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Santal Blanc

Concentration not recorded

Woody · Powdery · Fruity.

4.08 / 5Rating · 2,117 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
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: Love stories at Van Cleef & Arpels · Checked 2026-09-21
The official history places the family's business opening and first boutique at 22 Place Vendome, Paris, in 1906.

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Year2019
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerMichel Almairac

Collection: Collection Extraordinaire

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Santal Blanc by Van Cleef & Arpels has a listed woody, powdery, fruity profile, with notes of Fig Nectar, Mandarin Orange, Sandalwood, Violet, Musk.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

Bottle sizes for this exact fragrance have not yet been verified.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

01

Top notes

Fig Nectar ↗Mandarin Orange ↗
02

Heart notes

Sandalwood ↗Violet ↗
03

Base notes

Musk ↗Tonka Bean ↗Benzoin ↗

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.

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.37 / 5

954 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
37
2
80
3
416
4
338
5
83

Projection

2.25 / 4

1,045 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
165
2
555
3
225
4
100

Value perception

2.76 / 5

786 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
48
2
211
3
424
4
90
5
13

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

2,913Own it
864Previously owned
3,758Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
34
2
205
3
256
4
679
5
943

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
Lost Cherry bottleLost CherryTom FordVan Cleef & Arpels Santal Blanc bottleSantal BlancVan Cleef & Arpels

Both list Benzoin and Sandalwood. Explore Santal Blanc’s woody direction alongside Lost Cherry’s cherry profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment
Blanche bottleBlancheByredoVan Cleef & Arpels Santal Blanc bottleSantal BlancVan Cleef & Arpels

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

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Santal Blanc smell like?

Santal Blanc by Van Cleef & Arpels has a listed woody, powdery, fruity profile, with notes of Fig Nectar, Mandarin Orange, Sandalwood, Violet, Musk.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Michel Almairac.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.37 out of 5, from 954 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 Blanc?

Its listed notes include fig nectar, mandarin orange, sandalwood, violet, musk, tonka bean, benzoin. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

04 / Find your next bottle

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Santal Blanc

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Van Cleef & Arpels Santal Blanc bottle
Leading accords
woody
powdery
fruity
sweet
warm spicy
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Fig Nectar · Mandarin Orange · Sandalwood · Violet · Musk · Tonka Bean

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