Honey and Sweet Labdanum

[VioletChaos]

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In The Bottle: That's a whoooooole lotta labdanum!

 

Wet On Skin: This is reading like a sweet labdanum single note. If it stays this way, I won't object- I wouldn't mind being in possession of such a thing. I can always layer it with "O" if this continues!  

 

Dry Down: The honey comes out a teeeeeny bit. But really, this is the Labdanum Show, with your host, Sweet Labdanum.  This note, being the rich little minx that it is, ages quite well, and my long term experience of the Lab's various honey notes is the same. I wouldn't be surprised if the honey doesn't really shine in this until, like, six months from now. But even if it just lurks in the background, I'm satisfied with having a really good labdanum "single note" ☺️

[marared]

Yep, this is a total blast of rich, sweet labdanum. It's slightly fizzy, almost like a honey cream soda. It's very strong on the skin, but it doesn't have a lot of throw. 

 

And yes, this will age like a monster. 

[donkehpoo]

Wet: I have to agree with marared; "fizzy honey cream soda" is basically the perfect description of what I'm smelling. This isn't very strong on me, though; I had to slather this a bit to get a good whiff.

 

Dry: Somehow the same as the wet stage, only with a tad more throw.

 

Don't love it, don't hate it, will definitely hold on to the decant.  

[theseagrows]

two of my favorite notes, so you know. starts with labdanum and a hint of honey.  there is an effervescence here, it's kind of like cola with honey, strangely enough, when these 2 notes mingle. also the labdanum turns a bit weird with my skin chemistry so i think i will have to swap this one. so promising, but i think my skin does better with labdanum in more complex blends.

[torischroeder9]

In the decant: Honey and sparkly, effervescent labdanum. 

 

On my skin:

 

Wet, it's honey straight out of the gate. As it dries, it's quite a lot of labdanum close to my skin, but the throw is all honey with just a hint of effervescence. And it is everything I love about honey -- slow, thick, rich, sweet. Given some time to make friends with my skin chemistry, the labdanum does emerge a bit more, adding a beautiful, deep, resinous sweetness to the honey. 

 

Um. I had not expected to like this blend as much as I do. Once the labdanum becomes as prominent as the honey, the throw brings itself a little closer to my skin. But basically, this is amazing. I'm definitely using up this decant, and I miiiiiiiight need a bottle.  

[biggnerd]

Labdanum and honey smell like root beer on me.  It's mostly labdanum with very little honey on my skin.  

[zankoku_zen]

Creamy root beer with a dash of honey. Yup. Good throw and wear length.

[Lucchesa]

I am just loving labdanum lately, and it really shines here.  It's that sweet, syrupy, cola-like labdanum with a little honey, and it's lovely.  I don't get a lot of throw, but I rarely do with my skin chemistry, and as is true for many of the Lab's honey blends, this last a long time.  Sweet but not gourmand, sunny, and work-appropriate.