Dancing Sand

Leave it to French brand Stéphane Humbert Lucas to fashion yet another masterpiece that conjures up a specific place, emotion, or sentiment. This time, the focus is on the 2022 release Sand Dance by Stéphane Humbert Lucas, which makes you feel like walking into a dimly lit whisky bar with leather boots. Our inspired impression, Dancing Sand makes you feel the same in that first inhale, spiced whiskey with a squeeze of Mandarin Orange, bright enough to feel alive, but with that Coriander kick that makes it interesting. It’s not “fresh.” It’s not “safe.” It’s the kind of opening that makes your bartender nod with approval. Then, like that second drink you didn’t plan on ordering, it gets dangerously smooth. Cacao and Cashmeran sneak in, not dessert-sweet, but like that square of Dark Chocolate served with your neat pour. The Tonka Beans work as the velvet barstool under you, the Sandalwood that hums like jazz in the background. Where it gets real is the dry-down of the perfume. Cedar Woo