Fragrance comparison

Essencial Desejos vs Sandalo

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 145 ratings analysed

Essencial Desejos

Natura · 2025

4.1974 votes

Rank #27,905 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

48%scent match

Some overlap

4 wins

Sandalo

Santa Maria Novella

3.8271 votes

Rank #17,069 AromaticCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sandalo takes 4 of 7 categories.

Essencial Desejos
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and community sentiment. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Sandalo
Choose it for a aromatic and citrus character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Essencial Desejos2/7

Sandalo4/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Essencial DesejosNatura

SandaloSanta Maria Novella

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.19/ 5 · 74 votes

Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%

3.82/ 5 · 71 votes

Have 30%Had 5%Want 65%

Category winnerEssencial DesejosRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

38%Love

37%Like

14%Ok

8%Dislike

3%Hate

73 votes

35%Love

35%Like

10%Ok

15%Dislike

4%Hate

71 votes

Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate70

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageSandalo

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value43

¤ Price value58

Category winnerSandaloBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic38%

aromatic100%

citrus92%

woody84%

warm spicy77%

fresh spicy69%

amber61%

Scent match48%Some overlap · both citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

BergamotGinRosemaryJuniperBasilOrangeLavenderNutmeg

Heart

RoseLily of the ValleyJasmineParamelaVioletDavana

Base

CedarMossMuskVetiverPatchouliSandalwoodVanillaAmber

Top

LemonBergamot

Heart

ThymeRose

Base

SandalwoodBenzoinPatchouli

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Rose, Patchouli and Sandalwood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer54

Fall97

Winter60

Day100

Night83

Spring100

Summer33

Fall100

Winter83

Day100

Night92

Category winnerSandaloMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men96

Unisex4

Women0

Men70

Unisex30

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#27,905

PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato

Launched2025

Reviews0

Overall rank#17,069

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews5

Category winnerSandaloHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Essencial Desejos by Natura is a festive woody fragrance for men featuring a prominent gin-inspired accord. It pairs the aromatic sharpness of juniper and priprioca with a creamy sandalwood base, creating an elegant scent suitable for year-end holiday celebrations. This 2025 release provides a striking, luminous trail…

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Santa Maria Novella Sandalo opens with a brisk, natural splash of Italian lemon and bitter bergamot, paired immediately with an aromatic dose of crushed green thyme. Unlike creamy department store sandalwoods, this blend focuses on an unsweetened, herbal wood profile inspired by traditional Florentine compounding. As…

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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.

Which is better, Essencial Desejos or Sandalo?

Sandalo takes 4 of 7 categories. Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes; Sandalo is rated 3.82/5 from 71 votes. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and community sentiment. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Sandalo for a aromatic and citrus character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Essencial Desejos or Sandalo?

They last about the same: Essencial Desejos 70/100, Sandalo 70/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Essencial Desejos or Sandalo?

Projection is very close: Sandalo 57/100, Essencial Desejos 55/100 for sillage.

Do Essencial Desejos and Sandalo smell similar?

Some overlap: a 48% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Rose, Patchouli and Sandalwood.

Is Essencial Desejos or Sandalo better for summer or winter?

For summer, Essencial Desejos is the stronger pick. For winter, Sandalo is the stronger pick. Essencial Desejos suits daytime wear; Sandalo suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Essencial Desejos and Sandalo?

Essencial Desejos has top notes of Bergamot, Gin, Rosemary and Juniper, heart notes of Rose, Lily of the Valley, Jasmine and Paramela, a base of Cedar, Moss, Musk and Vetiver. Sandalo has top notes of Lemon and Bergamot, heart notes of Thyme and Rose, a base of Sandalwood, Benzoin and Patchouli.