Santa Sangre by Bortnikoff
Men Women 2021
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Description
Santa Sangre by Bortnikoff is an olfactive fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2021, this composition was created by Dmitry Bortnikoff and Rajesh Balkrishnan. The top notes reveal vanilla flower, pink grapefruit, and sambac jasmine; the floral heart unfolds with pink lotus and white lotus; while the base notes settle on dragon's blood resin, sandalwood, and Siam benzoin.
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Key notes
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Top
Vanilla Flower
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Heart
Pink Lotus
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Base
Dragon's Blood Resin
Community
158 votes
- Positive 64%
- Negative 22%
- Neutral 15%
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In the collection
Leading answer I want it
377 votes
What do you think?
Leading answer Love it
158 votes
Season
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159 votes
Time of day
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80 votes
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Fragrance profile
About Santa Sangre
Santa Sangre by Bortnikoff is an olfactive fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2021, this composition was created by Dmitry Bortnikoff and Rajesh Balkrishnan. The top notes reveal vanilla flower, pink grapefruit, and sambac jasmine; the floral heart unfolds with pink lotus and white lotus; while the base notes settle on dragon’s blood resin, sandalwood, and Siam benzoin.
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How it wears
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Longevity
Leading answer Moderate
71 votes
Sillage
Leading answer Moderate
75 votes
Character
Leading answer Balanced
86 votes
Value perception
Leading answer Very expensive
71 votes
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R.de Lioncourt
Smells incredible and steers clear of the typical Bortnikoff style, leaning more towards Sir Winston or Triad. It’s very pleasant and easy for anyone to enjoy. However, to be honest, having explored other creations from the house, I find it one of the less interesting; personally, with expensive perfumes, I need to be far more surprised. It’s not new, different, elegant, or original; simply easy. Furthermore, the longevity on skin is ridiculous (around 4 hours?) and it projects nothing nor leaves a trail. It’s a very expensive luxury to own a bottle of this.
Dr.No
What a letdown! As Robin might say in the 60s, Batman🦇. It’s a new collaboration between Dmitry and Rajesh (Sayat Nova) with a name that provokes curiosity and a desire to smell it. They promise a floral, and I enjoy florals. There’s a lot of lotus in the notes, which sounds appealing. ➡️ The opening: lots of lotus with a fleeting spark of indolic jasmine that lasts very little, all over a base of sandalwood with benzoin that smells like vanilla. I like the opening, but sadly after 10-15 minutes it turns into a powdery vanilla scent that dominates everything, with some hard-to-identify floral hints. You could play guessing games: rose? geranium? The performance is modest, unisex with a feminine inclination. It doesn’t smell bad, but paying $350 for a powdery vanilla scent and a floral remainder that disappears once dried (the lotus vanishes completely) feels mediocre. It doesn’t stand out nor seek a fight against the heavyweights like Oud Monarch, Sayat Nova, or Mysterious Oud. Those who want to look good in front of perfumers will call it a masterpiece (I take a pause to laugh). It seems this wave of launching perfumes to warm heads is starting to tire us and make us more jealous of our money. Although it’s a trend, Areej does the same with Manly or Atlantic Ambergris II. If it cost $250 I’d try to see a good side, but with what I’m going to live with, it will be that indifferent dry-down at 15 minutes. Very ‘X’. It falls short compared to other florals.