Le Labo Vetiver 46

Mostly dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer. Underneath that, sweet resinous warmth, soft and slightly powdery.

It opens on bergamot, black pepper and cloves, moves through vetiver, olibanum and cedar, and settles on guaiac wood, amber and vanilla.

• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does
• black pepper: dry and hot, like pepper cracked straight from the mill

It lasts well and sits close to the skin after the first hour.

Built from the note listing and the measured performance figures. We have not smelled this one.