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Le Labo Ylang 49
Le Labo

Ylang 49

woody
earthy
patchouli
yellow floral
mossy
white floral
warm spicy
EDP · 2015 · womens

Le Labo's Ylang 49 arrives as a floral oriental centered on the titular ylang ylang flower, a signature Le Labo move of building a fragrance around a single botanical. Released in 2015, it fits within the house's broader aesthetic of raw materials and understated composition.

The opening combines african orange flower, lily, mandarin, and rose with ylang ylang's creamy floral character, immediately establishing a yellow floral warmth. The heart deepens this with jasmine and orange blossom alongside olibanum's resinous smoke and virginia cedar's dry woodiness, preventing the composition from turning too sweet. The base layers amber and vanilla with oakmoss and patchouli, grounding the florals in earthy, mossy depth and woody texture that lingers through the dry-down.

Ylang 49 reads as a sophisticated floral for someone drawn to either creamy florals or aromatic woods, depending on their skin chemistry. It's versatile enough for daily wear but has enough complexity and longevity for evening occasions. The woody-earthy base keeps it from feeling delicate or purely romantic. This fragrance appeals to The Homesteader, The Sensualist, and The Mystic.

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Main Accordsreported by community
woody
100%
earthy
75%
patchouli
75%
yellow floral
75%
mossy
50%
white floral
50%
warm spicy
50%
sweet
50%
balsamic
50%
aromatic
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
african orange flower
african orange flower
Orange blossom from African-grown bitter orange trees with a slightly more animalic, honeyed depth than the Tunisian or Moroccan varieties. It has a rich, full-bodied sweetness with a waxy, indolic quality that makes it intensely floral. Used in high-end oriental fragrances when maximum floral richness is required.
lily
lily
Grand, creamy, and slightly spicy, Oriental lily (Stargazer, Casablanca) is one of the most powerful natural flowers, with a heady, complex sweetness that fills a room. White lily is softer and more transparent. Both add drama and elegance to floral compositions, though they require careful handling to avoid becoming oppressive.
mandarin orange
mandarin orange
rose
rose
The queen of floral notes and the most-used ingredient in fine perfumery. Real rose is simultaneously velvety, honeyed, and slightly spicy, nothing like the synthetic candy version. Depending on the variety used, it can anchor a composition or drift through it like a ghost, adding warmth without dominating.
ylang ylang
ylang ylang
An exotic tropical flower with a dense, almost rubbery sweetness that can border on overwhelming, but in careful hands it adds an unmistakable lushness. It has banana-like and slightly medicinal facets that make it distinctive rather than generically pretty. A staple of heady oriental and vintage-style florals.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
jasmine
jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
olibanum
olibanum
orange blossom
orange blossom
Sweeter and more honeyed than neroli (both come from the same tree), orange blossom is a floral note with a warm, almost edible quality. It floats between citrus and floral families, adding richness without weight. A signature note of classic Mediterranean and Middle Eastern perfumery.
rose
rose
The queen of floral notes and the most-used ingredient in fine perfumery. Real rose is simultaneously velvety, honeyed, and slightly spicy, nothing like the synthetic candy version. Depending on the variety used, it can anchor a composition or drift through it like a ghost, adding warmth without dominating.
virginia cedar
virginia cedar
Warm, slightly sweet, and clean, Virginia cedarwood is the most commonly used cedar in mainstream perfumery. It has a familiar, pencil-cedar smell with a soft warmth that makes it universally approachable. Less assertive than Atlas cedar, it acts as a quiet, reliable base note in hundreds of commercial fragrances.
Base · 3–12 hrs
amber
amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
oakmoss
oakmoss
The defining ingredient of classic chypre perfumery, damp, forest-floor earthy with a faint bitterness and incredible complexity. Real oakmoss is now heavily restricted by IFRA regulations, which is why vintage chypres smell so different from modern ones. When present, it creates a raw, outdoorsy anchor that no synthetic fully replicates.
patchouli
patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
sandalwood
sandalwood
Creamy, smooth, and milky with a soft, skin-like warmth that clings beautifully. True Mysore sandalwood is one of perfumery's most precious ingredients, simultaneously wood and skin, never cold or sharp. It rounds off sharp edges in any composition and makes the wearer smell subtly, irresistibly warmer.
vanilla
vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The HomesteaderBest match86% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Sensualist86% match
You fill the room without trying.

Warm, smooth, projecting. Leather, tobacco, dry amber, bold woods.

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The Mystic84% match
You wear what others can't place — and that's exactly the point.

Warm incense, dry resins, airy woods, smoke with softness. Never obvious.

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Scent Profile
woody100%earthy75%patchouli75%yellow floral75%mossy50%
Fragrance Family
Floral Oriental
EDP
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What does Le Labo Ylang 49 smell like? +
Le Labo's Ylang 49 arrives as a floral oriental centered on the titular ylang ylang flower, a signature Le Labo move of building a fragrance around a single botanical. Released in 2015, it fits within the house's broader aesthetic of raw materials and understated composition. The opening combines african orange flower, lily, mandarin, and rose with ylang ylang's creamy floral character, immediately establishing a yellow floral warmth. The heart deepens this with jasmine and orange blossom alongside olibanum's resinous smoke and virginia cedar's dry woodiness, preventing the composition from turning too sweet. The base layers amber and vanilla with oakmoss and patchouli, grounding the florals in earthy, mossy depth and woody texture that lingers through the dry-down. Ylang 49 reads as a sophisticated floral for someone drawn to either creamy florals or aromatic woods, depending on their skin chemistry. It's versatile enough for daily wear but has enough complexity and longevity for evening occasions. The woody-earthy base keeps it from feeling delicate or purely romantic. This fragrance appeals to The Homesteader, The Sensualist, and The Mystic.
What are the notes in Le Labo Ylang 49? +
Top: african orange flower, lily, mandarin orange, rose, ylang ylang. Heart: jasmine, olibanum, orange blossom, rose, virginia cedar. Base: amber, oakmoss, patchouli, sandalwood, vanilla.
What fragrance family is Ylang 49? +
Le Labo Ylang 49 belongs to the Floral Oriental fragrance family. It is an EDP.
What other fragrances smell like Le Labo Ylang 49? +
Based on shared notes, Le Labo Bouquet Blanc (amber, sandalwood, jasmine, orange blossom), Alexandria Fragrances Agar (amber, patchouli, jasmine, rose), Alexandria Fragrances Agar (Solid (amber, patchouli, jasmine, rose), Le Labo Orange Discrete (amber, sandalwood, jasmine, orange blossom), floris Rosa Centifolia (amber, sandalwood, jasmine, rose) may smell similar to Ylang 49.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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