How to Best Utilize Australian Sandalwood in Fragrance Formulations According to a Perfumer

Pierre Bénard returns to Perfumer & Flavorist’s ‘Perfumer Notes’ column to discuss the ingredient he describes as an "inexhaustible source of inspiration" for a perfumer.

My first contemplation of its essential oil was during my training as a student perfumer in 2006 in Grasse. The volatile extract invited me to these motionless journeys—not those who transport you in your memories—rather, those who bring you to the doorstep of your imagination.

Transcended by this new smell, my vision was nomadic like the flight of a boomerang over arid lands of dust and spices.

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