Elie Saab
Elie Saab Essence No 8 Santal
woody powdery · 2016
Longevity
Good
Sillage
Strong
Occasion
professional
Seasonality
fall
Orange flower and jasmine over white honey, drawn down into patchouli, rose and Virginia cedar. Warm and radiant, it balances a golden floral sweetness against a dry woody base.
Taste Profile
The Natural
The Easy Choice
Always works, always easy.
The one to reach for in a hurry. It fits the moment because it always does. Don't think, just go for it.
See your own Taste Map →How Elie Saab Essence No 8 Santal smells, measured
On Zenyra's five taste axes, Elie Saab Essence No 8 Santal sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber, and carries sweetness without letting it define the scent.
Elie Saab Essence No 8 Santal sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber.
Elie Saab Essence No 8 Santal sits mid-range on projection, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 75th percentile for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Elie Saab Essence No 8 Santal sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 43rd percentile for risk across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Elie Saab Essence No 8 Santal sits mid-range on texture, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 77th percentile for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Elie Saab Essence No 8 Santal carries sweetness without letting it define the scent. That is 70th percentile for sweetness across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.
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