The Trained Nose

Note

French Labdanum

Carried by 17 fragrances in this catalogue

French Labdanum smells of amber, and is almost always printed in the base.

What it is

It sits on amber.
Every fragrance here is measured on the same twenty-four axes.
How loud far-carrying
It reads from across a room at ordinary strength.
How long it lasts tenacious
Still there at the end of the day.

Fragrances carrying it

The ones this site knows most about come first.
Memoir Woman Amouage EDP
Back to Black By Kilian EDP · 2009
Antaeus Chanel EDT · 1981
X For Men Clive Christian
X For Women Clive Christian
J'Adore L'Or Dior · 2023
Acqua di Gioia Giorgio Armani
Havana Man In The Box
Qaa'ed Intense Lattafa
Golden Powder The House of Oud
Jasmin Rouge Tom Ford EDP · 2011
Bouquet Ideale Xerjoff EDP · 2010
La Nuit de L'Homme Le Parfum Yves Saint Laurent EDP · 2010

Materials that smell like it

Measured the same way this site measures one fragrance against another — by what they are made of, not by what they are called.

Houses reaching for it