Scent of the night: Serge Lutens Santal Majuscule. I had a busy day today, I had some friends over, we smelled perfume, chatted, and now that I’ve had some distance from all that other perfume in the air, the day is done, I am wearing something for myself, and Santal Majuscule is perfect. It’s a Rose Sandalwood, and I don’t think it can get any better. It’s such a calming but vibrant scent, the rose sweet and mouth-watering, the sandalwood is creamy.
This morning I opened a mask my mom gave me, and immediately the air was filled with the scent of sandalwood. I hadn’t read what the mask was, but it turns out that the main ingredient in it is actual ground-up sandalwood and it smells just like the sandalwood in Santal Majuscule. The word “chandan” means sandalwood, and the reddish colour of the mask is the colour of some kinds of sandalwood.
I’m on a Lutens kick right now, so tell me what your favourite from the brand is.
Wow!!! I love Santal Majuscule. It’s one I love quietly — I don’t think to list it as one of my favorite perfumes, but then I catch myself reaching for it again and again when I don’t quite know what to wear. This one and Five O’Clock Au Gingembre are probably my favorites from Lutens.
I still need to try Five O’Clock Au Gingembre. I’m still down the Lutens rabbit hole.