I really care to wear because of the first duration of it. Definitely a deceptive fragrance that is not linear imo so be careful.
Anaenny – :
Spicy and Sophisticated…
I’ve actually waited a long time to wear this one, as I’ve been wearing Creed fragrances for a while now. I have also become a fan of sandalwood fragrances recently and am always happy to try out new fragrances. With Creed – Original Santal I get a very high quality opening which impresses me, except for the fact that I’ve smelled this before, namely in Individuel by Mont Blanc. I feel like this is the “elephant in the room” when it comes to Original Santal, because it’s hard to justify a purchase for this one when you know that Individuel is available and is at least 70% or 80% similar. I could say that the Creed is somewhat more mature and spicy (and I have no doubt that they use quality ingredients), yet the similarities I feel are too great to ignore.
Having said that, I love the presentation that Creed offers, I love the made-up backstory and history etc (we love to be lied to really..) and I almost “buy in” to all of that. But ultimately, as with all fragrances from this house, it’s worth it if money is of no issue to you. I do personally like this one, as I love the combination of spices and soft musk and the hints of sandalwood etc. which is a really great combination, however there are better sandalwood fragrances out there, better cinnamon fragrances out there, and better musk-like fragrances out there. I feel that there is nothing wrong at all with Original Santal as a standalone fragrance, but the fact that Individuel came out first and almost does what this does makes it hard to justify buying at full price. I will keep and use my decant but I’m not convinced to pay the full price for this (despite the fact that it is well blended etc.), and in this case, it’s more of a “like” than a “love” for me.
chechen1986 – :
JOOP, that’s what it was!! The drydown smells like JOOP, and I’ve always thought that was kind of a girly smelling cologne, no offense to the fanboys. ..
paladincshik88 – :
I love cinnamon. Did I mention I LOVE CINNAMON? I love the warmth, the fluff, the spice, I could go on. The quality is what you expect. Blended well, and smells so wonderful. Longevity is very long, and sillage is moderate. I want to keep this one short, so I’m going to sum it up with a score of 8 out of 10. Xoxoxoxo
nik79 – :
I smell a mix of sandalwood and tonka beans. The fragrance is fresh and most suited to warmer days.
Nastuwka – :
Yep. Doesn’t smell like sandalwood or very Indian. The name and the bottle are lovely. Shame it’s for the wrong scent. If I want to smell a like this – Individuel. This doesn’t take me back.
Pophomshole – :
Original Santal is not true to its’ name. Sandalwood is not the main note I get here, in fact there is nothing woody about this scent at all. I simply smell a mix of juniper, ginger, vanilla, and tonka. This scent is spicy and fruity, with just a hint of wood (and it is truly faint). It feels very synthetic at times. I get an almost plastic, or wax like element from this scent. I think OS by Creed was a sentimental purchase for me. Something that harkened back to a simpler time. So, for me OS smells like an old box of scented candles that you find at your grandma’s house when you were a kid. That being said this scent feels generic, but its sweet and comforting. I own it, I thought I would love it, but it’s usually in the back row and gets visited rarely.
андрей1975 – :
Hi
I can smell some kind of plastic note after 3 minutes on my skin. Anybody knows what note that could be ?
Thanks
MumpEmeve – :
Very close to Bourdon’s Individuel (which precedes this by 2 years), OS doesn’t smell that much of sandalwood as the word Santal in its name claims. As far as original…
What it is, is a rather synthetic sweet oriental with some aromatic juniper added and some other spice along the classic Creed ambergris base. The latter here is enriched by some tonka-vanilla combo.
Original Santal smells soapy and somehow fresh-fruity. It also smells very much “departmentstore-like”.
Its initial phase (and if you don’t overdo it) smells congenial. However, in a short time it starts verging to cloying before drying out in a completely dull epilogue.
For the money it sells and the fanfare surrounding it, I can say I am really disappointed.
tomas180469 – :
Sadly Original Santal managed to leave me completely unimpressed. Perhaps the ingredients are top-notch as so many claim. It might contain real ambergris or even fairy dust for all I care but the result is a mediocre, inoffensive and mildly pleasant fragrance. There is nothing striking or memorable about it, no edginess or softness, no luxurious feel. An overall metallic impression is all I can recall. The performance is not outstanding and even the packaging is nothing that would make the product stand out on a shelf.
With all the sandalwood interpretations in the market Creed completely missed the mark, especially if you take the price into consideration. With that price tag I was expecting to feel shivers of pleasure travelling down my spine. Nothing of the sort happened…
Overall it feels like a completely redundant addition to the Creed line and the fragrance market in general.
electric1977 – :
Very neutral fragrance. This is what I wear in winter or fall. Performance is very good.
Arottfeptes – :
Scent 9/10
Projection 6/10
Longevity 7/10
Value 7/10
Overall 6/10
I was noticed, It garners comliments.
