At its opening, a sweet, balsamic tang of labdanum absolute quickly followed by zesty pepper tickles your nose. |
Cistus labdanum is a shrub that grows wild in a wide area of the Mediterranean basin. |
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. |
You may try a strong ethereal or alcoholic solution of benzoin, tolu, storax, olibanum or labdanum. |
The Cretan flora is especially rich in herbal and pharmaceutical plants like oregano, thyme and labdanum. |
The initial impression is all pillowy sweetness and puffs of powder, but underneath there is an insistent murmur of soft wood and labdanum. |