Le Labo · 2006 · Frank Voelkl

Iris 39

VersionEau de Parfum

Le Labo says

You’ll smell iris, patchouli and musky base.

Discontinued: Le Labo no longer sells it in a bottle, only as a refill.

The drawn Iris 39 bottle

Top notesthe first minutes

Heartthe first hours

Dry-downhours later

Iris 39’s scent picture, a draft: iris, patchouli, musky base, ylang-ylang, rose, sweet orange drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top notesthe first minutes

Iris 39, top notes: Sweet orange, Geranium

Heartthe first hours

Iris 39, heart: Musky base, Ylang-ylang, Rose

Dry-downhours later

Iris 39, dry-down: Iris, Patchouli, Cedar, Vanillin

On the label

What’s inside it

25 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

3 citrus4 herbs & lavender10 florals2 woods2 sweet2 spices1 musks1 powder

Not in Ingredients yet7

Cinnamyl alcohol, not in Ingredients yetBeta-caryophyllene, not in Ingredients yetPinene, not in Ingredients yetHexadecanolactone, not in Ingredients yetTerpinolene, not in Ingredients yetTrimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, not in Ingredients yetAlpha terpinene, not in Ingredients yet

Named by Le Labo, never on a label

IrisMusky base, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Wearers say

How far it carries

Perfumers call it sillage.

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