Le Labo · 2013 · Frank Voelkl

Ylang 49

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

VersionEau de Parfum

Creamy ylang-ylang and Tahitian gardenia over earthy patchouli, damp oakmoss and vetiver, drying to sandalwood and sweet benzoin resin.

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The drawn Ylang 49 bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Ylang 49’s scent picture, a draft: ylang-ylang, gardenia, patchouli, oakmoss, vetiver, sandalwood drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Ylang 49, top notes: Citral (lemon)

Heartas it settles

Ylang 49, heart: Ylang-ylang, Gardenia, Eugenol (clove)

Dry-downwhat stays

Ylang 49, dry-down: Patchouli, Oakmoss, Vetiver, Sandalwood, Benzoin

What’s inside it

What the label names

13 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.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender7 florals1 amber & resins2 spices

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

Not for the smell7

AlcoholWaterBenzyl benzoateBenzyl alcoholVitamin EBHT (keeps it fresh)Dilauryl thiodipropionate, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

OscarOscar de la Renta · shares ylang-ylang, gardenia, patchouli, vetiver and 2 more$109 for 100 ml · about a third of Ylang 49’s $348
ReasonsAmouage · shares patchouli, oakmoss, vetiver, sandalwood and 1 more$475 for 100 ml
Lyric WomanAmouage · shares ylang-ylang, patchouli, oakmoss, vetiver and 1 more$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Ylang 49’s $348
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.