I definitely get the comparison with Joop in the opening but for me that is where it ends. This is really nice and versatile frag that turns heads and has an excellent dry down.
EDIT: After wearing this a few times the longevity is not up to scratch considering the price and has reduced the overall score to a 6
Syd Barrett – :
My go to gun for nights out and clubbing. Longevity and projection and sexy freshness. I see a similarity with Individeuel. But this is way better and a stronger performer.
balormic – :
I love this stuff. It smells fresh, sexy and I get a lot of compliments when I wear it. Often I hear the following:
1. Montblanc Individuel is the same. I used to own Indviduel. It’s not. It’s close, and I’m aware that Individuel came first. Original Santal just has a fresher vibe to it.
2. It’s too expensive. This is one Creed that you can get heavily discounted online. You can get a 2.5 oz bottle online for as low as $160. Yes that’s expensive, but I’d rather wear this than Bleu de Chanel or Spicebomb (more higher-priced designers)
3. It smells more synthetic than other Creeds. It smells great to my nose!
Alexandra – :
Original Santal by Creed is an Aromatic perfume with Woody and Spicy notes. The main notes are Cinnamon and Sandalwood. It bis a good perfume for Fall and Winter with good Longevity and projection.
wdw-wdw – :
Woodsy aromatic spicey. Original Santal is a case study in the sum of all parts being more desireable then the individual pieces.
This has a lot of notes I love, cinnamon, juniper berries, sandalwood, pettigrain, and tonka but unless I try very hard, it’s tough to pick the individual notes out-and you don’t-and shouldn’t.
It starts off with an almost fougere vegetal vibe that quickly transitions into woods and spices. It’s a dry and light sort of woody scent though, almost more balsa wood then sandalwood but the supporting players in the notes keep it fresh and maybe even a bit smokey in a good way. This is a scent I want to wear to a tiki bar.
Last on my skin for a good 5-6 hours with most of that being a skin scent-which like all creeds is a disservice and I wish they had triple the oomph.
It does not smell like anything else I have to my nose and I have some of the fragrances I have heard this compared to.
Scent 7/10-original santal is an original scent and very pleasant but not over the top.
Projection 5/10 for the first hour, max, then 2-3/10 only as very close range is it detectable.
Sillage 7/10 for the first 20-30 minites ar best then drops sharply to a 3/10.
Longevity 6/10 it does last a bit longer on my skin then some other Creed offerings but not nearly long enough.
Would I buy this again? Yes. But begrudgingly (as with all Creeds) since the price is so high and the performance is frankly substandard in that stratosphere of cost. If this had the performance of A-men or even 1-million then I would have no problem shelling out Creed prices.
conductor – :
I love it too much long lasting even some side it’s close to montblank and joop but still there is some differences 4 months ago I bought my third bottle but I think they reformlated it because it’s different than previous bottles but still I love it.
orargonew – :
After owning 4 creed scents I am really happy I got to try this creed out it blew me away, I like the fact that this has the sandalwood and cinnamon and a little bit of the spiciness it totally takes the scent to whole new level its really well combined, and this one lasts I get near enough 6,7 hours original santal can be versatile in my opinion, this also does have great projection enough to get you noticed and stand out from the crowd and yes I also got some compliments with this more than the virgin island water, royal water, however this scent has now taken the number one spot in my collection now
scent 10
projection 10
silage 9
versatility 10
overall I’m giving this a solid (((10)))
zankor86 – :
It’s 80% Mont Blanc Individuel and 20% Joop.
drethotte – :
Love it, doesn’t smell like Joop…the Mont Blanc is very similar but the Creed smell nicer, there’s something about it that just separates, and I’m not someone who cares about niche or designer, nor am I a creed fanboy, in fact I dislike many of their scents, but this one for me just has something special.
I will say it seems to be more suitable for being outdoors as opposed to being in an office environment
kotmaks – :
Air freshener for toilette
viktor68mor – :
Houstonx
Than you really should try Montblanc Individuel.
In Fall and Winter I use that for work when I visit clients.
After 600 km’s in a car and I arrive home, before I take a shower is still there on me, as if it just has been an hour or two. By than it’s almost 10 clock and I have been wearing it for 14 hours.
My wife claims it’s still on me the next morning, 24 hours later and the shower.
By the way, for me the only resemblance I get with Joop Homme is the longevity and the Sillage. Maybe some people have the wrong Montblanc. Or nose.
anima – :
I see a lot of comments about Original Santal missing sandalwood, and I would agree that it is in the distant background, mellowed significantly by the creamy vanilla. Like all Creeds, it’s well blended, although this has a very spicy accord, notably the cinnamon, that remains strong throughout. This is a very unusual Creed.
