Sandalo fragrance notes
Head
- rose, bitter orange, lemon
Heart
- Mysore sandalwood, geranium, rose
Base
- Java patchouli, cypress, vanilla, amber, musk
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Sandalo is a lovely, masterfully crafted essay on sandalwood. The SA at Etro boutique defined it a sandalwood in a Western perspective, as opposed to some more spicy, heavy and heady Oriental sandalwood fragrances . I can't say myself for sure, in any case, the balance between the soft, freshly floral opening (rose, geranium and a delicious, slightly sugary lilac accord) and the wooden heart and base- rounded and polished sandalwood, of course, and a more bitter and stern cedarwood- is beautifully mantained with the aid of some peppery spices and plushy, enveloping musk. The result is a perfectly unisex, elegant, I would say urban fragrance, with a muted amount of exoticism that prevents it from slipping into boring conventionality.


Sandalo wears close to skin for a decent amount of time. Suitable for both sexes equally.
I think this is a nice little scent - it's well made and everything, but I just think it is not adabtly named fragrance at all ("Piccolo Ligneo Animale Oppuro Qualcosa" would have been better name for it), since it naturally gives one an impression of a true, sandalwood dominant scent. (And yes, I don't think it's that, not by any means)
There is that buttery sandalwood note in the blend, and it's detectible, but it goes winding in the shadows.
This, like everything else from Etro, has unfortunately gone through re-formulation at least once. (Some have actually been touched two or even three times)
I have only tried the original, vintage formulation of Sandalo.






