
Creed
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A creamy sandalwood-centered composition with herbal brightness from juniper and coriander, softened by tonka's warmth and grounded in woody musk
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Best Clone
The best clone of Creed Original Santal is Legesi by Armaf, with a 78% accuracy score. Available from FragranceNet for $24, about 93% cheaper than the $360 original.
What people who wear Creed Original Santal report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community. Created by Pierre Bourdon and Erwin Creed and Olivier Creed.
Listed as Unisex (leans male)
“Pretty decent clone, or copy, of Mont Blanc's fragrance. For the price of this and all of Creed's extremely overpriced juice that gets weaker and weaker, they should be put out of business. No one should have to pay the prices of some of these scents when the dupes out there are so good and in most cases, last longer.”
“I sampled this a while ago and was very impressed. Good performance. Lasted until about the end of lunch at school so probably around 6 hours. Nice and refreshing in summer, I almost caught my nose comparing this to dylan blue but with a definite musk smell and more cultured. Maybe my nose is just underdeveloped. I'd say its more for mature men.7/10 - For the price for a full bottle i personally wouldn't say its worth it.”
“Opens smelling like the dry-down of Joop Homme but nothing too off-putting. Also smells like if you take out the raspberry note from Montblanc Individuel. Dry-down is nearly identical to Individuel's. I'm talking 95% similarity. I would say Original Santal's is just more pronounced.TL;DR: Smells like clean laundry.”

Armaf
$24
FragranceNet
5-7 hours
Longevity
Moderate
Sillage
The spice pyramid in Legesi is less prominent and refined than the original, particularly the juniper and ginger components. Legesi also has marginally weaker projection in the opening phase, though the dry-down sandalwood-vanilla blend is quite similar.

Armaf
$16
FragranceShop
6-10 hours
Longevity
Strong
Sillage
Shades tends to have marginally less longevity and sillage compared to Creed's version, with a slightly softer sandalwood presence. The aromatic spice profile is well-matched, but the original exhibits superior depth and complexity in the base development.
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