We
live surrounded by mass produced scents sold by companies with clever
advertising campaigns which lead us to believe that perfumes are exclusive and
one of a kind. This is not Le Labo.
How can one
best describe the unique style and creativity of Le Labo? The words non
conformists and revolutionists come to mind.
The
Le Labo concept store opened in New York in 2006 is best described as a
laboratory of scent. A place which has an open door policy to the public. A
modern day science lab where you can learn about the process of perfume or just
wander in awe to sample, see and be intrigued by the wonders of the age old art
of perfume making. It is your choice if you decide to buy or just experience
the domain of the perfumers.
Fabrice
and Eduardo are visionaries in the art of perfumery. Having met and worked
together years earlier they soon discovered they had the same aspirations,
beliefs and ideas about life, perfume and scent .They instantly became friends.
They are the driving force, the spirit and the inventors of Le Labo. In
association with some of the best perfume’ noses’ in the industry Yann Vasnier,
Francoise Caron, Maurice Rousel, Alberto Morillas, Daphne Bugey, Mark Buxton
and Annick Mernardo, as their team ,they have created in total some of the
purest, original fragrances to date.
The
first range created were centred on a single scent mixed and fused with essential
natural oils from Grasse, France the Mecca for perfumers, where the highest
quality natural essences are grown and harvested.
To
own a Le Labo scent is to own a piece of nature, there are no synthetics or
chemicals in these prized fragrances. Each scent is named accordingly to how
they have been created. This means by the main natural oil used and the number
of ingredients meticulously blended in the composition.
3 for men:
Bergamote 22
Vetiver 46
Rose 31
3 for women’s:
Iris 39
Jasmine 17
Labdanum 18
5 unisex:
Neroli 36
Fleur D’Oranger 27
Patchouli 24
Oud 27
Ambrette 9 (this is a scent for infants
and has no alcohol added)
The first reaction is shock and
curiosity. A scent for infants? A rose scent for men? Labdanum for women?
The first to captivate you is Ambrette
9, created by Michel Almairac. Michel used Lambrette which is heady tropical
sweet floral oil from the seeds of rose mallow or musk mallow softened to a
baby powder aroma by amalgamating it with apple, pear and citrus. This gentle,
pretty scent is not combined with alcohol as not to annoy baby’s delicate skin.
No new mamma could possibly resist this ‘new born’ scent for her child. Close
your eyes and reminisce about warm baby’s blankets and fresh linen.
The alchemic genius in Eduardo , Fabrice
and their team, in this case Daphne Bugey took the sweet, delicate feminine rose and
with the magic of their craft united the majestic rose with caraway, cedar,
guaiac wood, amber and musk and created a gothic dark rose worthy of any
magician or illusionist. The masculine ‘Rose’ was born.
Labdanum, which is a rich warm spicy
resin or oil commonly used in unisex or masculine scents, has been completely revised
by Maurice Roucel. It has been sweetened by blending it with vanilla, Tonka
bean, patchouli, civet and birch, therefore creating a dulcet, seductive
feminine tone that no woman could resist. It will make you feel as if you are
Marilyn Monroe in an Yves St Laurent power suit.
Eduardo & Fabrice have de- mystified
the mysterious world of the olfactorists and alchemists by opening the doors to
the science room and enabling you be part of a truly rare and new project.
Genuinely one of kind pure fragrances for anyone that is tired of the mundane bulk
produced supermarket scents.
Viva la revolution.
Written by Lily
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