Santal 33
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Le Labo Labdanum 18 Eau de Parfum Sample
- Concentration
- Eau de Parfum
- Brand
- Le Labo
- Full bottle
- 50 ml
- Range
- Niche
Ambery, musky and meant to stay close
Labdanum 18 is a Le Labo Eau de Parfum from 2006, created by Maurice Roucel. The brand gives only two note groups, ambery and musky, and describes the perfume as an enigma outside the normal rules of perfumery. It is strong yet discreet, a scent meant for the wearer and whoever stands close. That kind of description is easiest to understand on your own skin.
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Want the full bottle after testing? Le Labo Labdanum 18 Eau de Parfum (50 ml) at NicheGems
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The composition
Notes
These notes are recorded without a pyramid.
- Ambery notes
- Musky notes
- Character
- Moderate
- Occasion
- Concentration
- Explore by note
On the skin
How it unfolds
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Two families, no pyramid
Le Labo does not publish a top, heart and base for this perfume; it names ambery notes and musky notes. So there is no fixed opening to describe, and what you smell comes from how those two families develop on you. Be prepared for it to feel more like a single mood than a sequence.
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Strong but discreet
The brand stresses a strong concentration of materials that nonetheless remains discreet on the skin. In practice that points to a perfume that sits near the body and does not announce itself across a room. It is said to whisper to the wearer.
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Warm, close, personal
Ambery notes give warmth and musky ones a soft, skin-like quality, and both are known for blending with the wearer. That is why two people can describe this perfume quite differently. Use the sample to find out what version you get.
Testing it
How to test it, for whom and why
How to test it
Apply it on bare skin on a cool evening and keep your other products unscented, so the amber and musk are not disturbed. Check it against your skin after a short while and again later, and leave a day between tests. Since it is meant to stay close, bring your nose to your wrist.
Who it is for
It is listed as unisex. It suits people who prefer perfumes that behave like a second skin, with amber warmth and clean musk, and who value restraint over projection. If you want a scent that others notice from across the room, this will probably disappoint.
Why try Le Labo Labdanum 18 as a sample first
The brand itself calls this an enigma, and with only two note groups named there is little to go on before you smell it. Skin chemistry matters a great deal for musky and ambery perfumes. A decant filled from the original bottle lets you learn how this one behaves on you before choosing 50 ml.
At a glance
- Perfumer
- Maurice Roucel
- Year
- 2006
- For
- Unisex
What you receive
How we fill your sample
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From the original bottle
We start with a full bottle of the perfume. Nothing is diluted, mixed or added.
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Into a glass spray vial
Filled by hand into a clean glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml and closed straight after filling.
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Labelled by us
Our own label names the brand, the perfume, the concentration and the size.
A decant is not an official brand sample: no box, no original bottle, and we are not affiliated with the brands.
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Frequently asked
What do I get as the sample?
A 10 ml decant of Labdanum 18, filled by FragranceGems from the original bottle into a glass spray vial and labelled by us. It is not a brand sample, and Le Labo is not involved.
Why are only two notes listed?
Because that is how the brand describes it: ambery and musky notes, without a pyramid. We keep to that and add nothing we cannot source.
Is it a loud perfume?
The brand describes a strong concentration that remains discreet, so it is meant to stay near the skin. How much it projects on you is exactly what a sample can show.
When should I wear it?
Evenings and cooler seasons fit its warm, amber character. A sample lets you try it in other settings too, such as a quiet day at home.
The brand
About Le Labo
Le Labo began in 2006 as a small laboratory in Nolita, New York, opened by two friends, Fabrice Penot and Eddie Roschi. The names follow a formula, a raw material plus a number, and they rarely tell the whole story: Santal 33 is as much cardamom, iris and violet as sandalwood, and in Patchouli 24 birch smoke takes over. That is why samples matter with this house. A 10 ml decant shows what the name leaves out, on your skin, over several days.
- Opened in New York in 2006 by friends Fabrice Penot and Eddie Roschi, first on Elizabeth Street
- A name is a raw material plus a number, as in Santal 33
- Bottles are labelled with a place, a preparation date and a name
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