Designer fragrance
Le Labo Santal 33
The original reads: floral · powdery · spicy · woody · musky · leather.
The genuine fragrance
Le Labo Santal 33
floral · powdery · spicy · woody · musky · leather
Accords cited from Le Labo Fragrances (official)
Listed for womenThe scent, note by note
How Le Labo Santal 33 is built
Notes as published by Nordstrom, mapped into our controlled vocabulary. How they wear varies with skin and concentration.
The accessible option
Inspired by Le Labo Santal 33
Honest "smells-like" alternatives to Santal 33, ranked on shared cited accords then price, alongside the genuine original above, never in place of it. Where an alternative publishes no profile of its own, the accords shown are the original's. The genuine Le Labo Santal 33 is $326.19; accessible alternatives from $29.
The signature we're matching: Spices · Violet · Iris. The distinctive notes that define Santal 33, from its cited pyramid.
The honest verdict
Which one should you buy?
The genuine Le Labo Santal 33 is $326.19. The closest honest accessible version we can verify starts at $29, ranked first because it shares Santal 33's cited floral, powdery, spicy, woody, musky, leather profile. The extra $297.19 buys the exact branded formula. The cheaper bottle is inspired by it, honestly labeled, not the same formula. We publish no longevity or performance measurements, so we won't claim it lasts longer. We list the original first, always, and we earn the same whichever you pick.
Straight comparisons
Santal 33 or one of these?
Santal 33 or Aventus?
Both read floral, spicy, woody. Santal 33 leans powdery, musky, leather; Aventus leans citrus, fruity, green.
Santal 33 or Baccarat Rouge 540?
Both read floral, spicy, woody. Santal 33 leans powdery, musky, leather; Baccarat Rouge 540 leans amber, sweet.
Santal 33 or Original Santal?
Both read floral, spicy, woody. Santal 33 leans powdery, musky, leather; Original Santal leans citrus, aromatic, sweet.
Santal 33 or Santal Blush?
Both read floral, spicy, woody. Santal 33 leans powdery, musky, leather.
Santal 33 or Tam Dao?
Both read spicy, woody. Santal 33 leans floral, powdery, musky, leather.
Common questions
Where can I buy Le Labo Santal 33?
You can buy the genuine Le Labo Santal 33 straight from FragranceNet.com. The real bottle comes first; the accessible alternatives below are there if you'd rather spend less.
What does Le Labo Santal 33 smell like?
Le Labo Santal 33 reads as floral, powdery, spicy, woody, musky, leather, the coarse families Le Labo Fragrances (official) cites. How it wears depends on your skin and the concentration. We only publish notes and accords we can trace to a source.
How much does Le Labo Santal 33 cost?
The genuine Le Labo Santal 33 runs $326.19 at FragranceNet.com as of this page's last update, though retailers set their own prices and change them; a real 5ml sample is $5.97; the "smells-like" alternatives start around $29.
What's the closest accessible alternative to Santal 33?
We rank the "smells-like" alternatives to Santal 33 by how closely their cited accords match the original, cheapest first. A dupe is meant to evoke Santal 33, not match its formula, and we say as much. If we can't verify a genuine match yet, we leave it off.
Is Santal 33 for men or women?
Le Labo Santal 33 is listed as a women's fragrance by the retailer. That's a marketing label, not a rule: fragrance has no gender, and plenty of "women's" scents are worn by anyone. We show how it's sold and leave the wearing to you.
Is AromaPassions Le Labo SANTAL 33 Dupe a good dupe for Santal 33?
AromaPassions Le Labo SANTAL 33 Dupe is the alternative we list first for Santal 33, ranked on shared cited accords then price, at $29 against $326.19 for the genuine bottle. Most alternative houses publish no scent profile of their own, so for those we show the original's cited accords rather than claim an independently verified match. It's meant to evoke Santal 33, not replicate it, so we link the real bottle first and let you judge for yourself.
What fragrances share notes with Santal 33?
Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Florabloom (shares Violet, Iris, Sandalwood); Roja Parfums Elysium Pour Femme (shares Violet, Cedar, Sandalwood); Armaf Club De Nuit Sillage (shares Iris, Cedar, Sandalwood). These share specific notes with Santal 33, a closer match than a shared accord family. We rank them by how many of Santal 33's cited notes they actually share, weighting rarer notes heavier than ubiquitous ones. Each is its own fragrance with real, sourced notes, not a copy of Santal 33, and has its own page.
What fragrances are similar to Santal 33?
Santal 33 reads as floral, powdery, spicy, woody, musky, leather. If that's the corner you like, you'll find Liquides Imaginaires Lunatique, Etat Libre d'Orange Rien and Xerjoff Aqua Regia nearby. We rank them by how many of Santal 33's cited accords they actually share, weighting rarer families heavier. They're their own fragrances, not copies of Santal 33, and each has its own page.
We list the genuine original first, always. Fragrance Hunter earns affiliate commissions on outbound links across the site, on both original bottles and accessible alternatives, at no cost to you. Because we earn the same either way, what pays us never sets the order we rank things in; the ranking answers to the cited accords, not a sponsor (how we pick, and how we earn). Accessible alternatives are imitations of a named original; related fragrances are independent houses' own creations that stand as originals in their own right. We label which is which, and never present an imitation as the original. Prices are indicative, set by the retailer, and change. Accords are coarse scent families cited from brand or retailer sources; an alternative evokes the profile, it is not the same formula.