The vanilla/tonka is deftly added, so if you’re not a big fan of these, don’t worry. It is a touch sweet, perhaps the sweetest of the Creeds I’ve owned or tried, but not cloying. The dry down is very pleasant and clean smelling in a spicy, not citrusy way. Some compare it to dryer sheets, but I don’t get that. It is definitely fresh, but not detergent-like.
Santal is good for all but the warmest days, and I think it is more for a date/evening scent than suitable for the office. It is long-lasting and projects well, one of the most potent of all the Creeds I’ve tried — almost as strong as Bois du Portugal. The opening is a bit strident, but it settles down quickly into a fresh, spicy accord.
The dominant cinnamon note is not as dry and natural as it is in Clive Christian’s X for Men. As a whole, it is in the same vein as Spicebomb, but with better blending and ingredients. Whether that is a good thing or not you can decide. 7/10.
lexar88 – :
Why are people saying they can’t detect sandalwood in this? I grew up in Asia where sandalwood incense is used extensively. It is definitely here.
PawsPawskix – :
I like this, but not really something I’d wear. I got a decant and while I enjoy the scent, it’s not really up my alley. A spicy scent that seems to last awhile on me. It’s classified as a “warm spicy” but I really don’t find it to be warm. More fresh than warm I think.
And I also get a little of the “Aventus” vibe with this one. Not sure if anyone else does or not. But it reminds me slightly of it. Got a few more creed decants on order to try. So far Virgin Island Water is my favorite from this house. But I’ve only tried a few so far.
Verlioka – :
Although I bought it from a shop and hence tried it, I am very disappointed with this frag. I like spicy frags. And this one is fresh spicy. But the performance turned out so poor after I bought the bottle and really tried it. Max performance is 1-2 hours. I’d settle with this performance for this if I paid 30$, but you certainly expect more from a $150 frag. What a joke.
p.s. I have 3 Creed parfumes, and I don’t think there will be a 4th one. Enough of this house’s inconsistent batches.
pnevmatiks – :
This should have been called ‘Warm Spicy Cologne’, because that is what it is. This is not really a Sandalwood scent and it wasn’t intended to be one so it is misleading to call it that. Warm spicy cinnamon on a base of sensual musky ambergris – that is all you get here, and in my opinion it is extremely well executed.
But to understand this fragrance and others from the house you have to understand something about Creed. The only thing you are guaranteed to find in a Creed perfume is ambergris – that illustrious and expensive ingredient, the by-product of sperm whale bile that gets washed into the sea, forming solid waxy blocks that can be worth a fortune for their ozonic, fresh, musky scent. In ancient times it was hailed as the greatest aphrodisiac known to man, used to infuse burning candles and incense for luxurious boudoirs where women could lose their senses in sexual abandon. It is subtle and magical and creates a chemical reaction in the brain of the receiver. A strong Sandalwood would overpower it, as would the pungency of Oud or Vetiver, so the variable compositions must remain soft. This is something you must understand when you approach a Creed fragrance, this is why they may initially disappoint, this is why they are so expensive and this is why you cannot compare such majestic creations to cheap synthetic alternatives like Cool Water or Joop! When I hear someone say OS smells like a cheap drugstore cologne, then I know they don’t have a clue about what makes a Creed a Creed. Like it or dislike it, fine, but respect it… Those who are loyal to this brand are in it for the ambergris because that sublimely attractive and alluring ingredient is what you are paying for, just different variations on the same theme.
I heard someone say recently “I never get compliments from Cool Water but get tonnes of compliments every time I wear GIT. Why is that?” The answer is simple – high quality ingredients like ambergris will make an impression on people that no cheap copy will ever be able to make. That’s what you get for your money, a product that is in a different class all together. Original Santal is some quality juice, women love the sweet musky drydown and it lasts a very long time on my skin and when you think it is gone, it is still there, quietly doing its thing…
al022 – :
I have had a 10 ml sample of this fragrance for awhile, but had not worn it in a long time. This was one of the first Creed fragrance decants I purchased several years ago when I first got into fragrances. I pulled it out today to see what I thought of it after building up a much larger collection.
SO opens withe a creamy, woody, clean and fresh vibe. Soft and a bit sweet. It is very linear. 10 hours in the scent is still exactly the same on my skin. Although cinnamon is listed as the note most people smell, I have to say that I do not get a strong cinnamon at all on my skin. Mostly Sandalwood and Juniper Berries with a touch of vanilla and lavender. But I do get good projection and great longevity out of SO.
Overall this is a very good scent with the classic Creed quality, but for the prices you are better off going with Individuel IMO.
ttiimmkkaa – :
While trying out Creed fragrances a few months back, I didn’t find this one memorable; however, I ultimately decided to purchase it. I like cinnamon a lot, and that, juniper, and the vanilla-tonka combination are the notes that stand out the most here. The sa