Iris 39

Le Labo · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2006

≈ $220 · 100ml · approx. retail

A chypre-floral by Frank Voelkl released in 2006, Iris 39 pairs cool, earthy iris and violet with a spicy lime-cardamom opening and a patchouli-musk-civet base.

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The core · the next few hours

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The dry-down · what lingers

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SpringFallWinterDailyEveningOffice

Perfumer

Frank Voelkl

German · 7 in collection

Frank Voelkl is a German-born, New York-based senior perfumer at Firmenich (now dsm-firmenich) who trained at ISIPCA in France. He is best known for his long collaboration with Le Labo, most famously composing the cult unisex woody musk Santal 33.

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