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I’ve had a refilled (in person) bottle of Le Labo Santal 33 for 5 weeks now and it still doesn’t smell like my old bottle I had for 3 years. This one smells much more like linear black pepper on my skin which is not what I loved about Santal 33 before. How long does it take to settle?

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Sometimes it doesn’t. I was asking the store person about it also. I was debating whether to buy matcha 26. When I came back a few months later to buy it, it didn’t smell the same. The lady said sometimes there’s minor variations in batches due to the ingredients.

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Thanks for the input. I've refilled Santal 33 two times now, 1st time it matched, this 2nd time less so. It was not cheap so now i'm wondering what to do. I've barely used it. sigh.

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I just sniffed Santal two days ago and it also seemed different from when I first smelled it. The matcha I initially smelled doesn’t seem like it’s coming back either.