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The Scented Life: All about fragrance

Perfume of the Day: Le Labo Aldehyde 44

by Amy on August 14th, 2008

vanille.jpgFizz, Fizz!  This fragrance positively bubbles - like a ginger ale made from flowers and citrus.    There is a smoky hint of jasmine, as well, and then it rolls into ambrette/vanillic waves.  I’m enchanted.  However - the price is truly, truly,  truly outrageous - $230 for 1.7 oz.  Launched in 2007, Le Labo only sells this at Barney’s in Dallas.  I do love the modern,  lab-sample packaging.   Best be making friends with those relatives in Texas….

photo: Style.com

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1 opinion for Perfume of the Day: Le Labo Aldehyde 44

  • Le Labo, Elizabeth Street New York, perfume blender, Tailored Scent | Orange Life Magazine
    Sep 11, 2008 at 8:05 am

    […] The store is full of raw materials that a professional perfume blender will concoct into a unique scent after you have picked them out with the guidance of an expert. The raw materials are all rare and precious-Egyptian rose, African vetiver-and after you have made the selection, the artist, who is also a scientist, fills the test tubes, mixes them in the right amounts, pours the result into a clinical vial, and appends a label with your name on it. And there you have it: your very own perfume, tailored to you. […]

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