Ylang 49

Le Labo · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2013

≈ $220 · 100ml · approx. retail

Frank Voelkl's 2013 Ylang 49 is a chypre-floral pairing lush ylang-ylang and Tahitian gardenia with a darker base of patchouli, oakmoss, vetiver and sandalwood.

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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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