• About
  • Login to comment
    • Facebook
    • RSS
    • Twitter

Now Smell This

a blog about perfume

Menu ▼
  • Perfume Reviews
  • New Perfumes
  • Perfumers
  • Perfume Houses
  • Shop for perfume
  • Resources

And then you need something else…

Posted by Robin on 16 August 2007 15 Comments

YOU can go through life for only so long smelling like a dessert topping.

— Mike Albo of the New York Times visits Le Labo looking for some sophistication. Read the rest here.

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: le labo

Advertisement


15 Comments

Leave a comment, or read more about commenting at Now Smell This. Here's our privacy policy, and a handy emoticon chart.

  1. Anonymous says:
    16 August 2007 at 11:10 am

    Send that man a bottle of EL Pleasures Delight.

    Log in to Reply
  2. Anonymous says:
    16 August 2007 at 11:24 am

    LOL — perfect!

    Log in to Reply
  3. Anonymous says:
    16 August 2007 at 11:32 am

    Patchouli 24 has an “airy quality”? But as the author called Bergamote 22 fruity instead of earthy, maybe he also meant that Patch was robust, not airy :-)

    Log in to Reply
  4. Anonymous says:
    16 August 2007 at 11:42 am

    Looking for something I could agree more with. There isn't.

    Log in to Reply
  5. Anonymous says:
    16 August 2007 at 11:43 am

    It just came to me.

    Robin, have you been to the Le Labo shop?

    Log in to Reply
  6. Anonymous says:
    16 August 2007 at 11:57 am

    I have not! I usually go to NY for perfume shopping several times a year, but for a bunch of disconnected reasons, haven't been now since last Oct. I've heard the shop is great — lots of raw materials to sniff, etc.

    Log in to Reply
  7. Anonymous says:
    16 August 2007 at 11:58 am

    Yep — although I don't think he was totally off-base w/ Bergamot, which is at least citrusy.

    Log in to Reply
  8. Anonymous says:
    16 August 2007 at 11:59 am

    LOL!

    Log in to Reply
  9. Anonymous says:
    16 August 2007 at 12:18 pm

    I actually have yet to try any of these fragrances, but the following was enough to make me swoon with delight: “Le Labo is one of a wave of idealistic merchants, 'antipreneuers' who want to create products that aren’t obnoxious, cut out unnecessary advertising and exist within their means. Antiglobalization talk is all over its Web site and packaging.” Any company that sets out with that sort of vision in mind is already a favorite of mine! Now, as the author notes, let's hope and pray that they actually stay true to their goals. I have been wanting to try their Iris and Labdanum fragrances forever.

    Log in to Reply
  10. Anonymous says:
    16 August 2007 at 1:16 pm

    I've never tried any of their creations but I adore their website (just been to see). It's so cute! I wanted to register several times for their newsletter just to see that sheet of paper come out of the typewriter again. LOL!

    Log in to Reply
  11. Anonymous says:
    16 August 2007 at 3:57 pm

    I have mixed feelings about their “credo”, but I adore the scents so I just ignore all that. Do try the line, they've really done a marvelous job.

    Log in to Reply
  12. Anonymous says:
    16 August 2007 at 4:02 pm

    I'd love to hire their web developer — it is really well done, isn't it?

    Log in to Reply
  13. Anonymous says:
    16 August 2007 at 6:04 pm

    I spent ages there: I clicked on everything!

    Log in to Reply
  14. Anonymous says:
    18 August 2007 at 8:25 am

    *big grin*

    Log in to Reply
  15. Anonymous says:
    18 August 2007 at 10:42 am

    Yep.

    Log in to Reply

Leave a reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Advertisement

Search

From NST at Twitter

    Browse by...

    Topic

    Perfume talk New fragrances
    Shopping Books :: News
    Body products Home fragrance
    Polls Another subject

    Date

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022

    Prior months

    Author

    Robin Jessica
    Angela Kevin
    Erin Guest Author

    Tag

    Celebrity perfumes
    Cheap thrills
    Collector bottles
    Perfumista tip series
    Video
    The complete tag index

    Recent reviews

    Atelier Cologne Love Osmanthus
    Moschino Toy Boy
    Arquiste Misfit
    Diptyque Eau Capitale
    Zoologist Bee
    Parfum d’Empire Immortelle Corse
    Comme des Garcons Series 10 Clash
    Frédéric Malle Rose & Cuir
    L’Artisan Parfumeur Le Chant de Camargue
    Yves Saint Laurent Grain de Poudre
    Régime des Fleurs Chloë Sevigny Little Flower
    Chanel 1957
    Gallivant Los Angeles
    Amouage Portrayal Woman

    Blogroll

    Bois de Jasmin
    Grain de Musc
    Perfume Posse
    The Non-Blonde
    More blogs...

    Perfumista lists

    100 fragrances every perfumista should try
    And 25 more fragrances every perfumista should smell
    50 masculine fragrances every perfumista should try
    26 vintage fragrances every perfumista should try
    25 rose fragrances every perfumista should try
    11 Cheap Perfumes Beauty Outsiders Love

    Favorite posts

    The Great Perfume Reduction Plan
    Why I Love Old School Chypres
    New to perfume and want to learn more?
    How to make fragrance last through the day
    Fragrance concentrations: sorting it all out
    On reformulations, or why your favorite perfume doesn’t smell like it used to
    How to get fragrance samples
    Perfume for Life: How Long Will Your Fragrance Collection Last?

    Upcoming

    List of upcoming Friday projects

    20 May ~ Haiku Challenge
    20 May ~ splitmeet

    Back to Top

    Home
    About Now Smell This :: Privacy Policy

    Shop for Perfume Online
    Perfume Shopping in New York
    Perfume Shopping in London
    Perfume Reviews
    New Perfumes
    General Perfume Articles
    The Monday Mail

    Glossary of Perfume Terms
    Perfume FAQ
    Perfume Links
    Perfume Books
    Fragrance Awards

    Noses ~ Perfumers A-E :: F-K :: L-S :: T-Z

    Perfume Houses A-B :: C :: D-E :: F-G
    H-J :: K-L :: M :: N-O :: P :: Q-R :: S
    T :: U-Z

    Copyright © 2005-2023 Now Smell This. All rights reserved.