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Perfumes like Sacred Wood

Kilian Sacred Wood is unisex, about €250–400 for a full bottle. Milky Mysore-style sandalwood with cumin, a meditation in wood. Notes: sandalwood, cumin, milk, carrot seed, musk. Moderate · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter · office-safe.

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1. Hermès HermessenceNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Santal Massoïa

   Milky sandalwood and massoia with fig, creamy and soft. Shares sandalwood, milk, musk with Sacred Wood.

   Notes: sandalwood, massoia, milk, fig, cedar, musk · Soft · lasts 4–8h · spring, autumn · office-safe
2. Comme des GarçonsNicheUnisex€€€
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   Concrete

   Sandalwood and cumin over a mineral concrete feel, urban and cool. Shares sandalwood, cumin with Sacred Wood.

   Notes: sandalwood, rose, cumin, milky notes, mineral notes · Soft · lasts 4–8h · spring, autumn · office-safe
3. Maison Francis KurkdjianNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Absolue Pour le Soir

   Honey, incense and cumin, an opulent evening. Shares cumin, sandalwood with Sacred Wood.

   Notes: honey, incense, benzoin, cumin, rose, sandalwood · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
4. ByredoNicheUnisex€€€
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   Seven Veils

   Vanilla and carrot seed with ylang, seven layers of warm silk. Shares carrot seed, sandalwood with Sacred Wood.

   Notes: pink pepper, carrot seed, vanilla, sandalwood, ylang-ylang, patchouli · Moderate · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter · office-safe
5. L'Artisan ParfumeurNicheUnisex€€€
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   Premier Figuier

   Fig, coconut and milk, a soft creamy fig tree. Shares milk, sandalwood with Sacred Wood.

   Notes: fig, coconut, milk, sandalwood, green notes, dry wood · Soft · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe
6. DiptyqueNicheUnisex€€€
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   Tam Dao

   Smooth creamy sandalwood like a temple carving, calm, dry and meditative. Shares sandalwood with Sacred Wood.

   Notes: sandalwood, cedar, cypress, rosewood, amber · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · autumn, winter, spring · office-safe
7. Frédéric MalleNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Bigarade Concentrée

   Bitter orange peel with rose and hay, sunny and zesty. Shares cumin, sandalwood with Sacred Wood.

   Notes: bitter orange, rose, cumin, hay, sandalwood, cedar · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe
8. Serge LutensNicheUnisex€€€
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   Jeux de Peau

   Toasted bread, apricot and milk, a warm bakery at breakfast. Shares milk, sandalwood with Sacred Wood.

   Notes: toasted bread, apricot, milk, licorice, sandalwood · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · autumn, winter · office-safe

Similar and cheaper

1. Comme des GarçonsNicheUnisex€€€
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   Wonderwood

   Pure dry woods, cedar and guaiac, a forest of timber. Shares sandalwood with Sacred Wood.

   Notes: cedar, vetiver, guaiac, pepper, sandalwood, oud accord · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · autumn, winter · office-safe
2. Tauer PerfumesUltra-nicheUnisex€€€
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   Lonestar Memories

   Birch tar, leather and geranium, a Texas campfire. Shares carrot seed, sandalwood with Sacred Wood.

   Notes: birch tar, geranium, leather, carrot seed, myrrh, sandalwood · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
3. Serge LutensNicheUnisex€€€
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   Santal Majuscule

   Sandalwood with rose and cocoa, rich and smooth. Shares sandalwood with Sacred Wood.

   Notes: sandalwood, rose, cocoa, tonka, cinnamon · Moderate · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter · office-safe
4. D.S. & DurgaUltra-nicheUnisex€€€
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   Radio Bombay

   Sandalwood and coconut on a warm Indian evening. Shares sandalwood, musk with Sacred Wood.

   Notes: sandalwood, coconut, cedar, copaiba, vanilla, musk · Moderate · lasts 8h+ · spring, autumn, winter · office-safe

Before buying a full bottle, try a sample of two or three of these for a few days. Niche perfume changes a lot on skin.