Santal de Mysore Eau de Parfum vs Oud Wood - No.17 Eau de Parfum
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Which Should You Buy?
Santal de Mysore is a divisive beast. For some, it's a sublime journey into creamy, spicy sandalwood. For others, it's a full-on curry house assault. Love it or hate it, it certainly makes an impression, and rarely a subtle one.
Match Perfumes No.17 dupes Tom Ford's Oud Wood, a warm spiced-woody scent. The rosewood-cardamom opening tracks closely, but the oud-sandalwood heart is less creamy and the vanilla-amber base wears thinner and shorter than the smooth, long-lasting original.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent. The spiced caraway-and-styrax opening and the deep, creamy sandalwood drydown read thick and warm on skin, and community season votes run fall-dominant with winter close behind. The richness reads heavy in heat, so spring and summer are minor.
Occasions
The strong, spicy-resinous profile and robust sillage make it too imposing for an office. Its warm, sensual sandalwood character and long wear suit evening dates and cool-weather formal occasions, while many reviewers also wear it casually at home for personal enjoyment. Lacks the freshness for sport.
Seasons
Community season votes for Tom Ford Oud Wood, the fragrance this is built to match, favour spring, autumn and winter.
Occasions
Wearers put Tom Ford Oud Wood, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for date nights and formal occasions.
Similarity Breakdown
How alike these two fragrances smell, scored from their full scent profiles.
Both share Sandalwood notes
Adds amber and cardamom, drops benzoin and caraway
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