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Le Labo’s City Exclusives continue to tick off more must-see destinations around the globe. The latest, Myrrhe 55, has been allocated to Shanghai, and it sees the brand make one of its rare returns to retro codes. Here’s my recent YouTube review of it: Le Labo Myrrhe 55 review.

I find myself increasingly inclined to mention prices in my reviews. It’s an issue I tend to avoid, partly because one person’s expensive is another person’s affordable, and I don’t subscribe to the view that a perfume’s quality always correlates with its price. But at the moment, the numbers are shooting up to ever more alarming heights. And 50 ml of Myrrhe 55 costs nearly £270, which means it’s merely £20 less than 100 ml of Frederic Malle Portrait Of A Lady – a scent that’s often held up as one of the most expensive on the market.

Make of this what you will. I shall put the subject to one side for the moment and say that Myrrhe is one of the most stylish Le Labos we’ve had for a while. A vintage-inflected chypre, very much in the style of their own Ylang 49, and Frederic Malle Superstitious, it combines white florals with mosses and bitter woods to evoke a bygone era when elegance was pulled off by people who realised it was worth the effort. Its drydown is perhaps darker and angrier than Ylang’s, but no less interesting, shifting the conclusion towards more traditionally masculine territories. It’s certainly worth sampling, but whether it’s worth saving up for is a matter best decided on an individual basis. 

Persolaise

[Le Labo Myrrhe 55 review based on a sample provided by the brand in 2023.]


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Le Labo Myrrhe 55 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, 2023

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