LabSolue is where you go if you care about fragrance and are tired of every airport and department store carrying the same twelve bottles. The selection is international and genuinely curated — Orto Parisi, Fueguia 1833, Naomi Goodsir, houses that have a point of view rather than a marketing budget.
The staff does not pressure. They will let you work through the selection methodically, spray on skin rather than paper if you ask, and tell you exactly what makes a fragrance work technically. This is more useful than the conversation most perfumery staff are trained to have.
Whatever you have not smelled before. Ask to be pointed toward something Italian and unusual.
The staff does not pressure. They will let you work through the selection methodically, spray on skin rather than paper if you ask, and tell you exactly what makes a fragrance work technically. This is more useful than the conversation most perfumery staff are trained to have.
Take your time. Wear one fragrance at a time on skin. Come back the next day if you are not sure — your nose will have reset.