ROSE BOUQUET in VINTAGE SANDALWOOD - Our Own Rose otto selection in vintage Sri Lankan Sandalwood oil / 100% Pure & natural

This blend of rose oils and sandalwood oil, in my view, places a clear emphasis on the rose components. This is also reflected in its relatively thin consistency. Nevertheless, the intensity of the rose scent is rather moderate—almost restrained. In contrast to a classic rose attar obtained by co-distillation, it’s noticeable that both the rose note and the sandalwood content are weaker.

In this rose–sandalwood mixture, the rose scent is very delicate: fresh-floral, lightly peppery, with citrus accents. The rose reminds me somewhat of distilled rose oil from Rosa gallica. The overall impression is light, unobtrusive, airy, and ethereal.

I am a little disappointed with the sandalwood oil in this blend, as I had expected an intense, long-lasting sweet santalol note on the skin, like the ones I know from oils of this provenance. Yet here, the sandalwood oil is oddly inconspicuous and pale. I can’t detect the kind of enduring santalol base—still perceptible the next day—that I was hoping for. A pity.

Accordingly, my overall verdict is merely average. The enclosed sample of the sandalwood oil “Ganesha” would probably have been better suited for this project, as “Ganesha” exhibits exactly the long-lasting santalol base I was looking for.

Would I purchase or recommend the product again? No. That may also be because essential oils—and thus sandalwood and rose oils—have been part of my life for 40 years. Over that time, I’ve smelled a great deal and built up a certain level of expertise. Flowery product descriptions overflowing with superlatives leave me cold and increasingly serve as a warning signal.