Sandalwood, 2003: Tam Dao
Choose Sandalwood by the note, not by the bottle photo. “Tam Dao” in 2003 titles that note, and 2003 is strength or time. Shop lighting is not lasting power. Synths and a pickle-wood hit redefine the note.
Sandalwood sits in the Earth group of this atlas. Wood and moss — dry timber, sandal, oud smoke, vetiver root and chypre. Creamy santal — milk and temple wood, now mostly farmed. Wild Mysore is a story, not a supply chain. Concentration is oil in alcohol, not a quality score. EDT (about 5–15%) shows more top; EDP (about 15–20%) shows more heart and base. Houses vary; this is not a lab assay.
One or two sprays on skin or cloth — sternum or hair, not a cloud in a lift. Let it turn an hour before you add more. Cool to cold, close to skin. Heat turns creamy wood into sun lotion. Yes. Warm, moist skin amplifies sweet and spice; dry or cool skin can turn the same juice woody, soapy or short. Test on your skin, not only a blotter.
IFRA sets industry limits on some naturals and synthetics. A reformulation is usually a legal edit, not a betrayal. This atlas is not a safety sheet. Any ethics or materials I should know? Read the materials chapter for the actual load. Niche and designer often share a family and disagree on dose.
On the blotter, keep 2003, “Tam Dao,” and 2003. Without them Sandalwood blurs.2003
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 2003
- Figure kept
- 2003
- Scent
- Sandalwood
- Trial line
- Tam Dao