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Tom Ford Santal Blush

Woody, spicy, sandalwood-rich, floral, and resinous.

Key Fragrance Notes: Cinnamon Bark Oil Sri Lanka Orpur, Carrot Seed Oil, Ylang Ylang Madagascar, Sandalwood Australia, Cedarwood Texas Orpur, Benzoin Tears Laos

Santal Blush opens with cinnamon’s dry heat and the earthy, root-like sweetness of carrot seed before ylang-ylang introduces creamy floral richness. Australian sandalwood becomes the central material, giving the composition a smooth woody body while Texas cedarwood adds structure and dryness. Laos benzoin warms the base with balsamic resin and restrained sweetness. The fragrance treats sandalwood through texture rather than sheer creaminess, moving between spice, roots, florals, dry woods, and resin for a warm but carefully structured profile.

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Key Notes

Cinnamon Bark Oil Sri Lanka Orpur, Carrot Seed Oil, Ylang Ylang Madagascar, Sandalwood Australia, Cedarwood Texas Orpur, Benzoin Tears Laos

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Fragrance Details

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About the Fragrance

Santal Blush is Tom Ford’s textured study of sandalwood, combining Sri Lankan cinnamon bark oil, carrot seed oil, Madagascar ylang-ylang, Australian sandalwood, Texas cedarwood, and Laos benzoin tears. Spice, roots, florals, dry woods, and resin are used to give the sandalwood theme depth without relying on heavy sweetness.

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Quick Facts

Brand: Tom Ford
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Fragrance family: Woody Spicy
Expected wear: Long
Projection: Moderate
Strength: Moderate
Scent profile: Woody, Spicy, Sandalwood, Floral, Resinous
Availability: Archived

Production Status

Production status: In Production

Notes & Composition

Key notes: Cinnamon Bark Oil Sri Lanka Orpur, Carrot Seed Oil, Ylang Ylang Madagascar, Sandalwood Australia, Cedarwood Texas Orpur, Benzoin Tears Laos

The brand presents these notes as a unified composition rather than a formal top, middle and base pyramid.

Scent Profile

Primary profile: Woody, Spicy, Sandalwood, Floral, Resinous

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When to Wear It

Best seasons: Fall, Winter, Spring
Best for: Everyday, Date Night, Evening
Day / night: Day, Night
Mood: Warm, Textured, Elegant

Warm amber and spice facets give Tom Ford Santal Blush a natural place in cooler-weather wear, especially after dark. Moderate projection and a 6–8 hour wear estimate keep the guidance grounded while its warm, textured, elegant character suits everyday, date night, evening.

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Summary

Santal Blush is a warm woody-spicy Eau de Parfum centered on sandalwood, cinnamon, carrot seed, ylang-ylang, cedarwood, and benzoin. Cinnamon gives the opening dry heat while carrot seed adds an earthy root-like sweetness that makes the composition distinctive. Ylang-ylang softens the center with creamy floral richness before Australian sandalwood becomes the main material. Texas cedarwood adds structure and dryness, while Laos benzoin gives the base balsamic warmth and restrained sweetness. The result is textured and elegant rather than sugary, aimed at shoppers who enjoy sandalwood framed by spice, earth, florals, and resin instead of a simple creamy wood accord.

About the Brand

Tom Ford Beauty extends the American designer’s luxury aesthetic into fragrance, cosmetics, and grooming, with perfumes spanning the Signature line and the more specialized Private Blend collection. The fragrance house is known for bold material-driven compositions, polished sensuality, and a strong visual identity across woods, leather, tobacco, florals, amber, spice, citrus, and gourmand themes. Santal Blush focuses that approach on sandalwood, surrounding it with cinnamon, carrot seed, ylang-ylang, cedarwood, and benzoin. The result uses spice, earthy roots, floral creaminess, dry woods, and resin to show the material from several angles, fitting Tom Ford’s tendency to make one recognizable luxury ingredient the center of a textured, highly styled fragrance statement.