Santal Blanc

Santal Blanc, a velvet texture for a pure and caressing Sandalwood…

Symbols of purity, softness and perfect balance, « Blanc » is a highly inspiring theme for the Collection Extraordinaire, which has built its values on sobriety and olfactory excellence.
From this approach is born a new fragrance: Santal Blanc.

A velvet texture for a wonderful Sandalwood. Combined with a note of fig milk and a delicate powdery musk, its trail reveals a tender addiction…

Santal Blanc, a new symbol of purity in the Collection Extraordinaire by Van Cleef & Arpels

While some fragrances boast very complex and highly contrasted compositions, others prefer to revolve around one or two key ingredients, in order to sublimate them and allow their full potential to be expressed. This is the choice made by the house of Van Cleef & Arpels in its Collection Extraordinaire. Today, the brand invites us to discover a new essence from this high-end collection. A closer look at Santal Blanc, a 2019 creation by the brand.

The Collection Extraordinaire by Van Cleef & Arpels

Santal Blanc is a new fragrance that is part of the Collection Extraordinaire by Van Cleef & Arpels. Each of the juices composing this collection is a statement of exception and the highest quality. Much like the haute joaillerie of Van Cleef & Arpels — its primary field of expertise — its fragrances are like invisible jewels to be worn close to the skin, assembled from the finest raw materials. The aim of the Collection Extraordinaire is to select the star ingredients of perfumery and sublimate them until they reach their most beautiful expression. The result is a collection of exemplary purity and a very accomplished scent.

Sandalwood as the central element

As the name of its fragrances suggests, the spotlight here is on the scent of sandalwood. Traditionally, this ingredient is mainly imported from India. Perfumers distil both its wood and its roots to obtain a warm, woody, waxy and smoky essence. Sandalwood is indeed highly prized for this complexity. It is also very comforting, releasing a milky and velvety breath in its trail. It is precisely on this aspect that the house of Van Cleef & Arpels has played. Its fragrance Santal Blanc displays a velvety texture. Initially, it is sublimated by fig milk while retaining a certain freshness through a touch of mandarin. At its heart, violet lends it a more powdery quality. Finally, enriched with tonka bean, it gains a gourmand quality in its base, while musk amplifies its sensuality.

Santal Blanc is housed in a very refined bottle

As if to mark its belonging to the great Van Cleef & Arpels family, Santal Blanc features a bottle shared by the entire Collection Extraordinaire. Rectangular in shape, it is simply topped with a cylindrical cap. Very understated, the bottle of Santal Blanc is nonetheless highly refined. The considerable weight of its glass gives it a solid presence and an immediate sense of luxury. The colour white is omnipresent, evoking purity and light while also carrying a universal appeal. Only a small brown strap contrasts with the rest of the design, attached at the neck of the bottle. A small silver plate further enhances the refinement of this design by displaying the reference of perfumer Van Cleef & Arpels, making this fragrance a numbered exceptional piece — much like an item destined for collectors.

ALCOHOL DENAT. (SD ALCOHOL 39-C), PARFUM (FRAGRANCE), AQUA (WATER), ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE, ETHYLHEXYL SALICYLATE, BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE, BHT, COUMARIN, LIMONENE