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Santal Dan Sha
meets Cedar Violet.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Violet Leaf · Virginia Cedar

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with woody; Concentration not recorded leads with woody. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Giorgio Armani Santal Dan Sha bottle
Giorgio Armani

Santal Dan Sha

Concentration not recorded

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Aerin Cedar Violet bottle
Aerin

Cedar Violet

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originItalyNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20222021
Leading accordswoody · warm spicy · aromaticwoody · powdery · ozonic
Notes unique to this recordGuatemalan Cardamom, Calabrian bergamot, elemi, Olibanum, Musk, Sandalwood, DreamwoodLily-of-the-Valley, Californian Gardenia, Australian Sandalwood, Amber
Longevity / 53.34 · 279 votes2.83 · 145 votes
Projection / 42.10 · 273 votes1.90 · 144 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Santal Dan Sha

Eau de parfum / Eau de toilette · US listing · Armani confirms Les Eaux concentration and formula are unchanged during EDT-to-EDP relabelling; individual size not specified

Alcohol • Parfum / fragrance • Aqua / water / eau • Limonene • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Linalool • Farnesol • Citral • Geraniol • CI 14700 / red 4 • CI 19140 / yellow 5 • CI 60730 / ext. violet 2

Source: Armani Beauty official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Cedar Violet

Eau de parfum · France listing

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water aqua eau, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Dipropylene glycol, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl salicylate, Geraniol, Citronellol, Farnesol, Linalool, Benzyl benzoate, Eugenol, Rose flower oil/extract, Jasmine oil/extract, Citral, Juniperus virginiana oil, Acetyl cedrene, Beta-caryophyllene, Geranyl acetate, Santalum album (sandalwood) oil, Santalol, Hexadecanolactone, Vanillin, Camphor, Pinene, Isoeugenyl acetate, Linalyl acetate, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Limonene, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Official French storefront declaration. Formula reference is preserved; check the packaging of your bottle for its batch-specific list.

Source: Estée Lauder official French storefront ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN55081

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed woody and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed woody and powdery direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.