FragonardFrench Santal Cardamome Eau de Parfum

I've been searching on and off the for the past year to find a perfume with a very prominent cardamom note. Obviously, there are a few straight up cardamom perfumes (Demeter, Lush, Coffee Cardamom), which are both great, but not specifically what I was after. I'd read a few glowing reviews of Fragonard French Santal Cardamome, and decided to pull the trigger, unsniffed (this is a blessing and a curse of mine: I love perfume so much that even when it's not exactly to my liking, I'll hang onto it because I can't punish the perfume for not being the completely made up scent I have in my head).This was delivered today (really fast shipping!) and I opened and sprayed and it's great, not exactly what I was thinking, natch, but it's a beautiful peppery cardamom. The more I sniffed myself, the more it reminded me of another (great, unusual) scent: the first Comme des Garçons eau de parfum. Which is better? It's too soon to know. The CdG sillage was insane, but it wore very close.In sum: I have really high hopes for this. It's lovely so far!

It's lovely. Spicy, sandalwood, cloves? Not cloying. Just perfect.

Pros: unique scent, starts off light with air of sprite or spritz and ends with muskCons: can't smell cardamom which it supposedly hasKeeping it but won't buy again

You really have to douse yourself in this stuff to get any mileage out of it. Otherwise, the scent is gorgeous--clean, herbal, and spicy all at once.

Like this brand so much. Very unique long lasting scents. This one almost not for daily use but a refreshing scent to use around the home. A strong scent. A spritz here and there and everyone is - like - what is that?

I love this brand but definitely not this scent. Very unattractive scent. More like insect spray.

Love the smell, on my second bottle

Many sandalwood scents are overpowering; this one is light and clean. The packaging is lovely and the merchant is superb.