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Santos by Cartier — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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Cartier· 1981· Eau de Toilette

Santos

Name: Santos by Cartier
Brand: Cartier
Rating: 7.9 (336 reviews)

7.9336Typically ~$94

A spicy scent built around juniper over cedar. Best in fall, made for dates.

SpicyWoodySmokyEarthyLeathery

Scent profile

Top notes

JuniperLavenderBasilLemon vervainBergamot

Heart notes

NutmegGeraniumPepperRosemaryVetiver

Base notes

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

Smells similar

Hunter

Atkinsons · 1988

7.47~$136

Noora Onyx نورة عقيق

CedarCoconutPatchouliSandalwoodAmberVanilla

Other versions

Santos Concentrée

When to wear it

A fall fragrance that works day and night — at its best for date nights and everyday wear.

FallNightDate nights

When

Winter

90%

Spring

70%

Summer

59%

Fall

100%

Day

94%

Night

100%

Where

Office

85%

Casual

99%

Date

100%

Club

68%

Formal

89%

Wearability profile derived by Fragr from this fragrance’s accords and notes. 100% = its strongest setting.

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10.01

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8.41.1K~$110

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7.75.5K~$70

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9.08

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6.88

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8.3223~$80

North Shore

Edenbridge

10.02

Crash

Ciel

8.01

Sport

52%