ETA: Arrgh, formatting is dropping out of the chart, can anyone tell me how to do that?
So, as is probably readily apparent from the below, I am a sandalwood fanatic. Since my folks are Indian, some of my earliest memories include the smell of it, the real stuff, before it became endangered, and I have been looking for it in FOs over the last couple of years. There are so many, how hard can it be for all those scent scientists to replicate it, and which is the one that does? Um, apparently very and none, exactly. Also, sandalwood is one of those FOs that folks seem to always be asking about, so I thought I would try and be organized and share testing results.
Anyway, I am going to test the all the sandalwoods I have here (see chart below). A friend and fellow poster was kind enough to send some impressions of ones I do not have (see additional FOs below chart.) I also have notes on probably 10 or 15 more that I tested in MP, but don’t want to include those here, I just want this to be a CP testing thing. I will take continue to take notes on how the scents hold and post results at 3 mos. And 6 mos.
I was hoping that other folks had tested sandalwoods that are not on the list below and would be willing to send me their impressions, I will add them. When everything is finished I will note the testers initials, so that if you have results that vary, you can say “Oh, NA, she has a bad sniffer, I’m going to rely on “x’s” impressions instead.
View attachment Sandalwood BC FOs tested 7-15 table only.pdf
So, as is probably readily apparent from the below, I am a sandalwood fanatic. Since my folks are Indian, some of my earliest memories include the smell of it, the real stuff, before it became endangered, and I have been looking for it in FOs over the last couple of years. There are so many, how hard can it be for all those scent scientists to replicate it, and which is the one that does? Um, apparently very and none, exactly. Also, sandalwood is one of those FOs that folks seem to always be asking about, so I thought I would try and be organized and share testing results.
Anyway, I am going to test the all the sandalwoods I have here (see chart below). A friend and fellow poster was kind enough to send some impressions of ones I do not have (see additional FOs below chart.) I also have notes on probably 10 or 15 more that I tested in MP, but don’t want to include those here, I just want this to be a CP testing thing. I will take continue to take notes on how the scents hold and post results at 3 mos. And 6 mos.
I was hoping that other folks had tested sandalwoods that are not on the list below and would be willing to send me their impressions, I will add them. When everything is finished I will note the testers initials, so that if you have results that vary, you can say “Oh, NA, she has a bad sniffer, I’m going to rely on “x’s” impressions instead.
View attachment Sandalwood BC FOs tested 7-15 table only.pdf
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