Smuggler's Soul
The Sandalwood Trail
Lush / Cosmetics To Go 2014 Perfume

Smuggler's Soul / The Sandalwood Trail (Perfume) by Lush / Cosmetics To Go

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7.6 / 10 75 Ratings

Smuggler's Soul is a popular perfume by Lush / Cosmetics To Go for women and men and was released in 2014. The scent is woody-spicy. It is still available to purchase.

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Fragrance Notes

Sandalwood

Rosewood

Vetiver

Tagetes

Lemon grass

Perfumers

Mark Constantine, Simon Constantine

Ratings

Scent

7.675 Ratings

Longevity

6.961 Ratings

Sillage

6.462 Ratings

Bottle

5.958 Ratings

Submitted by AmyAmy, last update on 01.08.2021.

Interesting Facts

In the Middle East, this fragrance is being sold under the name "The Sandalwood Trail".

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2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/20/2021

BrianBuchanan
329 Reviews

BrianBuchanan

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Cutting up rough

It's good that the Gorilla's are raising the issue of sandalwood depletion.
But it would be better if their perfumes were properly finished, and not slapdash or spontaneous - depending on how charitable you want to be.
Smuggler's Soul is about illicit logging, but it contains the endangered Santalum album (no doubt legally harvested) as well as the austrocaledonicum variety (also decimated in its native lands).
The smell is a dry and coarse marigold, with milky-sour woods with a hint of lemongrass: a sort of sandal bath bomb. The idea is there but the rough edges could have been smoothed out a bit.

07/25/2020

6
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

Taurus
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Taurus

Very helpful Review 16

How to smuggle vetiver under sandalwood

Concerning the second name "The Sandalwood Trail", the clear key data and the first olfactory impression immediately after spraying, I hardly expected to find flawless sandalwood contraband here.

At least the sandalwood is well represented here, but mixes in an interesting way with other woody, leathery and smoky notes. One could almost think that one has got lost in a dark dive. In between there are some fresh citric counterpoints, which brighten up the Smuggler's soul a bit and make it sympathetic.

But if you take a closer look into the depth, you can't ignore the really successful vetiver component. Sometimes you think that it drifts into the creakiness of Guerlain's vetiver, but apparently sandalwood and lemongrass keep it well in check. Nevertheless, it is thought that the vetiver and the smoky wood or sandalwood note form a compliant intersection.

After a good hour I had the impression that a good portion of musk had also smuggled itself into the action - without this being indicated. Therefore I am a bit confused, but you don't have to believe everything that is officially duty paid or declared in the listing.

While you enjoy the fragrance for a long time, you may ask yourself from time to time whether Smuggler's Soul is a velvety, smoky sandalwood specialty or a more refined, rustic vetiver representative. At least he has what it takes to be a tease and I can imagine that he can polarize phenomenally.

Personally, I like the ingenious interlocking of the main actors, but it only becomes really appealing with the subtle lemon grass as the third in the bunch. His role is not so dominant, but gives just the right accent. A fragrance with soul and character!