Santal Bloom

Santal Bloom by Just Jack is a women's fragrance that puts wood before flowers. Everyone who describes it calls it woody, about half find it floral, and a quarter add spice.

The spice is the unusual part: cumin and carrot seeds give a warm, earthy, slightly savoury start that is distinctive rather than pretty. Ylang-ylang and jasmine follow with a creamy, heady white floral heart that softens the spice. The base is sandalwood, creamy and smooth, backed by agarwood for a dry, resinous depth and cedar for a clean, dry woodiness.

The cumin-and-sandalwood structure is better suited to cooler months and evenings, and to people who like their florals earthy and a little challenging rather than sweet or fresh. It will appeal most to those who already enjoy sandalwood-forward scents.

Santal Bloom — for women fragrance by Just Jack. Notes: Agarwood (Oud), Carrot Seeds, Cedar, Cumin, Jasmine, Oud, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang. — Parfica open fragrance database