Santal Cashmere

• Everyday
• Work
• Cosy
• Casual

Santal Cashmere opens on an unexpected freshness, slightly watery and mineral, with a touch of red seaweed that brings a salty, almost ‘damp air’ feel. Then the sandalwood gradually comes through, creamy and soft in texture, joined by iris for a very elegant powdery effect.

Over time, the fragrance becomes more blended and intimate, with musks and a gentle warmth that stay close to the skin. The whole keeps that sense of comfort, like a supple, reassuring fabric.

Khalil T. is a Parisian perfume house born in 2022 from an unusual path. Khalil, who is self-taught, first built his credibility as a genuine fragrance connoisseur and never hesitated to recommend perfumes on his Snapchat account: he selected, recommended and championed the launches of the boldest creations in niche perfumery, building a community of enthusiasts around him before he had created anything at all. When he moved on to composing, he did so with perfumers Stéphanie de Bruijn and Julie Massé, two noses respected across the industry. The collection is built around a unisex, intense and resolutely modern signature, somewhere between the contemporary Arab world and European sophistication. Kryptonite, the house's first perfume, immediately set out a bolder vision of niche perfumery: luminous aldehydes, tonka bean, iris absolute, jasmine sambac and a base of white sandalwood and almond. A powdery, creamy fragrance that wraps around the skin with a magnetic presence. Kryptonite Absolu takes the formula further still, towards toffee caramel, praline and a more opulent sandalwood. Krypto Night heads in another direction, fresher and more sparkling with pear, ginger, white flowers and ambergris, like the nocturnal, electric version of the same DNA. Santal Cashmere explores a milky aquatic woody, with a surprising red seaweed opening that gives way to a very soft heart of iris and sandalwood. What sets Khalil T. apart is this knack for creating instantly recognisable fragrances, carried by a community that has adopted them as a signature.