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Labdanum is my Love Language 🤎 Today I wanted to share the complete formula behind one of my favorite fragrances I’ve ever created—Labdanum is my Love Language. Now that it has been discontinued, I finally get to pull back the curtain and show you exactly how it came to life. This fragrance was, and still is, my love letter to one of perfumery’s greatest raw materials. Labdanum is rich, resinous, warm, leathery, ambery, slightly smoky, and naturally vanillic. It is one of the foundations of countless amber and chypre fragrances, adding an unmistakable depth and warmth that few materials can match. Interestingly, this fragrance existed long before the Love Language collection was ever imagined. The name came first because, quite simply, labdanum really is my love language. The goal was to create an amber fragrance that felt dark, mysterious, and comforting without becoming overwhelmingly sweet. Lavender Absolute softens the opening with an aromatic richness, while aged patchouli provides an earthy heart. Guaiacwood contributes a subtle smoky woodiness, and Tonka Bean was chosen over vanilla to introduce a deeper, hay-like warmth with gentle tobacco nuances. One of my favorite discoveries while composing this fragrance was using Frankincense Absolute prominently in the opening. Frankincense isn’t just an “incense” note—it possesses a surprisingly vibrant, terpenic, almost citrus-like freshness that brings life and movement before the deeper resins begin to unfold. Looking back on this formula, one thing I find particularly interesting is that I unknowingly created something that occupies a similar space to Grand Soir. There was never any intention to imitate it—I simply followed the materials where they wanted to go. To me, that’s one of the beautiful things about perfumery. Even when two fragrances share a similar DNA, the use of authentic natural raw materials can create an entirely different experience, full of nuances, texture, and depth that make each composition its own.

Most people imagine iris as soft, powdery, and makeup-like. But the real story is much more interesting. The prized ingredient used in perfumery isn’t actually the flower—it’s the rhizome (underground stem) of the iris plant. After harvesting, the rhizomes are dried and aged for 3–5 years before they develop their characteristic aroma. Freshly harvested orris has very little scent at all. Once matured, it reveals an incredibly complex profile: 🌿 Dry woody facets 🌶️ A subtle spicy, carrot-like nuance 🪵 Earthy roots 🧈 Creamy, buttery richness 💄 Powdery violet tones That buttery character comes from a family of molecules called irones, which are responsible for the luxurious scent that has made iris one of the most treasured materials in perfumery. Because true orris butter is one of the most expensive natural perfume materials in the world, perfumers often build iris accords using a combination of natural materials and aroma molecules to capture its many facets. Depending on the formula, an iris accord can lean elegant and powdery, dry and woody, earthy and rooty, or even surprisingly spicy. Our Iris Accord explores that richer side of iris—the one that highlights its woody, earthy, buttery, and root-like character rather than just powder. What’s your favorite style of iris?

Rain itself has very little scent. What we perceive as the smell of rain is actually a combination of compounds released from the earth, plants, and atmosphere during and after a storm. One of the most famous materials associated with rain is Geosmin, a naturally occurring molecule produced by bacteria. It is responsible for the earthy aroma that rises from the ground after rainfall, known as petrichor. Humans are incredibly sensitive to geosmin and can detect it at extremely low concentrations. Creating a rain accord is less about reproducing water itself and more about recreating the atmosphere surrounding a rainstorm. Damp soil, wet stone, soaked concrete, crushed leaves, cool air, and distant ozone all contribute to the illusion. For this accord, geosmin provides the earthy foundation while carefully selected materials add mineralic, aquatic, green, and ozonic facets. The goal is not simply to smell like rain, but to capture the feeling of standing outside after a storm as the clouds begin to part and the world slowly comes back to life. What does rain smell like to you?

While I post most of my accords in social media, I will also be posting them here. I am also going to be doing exclusive accord posts for Skool only. Stay tuned for more! As always. Let me know what accords you want to see.