About the perfume: “Original Santal by Creed is an Amber fresh fragrance for women and men. The fragrance was launched in 2005 and its op notes are Sandalwood, Cinnamon, Juniper Berries and Coriander; middle notes are Lavender, Ginger, Rosemary and Petitgrain; and base notes are Vanilla and Tonka Bean.” In my experience, this perfume is a real compliment getter . . . in fact I have received more compliments wearing this than any other Creed apart from Aventus.
We are now presenting a replica formula of this fragrance to help educate new perfumers and for the curious in general. This one will really surprise you. Additionally, the original Creed fragrance is very much a clone of the older Mont Blanc Individuel so you can also get insight in to the formulation of that fragrance with this purchase.
NOTE: This purchase is for a formulation and not a physical bottle of fragrance.
Read more and purchase (for educational purposes) the replica formula for this elegant unisex fragrance from the house of Creed here:
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Hi Jamie, this perfume looks very interesting. On the Creed site the olfactory pyramid shows other ingredients while in Fragrantica it shows exactly those you have listed … does this mean that in the meantime there has been a reformulation?
Honestly I would take anything Creed says with a grain of salt 🙂 Considering the name of the perfume and the quantity of actual sandalwood mysore in it, I’m surprised they don’t list fairy-dust or unicorn breath 🙂
😂 You’re right, they’re weird sometimes …
I just bought the formula and it looks very interesting to me. Two questions: Is Alpha Methyl Ionone very different from Alpha isomethyl Ionone? You write that there is a large amount of natural sandalwood but I don’t see it in the formula, there is only ingredient no. 26. Can I replace with real sandalwood or can I add it?
I was being facetious 🙂 There is no sandalwood in it. It’s as real as the ambergris they claim they put in all their perfumes (in other words: not real at all).
Ok! And what about alpha methyl ionone? Can I use alpha isomethyl ionone instead? Another question, what do you think of Javanol?? can I use it instead of ingredient 26?
Oh yes sorry you can. I also love Javanol. If you replace #26 with it it will be too dominant I think – you would get a similar effect with much less. You could do a combo to your liking. I like a 1:3 ratio of Javanol:Chem26.
Thanks Jamie, I’m playing around with your formulas a lot and they’re all really great and in my opinion MUCH better than the originals. Bravo! 😉
Thanks! I appreciate the feedback 🙂 I’m finally launching my own range of perfumes in a few months on https://frater.com – I hope you’ll get to try those out in time (actual perfumes though – not formulas).
Of course I will! I have been following you with great interest for years and in the field of perfumes I think you are the TOP 😉
Hah thanks Raffaello. That’s very high praise!
Is this formula too long? Do you have ingredients that are hard to get? I’m waiting for Jamie, thank you