Le Labo's Ylang 49 is a chypre floral, where Pua Noa Noa (gardenia from Tahiti) completes the floral voluptuousness of ylang-ylang. Patchouli, oakmoss, vetiver, sandalwood and benzoin follow to tip the blend into darker sensual undertones. This mesmerising unisex fragrance is a walk in the woods, a lush floral bouquet in your hand, listening to G. Gould's well-tempered clavier and realising that a floral composition can go beyond flowers in the same way a fugue in D minor is way beyond the D.
