Fragrance comparison

AMBER & WOOD vs Santo

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 24 Oct 2026 2 ratings analysed

AMBER & WOOD

Unique Art Parfum

—0 votes

Rank #76,501 AromaticCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

64%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Santo

Helder Machado Perfumes

3.002 votes

Rank #66,238 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Santo takes 1 of 1 categories.

AMBER & WOOD
Choose it for a aromatic and citrus character.
Santo
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

AMBER & WOOD0/1

Santo1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Santo

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

AMBER & WOODUnique Art Parfum

SantoHelder Machado Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

3.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 22%Had 11%Want 67%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

0%Love

0%Like

100%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value50

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

citrus92%

warm spicy84%

woody77%

amber69%

patchouli61%

woody100%

aromatic92%

warm spicy84%

powdery77%

citrus69%

amber61%

Scent match64%Closely related · both aromatic, woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Notes

Violet LeafClary SagePatchouliTangerineBergamotLavenderCardamomBenzoinCedar

No top / heart / base split published

Top

LimeBergamotCedar NeedlesSageArtemisia

Heart

Lily-of-the-ValleyIrisViolet LeafCardamom

Base

SandalwoodCedarAgarwood (Oud)PatchouliAmberMuskBenzoin

InformationalShared notesViolet Leaf, Patchouli, Bergamot and Cardamom. Durations are only published for AMBER & WOOD, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day100

Night53

Spring50

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Work 34%Casual 31%Date 22%Party 13%

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#76,501

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#66,238

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSantoHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Amber & Wood by Unique Art Parfum balances brisk Mediterranean freshness with a grounded resinous base. The first spray delivers a crisp rush of bergamot and sweet tangerine backed by green cardamom seeds. It wakes you up fast. Within twenty minutes, the citrus bite softens as clary sage and herbal lavender pull the s…

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Santo by Helder Machado Perfumes opens with a tart flash of lime, bergamot, and bitter artemisia before settling into an aromatic forest floor of cedar needles and crushed sage. As the citrus top clears, a dry floral core of iris root and violet leaf emerges, giving the green woodiness a soft powdery texture. The base…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do AMBER & WOOD and Santo smell similar?

Closely related: a 64% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic, woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Violet Leaf, Patchouli, Bergamot and Cardamom.

Is AMBER & WOOD or Santo better for summer or winter?

AMBER & WOOD suits daytime wear; Santo suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in AMBER & WOOD and Santo?

AMBER & WOOD features Violet Leaf, Clary Sage, Patchouli, Tangerine and Bergamot. Santo has top notes of Lime, Bergamot, Cedar Needles and Sage, heart notes of Lily-of-the-Valley, Iris, Violet Leaf and Cardamom, a base of Sandalwood, Cedar, Agarwood (Oud) and Patchouli.