Description
Nostalgia is a form of time travel for the emotions, and scent can be the most powerful way to trigger it. For Laboratory Perfumes, a whiff of pipe tobacco can be enough to unleash a fond flood of childhood memories into the hippocampus. So, when it came to determining the base for their fifth fragrance, they chose something very personal – that earthily aromatic tobacco note.
With the help of a knowledgeable but somewhat bemused tobacconist, they went through dozens of different blends and cures in search of the right scent to build upon. The one they settled on had a whisper of the exotic, reminiscent of Morocco, so back in the lab they introduced supportive layers of rum, vanilla and hay that intensified its North African character. Spiced with cinnamon, ginger and black pepper, and complemented with the warming, woody aromas of fine Cognac, the result is a complex and confident fragrance that unveils intriguing new layers and facets as the day goes on.
Makers Note:
“After a family holiday in Morocco, I spent weeks rifling through tins of pipe tobacco in a specialist store in Mayfair to find the right base for a scent that evoked the rich, leathery smells we discovered in the mountains.”
Features
- 100ml Glass Bottle
- Recyclable Cardboard Packaging
Purchase Impact
All Laboratory Perfumes scents are made in the UK using socially-conscious, environmentally-friendly and cruelty-free ingredients. They don’t test on animals and their scents are created in their laboratory using mostly essential and fragrant oils. All of them are skin-kind and free from parabens.
Their products are fully compliant with the International Fragrance Association Standards. Laboratory Perfumes’ fragrances are made with non-animal-derived ingredients and therefore vegan.
They demand the same ethical and environmental standards of everyone they work with – their supply chain is small, transparent, located entirely within the UK and fully adherent to ISO 9000: 2008. All glass, card and paper used in Laboratory Perfumes packaging is sustainably sourced and widely recycled.