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mar55268346 – :
I have just received my order of samples from Kerosene , and I want to review each one as I try them . Santalum Slivers is the first I reached for . This is a great artisinal fragrance . In the opening, I get a nice citrus blast of grapefruit , orange and bergamot .This citrus infusion sticks around for a good while, and I feel this would be great for spring days .
On the dry down , I get a peppered cedar , with just a hint of that initial citrus bast remaining. I think this fragrance is quite good . This is for someone who truly sees fragrance as art , and wants something quite different than the traditional offerings .
With the samples , I don’t feel it fair to speak to sillage or longevity as a spray application has a different end result than a dab on , but with that being said, I am quite satisfied with its performance in dab on application.
Dimonchik.0489 – :
Santalum Slivers is one of a few entries from Kerosene that seems geared toward warm weather wearing rather than cold weather wearing, and as a woody/citrus blend, it can even lean toward year-round usage.
Its main characteristic is a blend of sandalwood and several citruses to create a fresh woody/citrus mix that leans slightly masculine but is really quite unisex, then is blended with pepper, musk, and vetiver in the dry down.
It’s predictably a very pleasant mix overall, perhaps the most inoffensive offering from Kerosene, and, with Summer of 84, the only offering that seems more geared toward warm weather usage.
It performs pretty well, perhaps on par with Summer of 84, so more like a warm weather option that’s a little fleeting but with some good base notes, but not up to the performance of most of the line.
For me it’s a “like” not a “love” though, much like Summer of 84. I would like to continue to wear it but don’t feel inclined to buy a bottle of it.
7 out of 10
owen – :
Zingy citrus-sandalwood. All the samples I have from this house- you can tell immediately that they are high-quality and well blended scents. However this was probably my least favorite of the bunch that I have tried. On me it leans slightly towards the masculine side and I just don’t do this herbal-citrus very well
taron80 – :
Another winner for Kerosene. Santalum Slivers is a refreshing green citrus and sandalwood scent. The opening is bergamot, orange and grapefruit primarily, and it is musky in the drydown which accents the sandalwood beautifully. There are a lot of notes listed that I have not noticed in this my maiden voyage with Santalum Slivers. I don’t get hay or cucumbers at all, though both are components.
Pretty, fresh, wearable even for office and with that special Kerosene quality and purity of the scent. Try it and see!
coolpirat – :
It’s a truly awful scent that smell like battery’s .never has a Purfume hurt my nose when I try to smell my wrist and also it doesn’t last on me for very long at all which is the only good thing about this fragrance.
bendercool222 – :
This is one of my favorite perfumes. I thought that the sandalwood would be more prevalent but there is a lot of fresh citrus such as grapefruit and orange which is not a problem for me! It is not an offensive scent at all and is appropriate for daytime/office. I use it almost everyday and am on my 2nd bottle.
pro100vanya – :
Kerosene SANTALUM SLIVERS caught me off guard since I was naturally expecting a sort of sandalwood soli-note. Instead, to my nose, this is an orange perfume. A smooth, slightly sweet, not too acidic orange scent. The wood is there in the background, but the orange really dominates.
I see that a number of other citrus notes–bergamot, grapefruit, and lime–are listed in the hierarchy of this perfume, but the orange is truly salient. I might add that the color of the juice is quite close to that of orange oil.
SANTALUM SLIVERS lies about half-way between something like Bond no 9 LITTLE ITALY, which is much more bright and shiny and juicy and vivid, and Hermès EAU DES MERVEILLES, which is quite a bit more complex and sparkly and woody. This creation smells good, but the longevity is not so good, and given the competition in the orange category, I won’t be pursuing this it further.
I did enjoy the two wears!
HaTa1989 – :
I have tested this one today. Not impressed, very sweet, more feminine to me, a lot of rose. Thankfully it was only sample
pasavlik – :
I Love this perfume.
Fabulous zingy sandalwood bouncing with citrus, warmed with rose and orange, uplifting, fresh, happy. GOOD – as in I feel like a good all round person when I wear it.
I wear this perfume (and Copper Skies) when I don’t want to wear ‘perfume’! Wore it to A&E today and it helped me me keep cheery for hours; wear it anytime I want to smell Gooood but not naughty – tho I dare say rather like Copper Skies, given it wears well on both sexes, the heat of a long moment could work wonders with such a perfume! …and my imagination is off again…sun on bare, glistening skin, engines, petrol, adrenaline, muscles, salt, eyes flashing….enveloped in a warm strong hug….oh sorry…. got a bit carried away there!
Agree with Fabio – great for any season and any time. One of the most Friendly Happy perfumes I’ve ever worn. Good on you Kerosene.
ahiyagalpoe – :
One of the best of Kerosene for me.
Being succinct, this fragrance is linear has a beautiful combination of natural grapefruit with orange, but i think is a bitter one in the opening, and after the drying appears a wonderful and original sandalwood which gives the air of creamy incense.
It’s so original and well prepared you feel switch every time these notes, it´s invigorating spicy.
Perfect for any time.
83KR71KR – :
All hail Kerosene. This guy started as a fragrance reviewer, a good and honest one who now has a niche house? What??? Lol, unbelievable. You’re the man. I have not smelled this but would like to smell them all. I’m sure they are spectacular. Wish you the best of luck and success