The Cretan flora is especially rich in herbal and pharmaceutical plants like oregano, thyme and labdanum. |
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It's a full-bodied, grown-up, proper ladies' fragrance that's a quiet storm of spices and resins, with notes of amber, patchouli, sandalwood, labdanum and benzoin. |
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At its opening, a sweet, balsamic tang of labdanum absolute quickly followed by zesty pepper tickles your nose. |
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Cistus labdanum is a shrub that grows wild in a wide area of the Mediterranean basin. |
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The initial impression is all pillowy sweetness and puffs of powder, but underneath there is an insistent murmur of soft wood and labdanum. |
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He shellacked them with smoky labdanum, oakmoss and incense black as pitch. |
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According to Herodotus, both cinnamon and cassia grew in Arabia, together with incense, myrrh, and labdanum, and were guarded by winged serpents. |
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A heart of magnetic musk accord and lingering notes of cistus labdanum linger on the skin for an utterly intoxicating finish. |
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Some, such as labdanum for example, are too soft and sticky, and require other methods to be used: for example, crushed with wood incense powders or powders of harder resins. |
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The soul of the fragrance entangles with enchanting notes of patchouli, vetiver, oakmoss, amber and labdanum offering a strong identity to the base. |
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Guerlain Mitsouko Houseoffraser.co.uk, £52 for 50ml eau de toilette An initial burst of peach is soon replaced by the warmth of spices patchouli and labdanum, which linger languorously on your skin. |
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Ormonde Jayne Tsarina Ormondejayne.com, £280 for 100ml eau de parfum This gorgeous blend of suede, cassis, labdanum and musk notes, by high priestess of perfume Lynda Pilkington, is just as opulent as the price tag. |
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Ladarta is evidently labdanum, also apparently entirely unknown to our earlier sources, at least by a recognizable name. |
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The dry notes include dark vanilla bean, labdanum, vetiver, sensual balsam and musks. |
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It contrasts sophisticated florals like jasmine sambac, tuberose fir abs and stargazer lilies with accords of cashmere woods, labdanum and patchouli blend. |
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When derived from natural resins it is most often created out of labdanum. |
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Boss Bottled Unlimited EDT 50ml by Hugo Boss is an aromatic fougere with top notes of mint, followed by a heart note of labdanum and a base note of precious woods. |
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Unlike other oud perfumes, the labdanum absolute in this blend gives a smoky, leathery effect without leaving an overpowering note from the strength of oud. |
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