Creed · Eau de Parfum
Original Santal
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Original Santal by Creed is a dry, spiced wood built around sandalwood rather than the sharper woods many scents lean on. Bergamot and ginger open it with a fresh, peppery snap, joined by cinnamon, coriander and a green edge of juniper and rosemary. Geranium, lavender and orange blossom soften the heart before sandalwood takes over. Cedarwood, musk, oakmoss and tonka bean settle into a warm base, with vanilla rounding the edges. It came out in 2005 as an Eau de Parfum, worn by men and women alike, and suits anyone who wants real depth. Voters wear it right across the year, mostly by day and into the evening. Longevity comes out clearly long-lasting in the vote, while sillage settles just as clearly on moderate. Live with a 3ml decant for a week before you decide it's worth the bottle.
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The community verdict
Cinnamon and bergamot start Original Santal with spice and freshness, while cedarwood, musk and oakmoss give its dry-down a woody feel. Most find it long-lasting with moderate projection. It fits autumn days best, though spring and evenings work too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Basewhat lingers
- Cedarwood
- Musk
- Oakmoss
- Tonka Bean
- Vanilla
- Brand
- Creed
- Concentration
- Eau de Parfum
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 2005
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Creed Original Santal, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Cinnamon and lavender folded into a cedar chest of ironed shirts.
Main accordswoody, spicy, sweet, fresh, aromatic
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
Heart15 min – 2 h
Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h
- Cedarwood
- Musk
- Oakmoss
- Tonka Bean
- Vanilla
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Moderate, 2 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity100 votes
Most voted: 55%Long lasting
30%Moderate
Sillage100 votes
Most voted: 55%Moderate
25%Strong
Season100 votes
Most voted: 30%Autumn
25%Spring
Time of day100 votes
Most voted: 45%Daytime
35%Evening
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Longevity100 votes
- Very weak2%2 votes
- Weak5%5 votes
- Moderate30%30 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)55%55 votes
- Eternal8%8 votes
Sillage100 votes
- Intimate15%15 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)55%55 votes
- Strong25%25 votes
- Enormous5%5 votes
Season100 votes
- Spring25%25 votes
- Summer20%20 votes
- Autumn (Most voted)30%30 votes
- Winter25%25 votes
Time of day100 votes
- Daytime (Most voted)45%45 votes
- Office5%5 votes
- Evening35%35 votes
- Night out15%15 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
Yes
Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
Yes
No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
Yes
No
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More from Creed
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Frequently asked questions
What does Creed Original Santal smell like?
Creed Original Santal opens with Bergamot, Cinnamon, Coriander and Ginger. The heart brings Geranium, Lavender, Orange Blossom and Sandalwood. It dries down to Cedarwood, Musk, Oakmoss and Tonka Bean. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as woody, spicy, sweet, fresh and aromatic.
Is Creed Original Santal long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (55% of votes), and 63% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (55% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Creed Original Santal good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it most for spring and autumn, but summer still takes 20% of season votes.
Is Creed Original Santal good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it well for winter: winter takes 25% of season votes, close behind its most-voted season.
Is Creed Original Santal for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities wear it day and night alike: 50% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 50% for evenings and nights out.
Can I wear Creed Original Santal to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 5% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Creed Original Santal?
Original Santal is made by Creed. It was launched in 2005. The concentration is Eau de Parfum.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Creed Original Santal?
A 10ml decant of Creed Original Santal holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Creed perfumes can I try?
Besides Creed Original Santal, 10ML has Aventus, Green Irish Tweed and Silver Mountain Water from Creed, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Creed Original Santal decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Creed Original Santal decant is filled by hand from an original Creed bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.