19 community ratings

Secret Sandalwood

2014UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

6.9/ 10

Community score
19 ratings

Béjar Secret Sandalwood is a unisex fragrance built on a soft, powdery woody base of sandalwood, musk and vanilla, with a floral and lightly spicy layer on top.

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Skunky's take: When coat weather arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.

How does it perform?

From 22 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

6.8 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

5.6 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.9 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

68% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Bergamot

Heart notesfirst few hours

Ylang-ylang

Tiaré absolute

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Sandalwood Musk Vanilla

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Powdery
Resinous
Smoky

What does Secret Sandalwood smell like?

Its longevity and sillage are moderate, though the vote counts are small, so those ratings are only a rough guide. Voters place it in daytime, leisure and business settings, with evening and night out getting fewer votes. It reads neither clearly masculine nor feminine.

Bergamot opens it with a bright lift, and ylang-ylang and tiaré absolute bring a gentle floral heart. In the base, sandalwood, musk and vanilla dominate, while the oriental, resinous and slightly smoky accords keep the woody foundation warm. Nishane Santalové and Isabelle Ariana Parfums Mystic Wood have a close profile.