Santal Blanc
Van Cleef & Arpels · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2019
Santal Blanc (2019) centers a creamy, luminous sandalwood accord softened by fig nectar and violet. Michel Almairac's composition for the Collection Extraordinaire is a modern, milky woody-musk built to showcase sandalwood without heaviness.
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French · 32 in collection
Born in Grasse in 1953 and trained at Roure Bertrand Dupont, Michel Almairac is a master perfumer long associated with Robertet, credited with shaping the olfactory signature of Chloé. He later co-founded the family house Parle Moi de Parfum with his son Benjamin.
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