SPOTLIGHT ON HERMES AND WOOD

Have you checked out our Fragrance Buying Guide? With the coming season’s love of deep, rich woody notes, we’re taking another peek at our current Woody spotlight, Santal Massoia from Hermès’s exceptional Hermessence collection (above; Massoia in centre).

Hermès, Santal Massoia EDP, $250 (100 ml)
Imagine a bowl of melted gooey butterscotch, fold in shredded coconut, peach and warmed milky notes. Purée at slow speed with massoia bark (smells like coconut shavings and Indian sandalwood) and teleport yourself to a dessert stand in Mumbai: Exotic and sumptuous.
—Marian Bendeth

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Discover other Woody fragrances at www.thewhaleandtherose.com/family/woody/

And explore other scent families too. Maybe you like Woody scents that veer into Orientals. Or do you crave smells-good-enough-to-eat Gourmands?
Go ahead, read on (and maybe make a shopping list for fall, too!) at your leisure. After all, this is the weekend. Click here to browse our Fragrance Buying Guide!

And take note, our new fall edition of the Fragrance Buying Guide, featuring scents from all the leading brands—and niche houses too—is coming soon.