KIERIN NYC
SANTAL SKY

2018

PERFUMER
Mathieu Nardin

Sandalwood
Saffron
Vetiver
Cardamom

Santal Sky is in my opinion very close to Le Labo Santal 33 (and many other ones like it). I think it’s the best one I’ve tried besides the Le Labo. As most alternatives to Santal 33, it feels a bit smoother, creamier, rounder. Santal 33 has a certain industrial, minimalism to it, that some people hate and that others like me, see as its charm. Santal Sky is a good choice, but I ultimately found that it didn’t fully scratch the itch for Santal 33.

A couple of years after this, Kierin released Santal Park, with different notes, but apparently, that also takes cues of Santal 33, so I wonder if it’s a new take on this same fragrance.