I’ve worn this a few times, enough to know that I don’t want it. @tomford Ebene Fume, really smells a lot like Palo Santo, so much so that they’re nearly identical when you smell them side by side, and that’s good, because that’s the scent that the perfume is trying to evoke! That being said, the base of this is a synthetic sandalwood that you’ve probably smelled in everything else, and anyone could smell it from a mile away.
My own personal experience is that palo santo always reminds me of cloves, and when I was growing up, sometimes Indian food would have whole cloves in it that I would unwittingly bite, and the taste of whole cloves is so bitter and disgusting that I never want to be near it. Not everyone has that scent association but I do… so this is a nope from me.
So I won’t spring for this, but it’s woody and warm and actually seems perfect in lots of ways. They did take that synthetic sandalwood and dress it up… the smokiness in the opening is powerful and enjoyable, and it actually lasts a while before the scent settles down.
