I will let you know. Safe travels.

~T

Soon I’ll be going back to Manchester, England, where I spend most of my time (work…), and if there is anything there in the organic scented world that doesn’t get here and that you may be curious about, please let me know. I’d be delighted to try and send you a note.

Angela.

Thank you so much for your report! I too had the most fun with the Olfactionary and spent most of my time there and sniffing the goods behind the “bar”. Unfortunately Iris has not worked out for me. It ended up being too musky, and my love affair has come to a close So no big favorites from Le Labo as of yet. Although I do have my Oud sample as well as the Tuberose NY exclusive sample still to spend time with.

I am so glad you enjoyed The Little Next Door! Isn’t it a gem of a place? And yipee for buying an SIP! I’m so happy for you

~Trish

I finally went to Le Labo and I have to confess the their Olfactionary intrigued me more than the perfumes. I had never smelled the essence of petitgrain, oakmoss, birch, tonka beans, etc.. it really was a treat. I also liked their Iris 39, it doesn’t have the dirty rooty scent I smell in SF Iris Silver Mist, which I cannot take at all. But, unfortunately or luckily, I didn’t feel compelled to buy anything. I also tried to Oud 27 which was nice at first but turned too musky after a few hours and I’m not a musky person. I also enjoyed Bergamote 22, which became very creamy in my skin after hours, I would have identified it with a soft vanilla, but now I know it’s the petitgrain. The only one I would have bought though was Jarmin 17, had I not just purchased a 100 ml of L’Artisan Tea pour Un Ete. I also took my husband to the Little Next Door and we loved it, so, thank you for the tip
Oh, also, the other day I went back to SIV and got myself a bottle of Atlantic, wow!!!! What a dream perfume!

Le Labo is definitely not organic or all natural. They use natural oils, but also synthetics. They do not use phthalates though. Sorry if I wasn’t that clear in my Part I of the LA review.

I did like the Iris 39 in the shop, but am now feeling like it’s a bit too tenacious for me. I’m so partial to naturals now, and the way they bloom on the skin. Ahhhh…..

~Trish

Trish, are the Le Labo perfumes also organic? I never read anything that would indicate that.

Yes! I remember meeting you

I am pretty sure the Sombra Negra and Dew were created just for that night. So if you bought some, you’ll need to use it sparingly or write to Yosh and beg her to make it a part of her permanent collection!

I too tried Peloponnese and Atlantic for the first time while I was in the boutique and was quite taken by both of them. You should go back and treat yourself to a bottle, just flip a coin if you have to!!

Update: Here are the notes for Atlantic: benzoin, sandalwood, lavender, bay rum, peppermint, key lime, and frankincense.

Description of Peloponnese: “an exhilirating, masculine composition with notes of Aegean sea air, mountain sage honey, lime, cypress, and orange trees, charmingly evocative of the Greek peninsula”

~Trish