Description
“The Bergamot and the Petit Grain display an irradiant, lively, almost blinding light. Caressed by the fresh blow of the Hedione, the Palo Santo reveals its heat, taking root on the skin and bewitching the body. The Vetiver and the Guaiac Wood are echoing to the Earth, while the smoke of the Incense and the Myrrh are turning towards the sky and beyond.” – a note from the brand.
Santo Incienso, Sillage Sacré by The Different Company is a Woody fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Santo Incienso, Sillage Sacré was launched in 2017. The nose behind this fragrance is Alexandra Monet. Top notes are calabrian bergamot, petitgrain and nutmeg; middle notes are palo santo, atlas cedar and hedione; base notes are incense, myrrh, musk, vetiver and guaiac wood.
NewthiteGef – :
This is absolutely stunning! Not sure what some others here are smelling? Maybe it just doesn’t work on their skin? But this is beautiful, light, natural and diaphanous and is exactly what I was expecting.
It starts with a unique Bergamot note that is tinged in light incense, then not too long after that the Palo Santo moves in and stays for the duration. The opening is just beautiful and one of my favorite Bergamot openings. So soft and natural, not harsh and bright like some fragrances can be. It then moves more into the incense and Palo Santo and then the vetiver and cedar help ground it. It dries down around 3-5 hrs in and this lasted 12 + hours on my dry skin that hardly ever holds fragrance! Extremely shocked how long this lasts and how I can actually smell it the entire time. There are so many fragrances I’ve tried that most people report as heavy to super strong sillage and I barely can smell them. So this was a nice surprise. It was moderate to soft sillage, but is always there to my nose, and leaves the softest most beautiful trail behind me. But I guess since it’s an extrait de parfum, it makes sense that it lasts forever. And all of this is coming from just a tiny little dabber sample from Luckyscent! Can’t imagine how strong it will be when I can spray it on.
I had a few people I work with who hate fragrances and get headaches even if I wear something super light and not offensive, tell me that I “smelled amazing today, and thanks for not wearing something that gives me a headache”, haha! That is absolutely incredible.
This is exactly as the perfumer was looking to do with this. It’s ethereal and transformative and invokes a holy feeling, and a sense of calm. I’m actually glad it’s not heavy handed and thick, it wouldn’t be as beautiful. This is a beautifully stunning scent and I’ll be buying a FB very soon.
*Edit* Already bought a full bottle! Soooo good. Top 10 fragrance in my eyes! And this is ETERNAL! Lasts almost 24 hrs sometimes. And if you even get the tiniest bit on your clothes, that piece of clothing will have the most amazing soft scent for weeks! Incredible fragrance.
bloretrit – :
With all those incredible notes, I was definitely expecting something with more heft to it. This is like a very light cologne that opens with citrus that is far too strong and tangy for my palate, followed by some major chemical notes that give me a sinus headache. Hours into the drydown is when I notice a tiny bit of palo santo (I don’t get why there is a guiac note and a palo santo note. They are the same thing), but it’s flimsy at best. I usually love the perfumes from this house. This might be the first that I am not enjoying at all.
lNIKOLAEVl – :
Opens with a juicy bergamot and petitgrain. Didn’t get any nutmeg. The Palo Santo morphs in and out for me. Light smell, but only spray once or twice. After an hour it starts to smell like a citrusy floral with an underlay of wood, but not burning wood.
By hour 6 it was giving me a headache. I’m going to try again with just one spray.
WrodoFuhFub – :
Lots of fresh bergamot and petitgrain and also lots of deep incense and comforting vetiver. I like it very much even if woody scents aren’t my favorite type.
Sweeptith – :
This strikes me as a distant cousin of Shalimar. That contrast between the citrus and the balsamic, especially in the first hour.
Edit: After wearing this 5 or 6 times now, the performance is better than I initially thought. Especially if you spray while dressed and the mist hits your clothes. Got alot of compliments on Santo Inceienso and it seems like it trails quite a bit in the first few hours. People at work said I smelled clean and sexy, “slightly sweet and like soft leather” for what it’s worth.