Labdanum 18

Le Labo · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2006

≈ $220 · 100ml · approx. retail

Maurice Roucel's 2006 Labdanum 18 (also sold as Ciste 18) is a warm, animalic-powdery amber where French labdanum, vanilla and tonka meet castoreum and musk.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

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