Santal Austral - Eau de Parfum

Santal Austral is a creamy and enveloping interpretation of sandalwood, blending soft woods with velvety warmth and subtle gourmand nuances. Built around organic sandalwood oil from Australia, the fragrance reveals a smooth, luminous woodiness that feels both comforting and refined.

Iris absolute and an almond milk accord soften the composition with a powdery creaminess, giving the sandalwood a supple, almost skin-like texture. Venezuelan tonka bean absolute and benzoin from Laos deepen the fragrance with warm balsamic facets, creating a sensual trail that lingers with understated elegance. Smooth, addictive, and quietly radiant, Santal Austral offers a modern vision of white woods.

 OLFACTIVE NOTES

• Top Notes: Iris, Almond
• Middle Notes: Sandalwood
• Base Notes: Tonka Bean, Benzoin

ABOUT MATIERE PREMIERE

Matière Première—French for “raw material”—is built on a simple yet radical idea: each fragrance is composed around one central natural ingredient, used in its highest possible concentration. From Paris to Grasse, Founder and Perfumer Aurélien Guichard reveals the purest expression of these raw materials, sculpting their texture, nuance, and radiance into modern, immediately readable compositions.

Excellence is at the core of the house. Ingredients are sourced from the finest ethical and organic producers around the world, and each formula is crafted to deliver exceptional sillage—an emotional signature that lingers long after the moment has passed. The meticulous ageing process, from maturation to maceration, ensures depth, clarity, and unmistakable quality.

Matière Première fragrances contain 85–92% natural ingredients, and are entirely vegan, phthalate-free, and free of colorants.

Uniquely, Aurélien Guichard is the only master perfumer to grow his own ingredients: on his family farm in Grasse, he cultivates thousands of tuberose and centifolia rose plants, illuminating creations such as Radical Rose and French Flower.

Matière Première stands at the intersection of innovation and authenticity—contemporary French perfumery devoted to the beauty of a single, extraordinary raw material.