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Sand For Men

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Perfume Parlour Sand For Men is an Eau de Parfum. Sand For Men opens with Fig Leaf, Blackcurrant, Sage, and Basil, settles into a heart of Mignonette, Fig Wood, and Rose, and dries down to a base of Cedar, Sandalwood, Vanilla, and Tonka Bean. Perfume Parlour's Sand For Men carries a Favourite verdict, a woody-led wear.

Perfume Parlour's tribute to Dior's Dune Pour Homme. Sand captures the soapy fig-green opening and creamy woody-musk drydown that make the original a cult summer pick, though it reads a touch sweeter and shorter on the skin.
  • Fresh
  • Grounded
  • Refined
  • Confident
  • Sophisticated
Sand For Men Eau de Parfum bottle

Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Accords

Woody
85%
Green
70%
Musky
60%
Sweet
50%
Floral
45%
Creamy
40%

Performance

Longevity
Short (2-4h)
Projection
Intimate
Intensity
Light

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer

The fresh fig-green character with a soft creamy base is built for warm spring and summer days.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Casual
Also Works:
Office Date Sport

Clean and easy-wearing - ideal for casual daytime, the office and daily use rather than formal evenings.

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About

Sand takes on an underrated Dior - Dune Pour Homme, the fig-green woody musk from 1997. It opens with the original's signature fig leaf, fresh and faintly milky, lifted by aromatic sage and basil and a tart cassis sparkle. The heart leans into woody fig and a soft floral lift of rose and mignonette, keeping that clean, mannered, unisex feel. The drydown is where the comfort lives: creamy sandalwood and cedar warmed by vanilla and tonka, that soapy-musky finish the original is loved for. Buyers comparing the two report it lands close to the Dior. Where it diverges, this version pushes the vanilla-tonka sweetness a little harder and the green-woody complexity reads slightly simpler. Longevity is moderate, in line with the original's own modest staying power. A clean, characterful fig-musk for warm days that nails the distinctive opening.