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Creed Original Santal

Creed

Original Santal

Last updated October 12, 2026

EDP2005Unisex (leans male)FranceLongevity · Long LastingSillage · Moderate$360 retail★ 4.0 community rating
Buy on FragranceShop $231 →

A creamy sandalwood-centered composition with herbal brightness from juniper and coriander, softened by tonka's warmth and grounded in woody musk

Top Notes

Juniper BerriesCorianderGingerRosemaryBergamotMandarin Orange

Heart Notes

SandalwoodLavenderOrange BlossomGeranium

Base Notes

Tonka BeanMuskCedarOakmoss

Accords

aromatic· Dominantwoody· Dominantfresh spicy· Prominentwarm spicy· Moderategourmand· Moderatelavender· Moderatepowdery· Moderatevanilla· Moderate

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.

Best Seasons

Spring44%
Summer0%
Fall / Autumn78%
Winter100%

Best Occasions

Professional100%
Night Out42%
Casual0%

Community Insights

★ 4.0 from 3.2K ratings

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.

Main accords

aromatic
woody
fresh spicy
lavender
powdery
warm spicy

Longevity

Very weak5%
Weak9%
Moderate36%
Long lasting42%
Eternal8%

Sillage

Intimate11%
Moderate58%
Strong22%
Enormous9%

Who wears it

Female1%
More female2%
Unisex27%
More male45%
Male25%

Listed as Unisex (leans male)

Day or night

Day
Night

Value for money

Way overpriced35%
Overpriced36%
Ok23%
Good value3%
Great value3%

People say it reminds them of

Montblanc Individuel 1.4KJoop! Joop! Homme 493Parfums de Marly Darley 67Shaik Opulent Shaik Classic No 77 62Creed Original Santal 2024 45Alexandria Fragrances Santal Silk 34

What people like

  • Warm and inviting fragrance
  • Clean and balanced composition
  • Great sandalwood and cinnamon notes
  • Fresh spicy scent

What people dislike

  • Overpriced compared to similar fragrances
  • Strikingly similar to much cheaper fragrances
  • Misleading name lacks prominent sandalwood
  • Opening can smell synthetic or soapy

What wearers say

“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.”
A member of a leading fragrance community
“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.”
A member of a leading fragrance community
“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.”
A member of a leading fragrance community

2 Clones Found

Best Match
Armaf Legesi

Armaf

Legesi

78%accuracy

$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.

AmazonJomashopFragranceNet $24
Armaf Shades

Armaf

Shades

78%accuracy

$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.

AmazonJomashopFragranceNet $17

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