Le Labo · 2015 · Frank Voelkl

Thé Noir 29

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5
Le Labo asks $348 for 100 ml
50 ml$250
100 ml$348

VersionEau de Parfum

Dry black tea leaves and fig with bay leaf and bergamot, over cedar, earthy vetiver and musk.

The drawn Thé Noir 29 bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Thé Noir 29’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, fig, bay, cedar, vetiver, musk drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Thé Noir 29, top notes: Bergamot, Bay

Heartas it settles

Thé Noir 29, heart: Fig, Rose

Dry-downwhat stays

Thé Noir 29, dry-down: Cedar, Vetiver, Musk, Tea, Virginia cedar, Patchouli, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)

What’s inside it

What the label names

22 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

5 citrus4 herbs & lavender6 florals4 woods3 spices

3 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell3

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Thé Matcha 26Le Labo · shares fig, cedar (Atlas cedar), vetiver and tea$348 for 100 ml · about the same as Thé Noir 29’s $348
DuskThe Woods Collection · shares bergamot, cedar (Atlas cedar), vetiver and cashmere knit
Bal d'Afrique AbsoluByredo · shares bergamot, cedar (Atlas cedar), vetiver and cashmere knit$400 for 100 ml · about the same as Thé Noir 29’s $348
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.