Floraïku

Sand and Skin

Top luxury$$$$$, 5 of 5
Floraïku asks about $332 for 50 ml
50 mlabout $332

VersionEau de Parfum

Warm sandalwood, cedar and patchouli with creamy ylang-ylang, sinking into Madagascar vanilla, benzoin and amber-like labdanum.

Floraïku says

You’ll smell lysylang, lily of the valley (mahonial), amyris essence Dominican Republic, Sandalwood Spicatum essence, Cedarwood Notes, patchouli essence, Ylang Ylang fraction, vanilla absolute Madagascar, benzoin essence and labdanum resinoid.

More from Floraïku’s description

It also mentions Vanilla absolute, Madagascar vanilla absolute, Essence of benzoin and Ylang-ylang.

The house’s page

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The drawn Sand and Skin bottle

When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Sand and Skin’s scent picture, a draft: lily of the valley, amyris, sandalwood, cedar, patchouli, ylang-ylang drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Sand and Skin, when you spray it: Lysylang, Lily of the valley

As it settlesheart notes

Sand and Skin, as it settles: Amyris, Sandalwood, Cedar, Patchouli, Ylang-ylang

What staysdry-down notes

Sand and Skin, what stays: Vanilla (vanillin), Benzoin, Labdanum, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)

What’s inside it

What Floraïku names

LysylangLily of the valley (mahonial) (lily of the valley)Amyris essence Dominican RepublicSandalwood Spicatum essenceCedarwood NotesPatchouli essenceYlang Ylang fractionVanilla absolute MadagascarBenzoin essenceLabdanum resinoidYlang-ylang

What the label names

9 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

3 florals3 woods1 sweet1 amber & resins1 spices

Florals3

Ylang-ylang oilBenzyl salicylateFarnesol

Woods3

Patchouli oilSantalolIso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)

Sweet1

Vanillin (vanilla)

Amber & resins1

Benzyl cinnamate

Spices1

beta-Caryophyllene
6 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell6

AlcoholWaterOctinoxate (a UV filter)Octisalate (a UV filter)Avobenzone (a UV filter)Benzyl benzoate

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Cap CamaratMemo Paris · shares amyris, sandalwood, patchouli, ylang-ylang and 3 moreabout $287 for 75 ml · about half of Sand and Skin’s about $332
Beloved WomanAmouage · shares sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, ylang-ylang and 3 more
Dia 40 WomanAmouage · shares amyris, sandalwood, ylang-ylang and cistus$550 for 100 ml · about the same as Sand and Skin’s about $332
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BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares lily of the valley, sandalwood, patchouli, ylang-ylang and 2 more$115 for 75 ml · about a quarter of Sand and Skin’s about $332
Cashmere MistDonna Karan · shares lily of the valley, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli and 2 more$130 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Sand and Skin’s about $332
Elysium Pour HommeRoja Parfums · shares lily of the valley, cedar (Atlas cedar), vanilla, benzoin and 1 more$380 for 100 ml · about half of Sand and Skin’s about $332
Ayurvédique Oriental Ambre Vanille PatchouliLa Sultane de Saba · shares lily of the valley, patchouli, vanilla, benzoin and 1 moreabout $107 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Sand and Skin’s about $332
Million Gold ElixirRabanne · shares sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, vanilla and 2 more$182 for 100 ml · about a quarter of Sand and Skin’s about $332
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LustreAmouage · shares sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, vanilla and 2 more$475 for 100 ml
NoaCacharel · shares lily of the valley, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), ylang-ylang and 1 more
His ConfessionLattafa · shares lily of the valley, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, vanilla and 1 more$49.99 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Sand and Skin’s about $332
MagnetismEscada · shares lily of the valley, sandalwood, patchouli, vanilla and 1 more
For Men IntenseBentley · shares sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, benzoin and 1 more
See 5 more17 more share half its notes
ReasonsAmouage · shares sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, benzoin and 1 more$475 for 100 ml
RawdahMaison Origine Paris · shares sandalwood, patchouli, ylang-ylang, vanilla and 1 more$316 for 100 ml · about half of Sand and Skin’s about $332
Tubéreuse ImpérialeBDK Parfums · shares sandalwood, patchouli, ylang-ylang, vanilla and 1 moreabout $253 for 100 ml · about a third of Sand and Skin’s about $332
OscarOscar de la Renta · shares sandalwood, patchouli, ylang-ylang, vanilla and 1 more$109 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Sand and Skin’s about $332
Tobacco 01Swiss Arabian · shares sandalwood, patchouli, ylang-ylang, vanilla and 1 more$68 for 50 ml · about a fifth of Sand and Skin’s about $332
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Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar 42Kayali · shares sandalwood, patchouli, ylang-ylang, vanilla and 1 more$150 for 100 ml · about a quarter of Sand and Skin’s about $332
Overture 41Amouage · shares sandalwood, patchouli, vanilla, benzoin and 1 more$550 for 100 ml · about the same as Sand and Skin’s about $332
Bitter PeachTom Ford · shares sandalwood, patchouli, vanilla, benzoin and 1 more$405 for 50 ml · about the same as Sand and Skin’s about $332
Palais BourbonMemo Paris · shares sandalwood, patchouli, vanilla, benzoin and 1 more$350 for 75 ml
Amber WoodAjmal · shares lily of the valley, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli and 1 more$169 for 100 ml · about a quarter of Sand and Skin’s about $332
See 5 more7 more share half its notes
Millésime 1849Creed · shares sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, ylang-ylang and 1 more$510 for 100 ml
AniNishane · shares sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, vanilla and 1 more$375 for 100 ml · about half of Sand and Skin’s about $332
Spectre GhostFrench Avenue · shares sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, vanilla and 1 moreabout $41 for 80 ml · about a tenth of Sand and Skin’s about $332
Drunk LoversBORNTOSTANDOUT · shares sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, vanilla and 1 more$320 for 100 ml · about half of Sand and Skin’s about $332
Reflection 45 ManAmouage · shares sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, vanilla and 1 more$550 for 100 ml · about the same as Sand and Skin’s about $332
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Interlude Black Iris ManAmouage · shares sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, vanilla and 1 more$395 for 100 ml · about half of Sand and Skin’s about $332
Decision 42Amouage · shares sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, vanilla and 1 more$550 for 100 ml · about the same as Sand and Skin’s about $332
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