Il Mondo di Odore

  I’ve spent years searching for a true sandalwood soliflore -  a fragrance that does justice to Mysore, one that places sandalwood front and center, unadorned and unapologetic.  Don’t get me wrong: there are many great fragrances with sandalwood. Égoïste , Samsara , Santal Noble  - all excellent in their own right. But none of them are really about sandalwood. Égoïste is a study in spices. Samsara revolves around jasmine, rose, and ylang-ylang. Santal Noble is, at heart, a patchouli fragrance. In all of these, sandalwood is just another player in the orchestra - important, yes, but never the soloist. And then there is Floris Sandalwood . This is it. A true sandalwood soliflore. There are supporting notes - violet, iris, perhaps a touch of jasmine — but they seem to know their place. They hover briefly, add a little polish, and then quietly step aside. After an hour or so, all that remains is sandalwood : creamy, dry, meditative Mysore, glowing from the sk...