Avon Sandalwood, released in 1998, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Avon Sandalwood: woody, powdery and warm spicy, about 9h on skin, projection 5/10, sillage 6/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The five closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Avon Sandalwood we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity:
Evokes the creamy, linear sandalwood character of Avon Sandalwood with a clean and straightforward woody profile.
It shares its woody, powdery and warm spicy accords with Avon Sandalwood, lasts about 4h against 9h and carries 137 community ratings.
Leans into the rich, powdery balsamic warmth found in classic sandalwood scents.
It shares its woody, warm spicy and powdery accords with Avon Sandalwood, lasts about 6h against 9h and carries 120 community ratings.
Shares a similar warm and cozy balsamic sweetness reminiscent of vintage Avon sandalwood compositions.
It shares its powdery and balsamic accords with Avon Sandalwood, lasts about 4h against 9h and carries 922 community ratings.
Offers a similar retro powdery warmth that brings to mind traditional drugstore comfort scents.
It shares its powdery accords with Avon Sandalwood, lasts about 5h against 9h and carries 1,636 community ratings.
Captures the deep, aromatic woody profile of Avon Sandalwood in an intense oil concentration.
It shares its woody, powdery and warm spicy accords with Avon Sandalwood, lasts about 5h against 9h and carries 22 community ratings.
Jovan Musk, at about $10 for 100 ml (estimate).
Kuumba Made Amber & Sandalwood, at about 6h on skin, against about 9h for Avon Sandalwood.
ALREHAB PERFUMES Sandal, at 88% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Demeter Fragrance Sandalwood actually costs about $40 a year MORE than Avon Sandalwood. Assumes 100 ml bottles on both sides; prices are estimates.
Across 2,358 originals, the median designer bottle is $120 and its closest match $30 — the Dupe Report 2026.
On an 8-hour day, none of the 5 last a full 8 hours. Kuumba Made Amber & Sandalwood comes closest at 6.2h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
Avon Sandalwood notes, performance and price
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Updated 2026-09-09.