As the strength of sandalwood is encased in soft rose petals, nature becomes art. A pleasant, spicy overture played by cardamom and a deeper backdrop of agarwood and notes of myrrh underscore a score of contrasts between bark and blossom. Santal Pao Rosa takes its name from Guerlain’s background, as Pao Rosa is the name of a scent created by Aimé Guerlain in 1877 that evokes a meeting of wood and rose.