{"product_id":"le-labo-the-noir-29-eau-de-parfum-sample","title":"Le Labo Thé Noir 29 Eau de Parfum Sample","description":"\u003cp\u003eThé Noir 29 is Le Labo's ode to the black tea leaf and the craft around it, composed by Frank Voelkl and dated 2015. The house lists seven materials: bergamot, fig, bay leaves, cedarwood, vetiver, musk and black tea leaves. Tea is hard to picture in a perfume, so it is worth smelling it on your own skin before you buy a full bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFragrance notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBergamot, Fig, Bay leaves, Cedarwood, Vetiver, Musk, Black tea leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLight and deep\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brand describes a swing between two poles. Bergamot, fig and bay leaves stand for lightness: a citrus sparkle, a green fig, a dry herbal leaf. Cedarwood, vetiver and musk supply the depth, and the scent moves between the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe tea itself\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA special extraction of black tea leaves shapes the drydown, which the brand calls dry and leafy. This is what makes a fresh, woody arrangement come across as tea rather than as fruit or flowers. It is also the part that is most personal on skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHay and tobacco, in words\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLe Labo adds that the drydown carries hay and tobacco nuances. Neither is listed among the seven materials, so they are descriptions of the leafy dryness and not extra notes. Beneath them cedarwood, vetiver and musk keep the ending woody and quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to test it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear Thé Noir 29 on an ordinary working day: it is dry and calm, so the test is whether it stays pleasant at a desk or on the train. Spring or mild autumn weather shows the lighter materials best. Try it twice, once with a light hand and once with a little more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople who want tea in a perfume as a dry, leafy note rather than a sweet one, and who like woods and vetiver without heavy sweetness. Unisex, and a fit for anyone who finds sweet fragrances tiring. If you want an obviously fruity or sweet scent, this is not it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy try Le Labo Thé Noir 29 as a sample first\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTea notes vary on skin: dry and elegant on one wearer, grassy or hay-like on another. The brand describes hay and tobacco nuances, which not everyone wants. Ten millilitres lets you see how the extraction behaves on you before buying 100 ml.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat exactly is in the sample?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10 ml of Thé Noir 29 Eau de Parfum, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs it a sweet tea scent?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. The brand talks about a dry, leafy drydown, and the list has no sweet material. Bergamot and fig add lightness, while the woods and musk keep it dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs it fresh or warm?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brand's own picture is a swing between the lightness of the first three materials and the depth of the last three, so it is somewhere in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoes it have a pyramid?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brand names seven materials as a single list rather than as top, heart and base, so we show them the same way and do not assign tiers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Le Labo","offers":[{"title":"2 ml","offer_id":67693353074842,"sku":"DG-LLA-THE-NOIR-29-002ML","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"5 ml","offer_id":67693353107610,"sku":"DG-LLA-THE-NOIR-29-005ML","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"10 ml","offer_id":67693320568986,"sku":"DG-LLA-THE-NOIR-29-010ML","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/5938\/8570\/files\/le-labo-the-noir-29-eau-de-parfum-sample.jpg?v=1791507986","url":"https:\/\/decantgems.eu\/products\/le-labo-the-noir-29-eau-de-parfum-sample","provider":"DecantGems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}