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Santal 33

Eau de parfum

Woody · Powdery · Leather.

3.75 / 5Rating · 12,773 votes
Sizes offered15 mL · 50 mL · 100 mL · 500 mL
Brand originUnited States ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: About Le Labo / Roots · Checked 2026-09-21
The founders created Le Labo in 2006 and opened its first lab in Nolita, New York City, USA.

Manufacturing may vary by edition, market or batch. Check the label on your bottle.

Year2011
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerFrank Voelkl
The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Santal 33 by Le Labo has a listed woody, powdery, leather profile, with notes of Sandalwood, Leather, Papyrus, Virginia Cedar, Cardamom.

Based on listed notes and accords.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

Eau de parfum · Listed US bottle sizes

Source: Le Labo US catalog · Checked 2026-09-21. Listed sizes do not confirm current stock. Refills and sets are excluded; options may vary by country.

01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

Sandalwood ↗Leather ↗Papyrus ↗Virginia Cedar ↗Cardamom ↗Violet ↗Iris ↗Amber ↗

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Fragrance (parfum), Water\aqua\eau, Farnesol, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, Citral, Pinene, Santalol, Hexadecanolactone, Vanillin, Beta-caryophyllene, Linalyl acetate, Terpineol, Geranyl acetate, Cedrus atlantica oil/extract, Terpinolene, Tocopherol, Dilauryl thiodipropionate

Source: Le Labo official US product page · Checked 2026-09-21 · Formula reference ILN54063

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.

Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.69 / 5

6,449 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
151
2
392
3
1,978
4
2,684
5
1,244

Projection

2.55 / 4

6,596 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
574
2
2,715
3
2,436
4
871

Value perception

2.12 / 5

5,508 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
1,530
2
2,172
3
1,497
4
208
5
101

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

19,470Own it
5,094Previously owned
16,308Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
879
2
1,956
3
1,611
4
3,321
5
5,006

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment
Blanche bottleBlancheByredoSantal 33 bottleSantal 33Le Labo

Both list Sandalwood and Violet. Explore Santal 33’s woody direction alongside Blanche’s fresh profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.

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Suggested experiment
Portrait of a Lady bottlePortrait of a LadyFrederic MalleSantal 33 bottleSantal 33Le Labo

Both list Amber and Sandalwood. Explore Santal 33’s woody direction alongside Portrait of a Lady’s warm spicy profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Santal 33 smell like?

Santal 33 by Le Labo has a listed woody, powdery, leather profile, with notes of Sandalwood, Leather, Papyrus, Virginia Cedar, Cardamom.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Frank Voelkl.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.69 out of 5, from 6,449 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Santal 33?

Its listed notes include sandalwood, leather, papyrus, virginia cedar, cardamom, violet, iris, amber. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Santal 33

Le Labo · Eau de parfum

Santal 33 bottle
Leading accords
woody
powdery
leather
warm spicy
violet
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Sandalwood · Leather · Papyrus · Virginia Cedar · Cardamom · Violet

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