10 perfumes in similar style to Vanille 44 Paris by Le Labo

For the lovers of vintage chypres and Murakami’s twisted imaginary worlds.

Nimitr is a classic chypre meticulously following the canonic complexity and list of components. It opens with an aldehydes gala. There is the signature chypre leathery labdanum background and in between there is birch tar, oak moss, civet and a dozen of other dark, smoky and spicy elements.

The conceptual inspiration comes form Murakami’s story of two lonely hearts observing each other and the universe. One with a liking for sartorial elegance and jazz.

Jade line

Perfumer: Fabrice Pellegrin

A rich leather with a seriously bold animalic character. In Refocus the thick ambery aroma of labdanum carries the smokiness of guaiac, spicy sweetness of patchouli and sensual warmth of sandalwood.

Mécanique du Désir is it the 'mechanic I desire' or 'mechanics of desire'. Let everyone decide when they encounter this perfume.

The odour of engine grease and elegant aftershave amalgamated into  this romantic perfume poster: an intrepid mechanic about to fly his Lockheed across the Atlantic.

MdD is a smooth aldehydic leather, old school and sentimental.

ANGELS' POWDER

DIRTY HEAVEN

DIRTY RICE

FIG PORN

HAPPY NUTS

INDECENT CHERRY

NANATOPIA

SUGAR ADDICT

A bright bouquet with a citrus woody focus. Bergamot, mandarin and ginger inject a full freshness effect while sunny floral notes of organge blossom, jasmine and rose meld with velvety notes of milk chocolate. This is an ode to the enigmatic power of white flowers in a rich and edible interpretation.

Perfumer: Sfean J.A.

Perfumer: Margaux le Paih-Guérin

Technically tonka are nuts as they come from a tree (whereas a bean is a seed of a legume). ‘Tonka beans’ is a misnomer but also phrase used to refer to them in perfumery, cooking, etc. In Happy Nuts tonka is key note contributing to the delicious nuts roasted in caramel fragrant idea. The name could be a suggestive euphemism or just a reference to tonka being promoted to their accurate botanical rank – nuts.

Heresy is a cooling, quiet frankincense and violet leaf mix; a bit introverted and very elegant.

Sunlight was commissioned by Brocard to Bertrand Duchaufour. It is their first experiment in the luxury segment and an approach to perfume making as conceptual art.

To understand this perfume you need to go back to those physics lessons at school when they explained the nature of light. That light is actually a wave of particles, a flow of energy and that we can only discern the separate colors of natural light with a prism.

The second thing to consider before you approach Sunlight is to think how we experience light and sunlight in particular. We register it around us, we can tell if there is more of it or less around but it’s a phenomenon on the verge of comprehension and conscious perception and in the past the Sun and its manifestations were worshiped as source of life and something divine bestowed on us.

In Sunlight the perfumer used exotic spices, juicy citruses, Mediterranean flowers, some gourmand accords such as marron glace and benzoin resin. However, they all merge into an omnipresent uniform wave of particles around you which you can only perceive as a whole perfume, same way we perceive sunlight. The perfume is also as pleasant as warm rays of the Sun thanks to the subtle gourmand touch, sweet citruses and gentle flowers.

The choice of materials is not random, the sun brings orchards to life, sweet aromas attracting busy bees, the golden round citruses resemble mini Suns and precious benzoin resin represents warmth earth might exude when heated with sun rays.

The bottle deserves a separate mention, it's heavy crystal with exactly 57 facets, the same number you have in the classic diamond cut, the perfect number to capture light inside the stone and make it pulse within.

You can actually spin the bottle (the base has been cut in a special way) to admire the play of light inside the amber coloured tincture.

The orange martini at lunch. Naked in the water. Stinging sunlight.

PERFUMER
DAPHNE BUGEY

Madagasgar’s threatened forests are home to some of the most intoxicating plants in the world. Including vanilla. Which smells loads better than a lemur.

But we’re not talking about ice cream or a shot of vanilla goo in a skinny latte. No, this is naked vanilla packed with luxurious orchid warmth. Blended with the best Madagascar has to offer including ylang oil, vetiver,violet, musk, jasmine and cloves.

Think of this it as an ecosystem in a bottle; a hug from mother earth. You get the picture.