Vetiver 46

2006

Le Labo's raw, unpolished vetiver study — Haitian roots and black pepper revealing the material's earthy soul without cosmetic refinement.

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Sensory Profile

Composition

Concentration Eau de Parfum

Style Niche

Notable Ingredients

Haitian vetiver black pepper cedar labdanum amber ti leaf

Olfactory Structure

Family Woody

Evolution Moderate

Sillage 6/10

Character

Moods

earthy bold sophisticated

Season

Autumn Winter

Occasion

All

Thematic Territory

Raw vetiver stripped to its essential character — smoky roots, damp earth, and peppery heat, worn like a well-broken leather jacket

Era & Context

Modern

One of Le Labo's original city exclusives (NYC), Vetiver 46 embodies the brand's philosophy of foregrounding a single material. It presents vetiver in its rawest, most unadorned form, rejecting the polished refinement that characterized earlier vetiver fragrances in favor of textural authenticity.

Spiritual Links

Guerlain Vetiver

7/10

Ingredient Innovation Woody Foundation

Tom Ford Grey Vetiver

7/10

Compositional Parallel

Hermès Terre d'Hermès

6/10

Textural Kinship Mood Convergence

Creed Original Vetiver

6/10

Citrus Brightness Woody Foundation

Comme des Garcons Wonderwood

5/10

Woody Foundation Natural Purity

5/10

Woody Foundation Minimalist Ethos

Influences

Absorbed from

Guerlain Vetiver Vetiver archetype and the material's classical vocabulary

Tom Ford Grey Vetiver Refined vetiver treatment as a foundation to react against

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Lonestar Memories

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Etat Libre d'Orange

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