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Sandalwood perfume: wood as a texture

Explore sandalwood through Diptyque Tam Dao and Le Labo Santal to understand how woody textures contribute to the character of a complete perfume.
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Editorial illustration from the supplied visuals.

Tam Dao tells a woody memory

Sandalwood sits at the heart of Diptyque’s Tam Dao story, where wood helps evoke a landscape. This approach invites you to experience a texture as well as a note. During discovery, consider what feels velvety, dry or more spicy without expecting the composition to reproduce nothing more than an untreated piece of wood.

Sandalwood at Le Labo: another signature

Santal 33 provides another reference for exploring this theme at Le Labo. A material’s name becomes the title of a complete perfume whose other elements contribute to its identity. Comparing these worlds helps determine whether your attraction concerns sandalwood itself, its treatment in a particular composition or the atmosphere it helps to create.

Sandalwood between memory and signature

Diptyque — Tam Dao
The collection places sandalwood at the centre of its universe.
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Diptyque — Tam Dao Collection
The story complements product pages with the imagery behind this signature.
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Le Labo — Santal 33 Eau de Parfum
Another composition named around sandalwood to broaden the comparison.
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