Elizabeth Arden, Sandalwood, 325 ml. or 11 oz. Flacon, Eau de Cologne, 1956, Paris, France ..

Florence Nightingale Graham lived from December 31, 1878 to October 18, 1966, who went by the business name Elizabeth Arden, was a Canadian-born American businesswoman who founded what is now Elizabeth Arden, Inc., and built a cosmetics empire in the United States. By 1929 she owned 150 upscale salons across the United States and Europe. Her 1000 products were found in the luxury market in 22 countries. She was the sole owner, and at the peak of her career, she was one of the wealthiest women in the world.

Sandalwood Cologne by Elizabeth Arden is a men’s Oriental fougère cologne from 1956. It has woody, aromatic, balsamic, fresh spicy, and ambery main accords. This fragrance can be worn for day wear all year round and has long-lasting longevity and moderate-to-heavy sillage.

"Vintage Arden Men Sandalwood was an amazing fragrance .. refined, masculine, old-school in the best way, and really rather sexy. Given the numerous notes, this is clearly not a single note sandalwood fragrance. Sandalwood is there throughout, but it is sandalwood in the abstract. Sandalwood all dressed up in a fine man's cologne. It is so finely tuned, so balanced between exotic and expected, staid and sexy, traditional and progressive that the only other scent I can compare it to is the excellent Dunhill for Men form 1934. They both smell of well dressed, well heeled, well appointed gentlemen and are timeless, despite both being so old school in their structure. Possibly the best thing from this house, along with the late, great woman's scent Bluegrass." Basenotes Review, Oviatt

"I really like Arden's Sandalwood because the sandalwood in this is not the warm, sweet, milky grade of sandalwood we're all used to. Instead, the sandalwood here is dry and soapy, and it's not until a couple of hours into your wearing this that the sandalwood loses its astringency and starts to develop a semi-creamy texture. The drydown is almost all sandalwood, and it is smooth, but it never becomes sweet." Basenotes Review, Shamu

Top notes are Lavender, Clary Sage, Petitgrain, Bergamot, and Lemon
Heart notes are Sandalwood, Patchouli, Basil, Vetiver, Cedar, and Geranium
Base notes are Labdanum, Tonka Bean, Amber, Opopanax, Musk, and Oak Moss

Offered here is a pristine 11 oz. bottle of this lovey cologne. While I find the sandalwood mostly dominant, I do get a vibrant fragrance with strong Lavender, Clary Sage, Basil, and Cedar. Smells fabulous .. Nicely constructed and very manly .. Absolutely stunning huge bottle .. no box .. Very rare now ..