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Tom Ford Santal Blush review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, 2020, 2011

Back in 2011, when I first reviewed Tom Ford Santal Blush, I wasn’t exactly lukewarm about it, but neither did I sing its praises with as much fervour as the scent deserved. Or maybe, all those years ago, I just didn’t love it as much as I do now. Maybe I needed time to get to know it better and to come to the conclusion that it’s not only my personal favourite in the Tom Ford range, but it may also be my favourite sandalwood scent. So that’s why I’ve decided it’s high time I made it the subject of one of my trips into the Persolaise archive. To read the original review, please click on this link: Tom Ford Santal Blush review.

Of course, one of the composition’s most intriguing attributes is that, in some senses, it shouldn’t be called a sandalwood scent at all. Taken on its own, the ingredient is subtle, calm and meditative, whereas here in Yann Vasnier‘s hands, it makes no attempt whatsoever to hide behind the temple screens. Far from it. But what’s curious is that Santal Blush smells how you’d expect sandalwood to smell if it were louder. Vasnier has taken all its components and amplified them to more room-filling levels, without ever compromising the requisite smoothness or elegance. And that’s quite an achievement.

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