Description
Patchouli 24 is one of the 10 fragrances launched last month by the new line Le Labo. It was developed by perfumer Annick Menardo, and has notes of patchouli, birch, styrax and vanilla.
As was the case with Le Labo’s Rose 31, this is not a fragrance to order unsniffed because you adore the note used as the fragrance name. There is patchouli, but it is not the main player, and I noticed it most in the early stages where it mingles with leather, tobacco leaf, burning wood and a touch of melting rubber. Patchouli 24 is very reminiscent of another Annick Menardo fragrance, Bvlgari Black. I was very rushed this weekend and only managed to try them together once, but I would say that the Patchouli 24 is deeper and more intently focused on the wood and earthy notes, and the vanilla dry down, when it arrives, is not quite so cushiony and soft. If you ever wished for a Bvlgari Black Extreme, your wish has come true. I had not thought to wish for it myself, but now that it is here it is most welcome.
Le Labo is known for playing with our ideas of what a fragrance should be, and Patchouli 24 is no exception. With Patchouli 24, talented perfumer Annick Menardo takes the idea of patchouli– a rebellious adventurer with a creative streak– and spins it into a scent that upsets all expectations. Instead of smelling like the patchouli we know, Patchouli 24 is intensely leathery and smoky, like a worn leather jacket laid over a hot motorcycle engine. Counterbalanced against these notes is a creamy, custard-like vanilla. Patchouli 24’s contradictions draw us back to our wrists to smell it again and again. If you want straight patchouli, look elsewhere. If you are open to a fragrance that embraces the idea of patchouli, and yet is like nothing you’ve smelled before, welcome to Patchouli 24.
Patchouli 24 Notes
Patchouli, birch tar, styrax, and vanilla.
DISCLAIMER: Our Patchouli 24 samples and decants are independently repackaged by Scent Pal – Garden Grove, CA 92844. Scent Pal repackages genuine fragrances into our Scent Pal sample size bottles. Scent Pal is not associated with, endorsed, sponsored, or supported by the designer, or the designer’s manufacturer in any way. This item is not a licensed design house product. All perfume samples and decants are hand decanted into glass sprayable atomizers for 2ml, 5ml, and 10ml bottles and glass dabber vials into 1ml samples from the original fragrances by the original brands and sent to you carefully so that you can enjoy small quantities of fragrances you’ve been wanting to try and weren’t otherwise able to.
The original bottle on the main picture is not for sale, it just shows the original bottle from which perfume will be decanted.
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