The Perfume Library

13 perfumes

White Star

Monolab · 2015

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Monolab White Star is a sweet, powdery unisex scent that suits fall and winter days, leisure time and evenings out. Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters pick fall and winter, spring comes close behind, and few choose summer. Leisure and evening wear lead. It is unisex, though most voters read it as feminine. Amber, talcum and heliotrope open it, benzoin and tonka bean form the heart, and musk and vanilla sit at the base. The result is creamy and gourmand, powdery and resinous. Floral and fruity touches lighten the sweetness, while a spicy edge and a synthetic sheen add brightness.

B-Zone

8.4

Monolab · 2015

Fruity · Sweet · Gourmand

Monolab B-Zone is a unisex scent that sets a resinous, smoky, oriental mood over a sweet, gourmand base. Most voters pick fall and winter, and evenings and nights out lead the occasions. Longevity is rated strong and sillage good, though both rest on few votes. Voters split on whether it reads masculine or feminine, so it sits somewhere in between. The top holds frankincense and oud, while amber, tolu balm and vanilla sweeten the heart. Tobacco and iris sit in the base. Fruity and spicy accords blend into the sweetness, and woody and animal tones add a smoky depth. Frankincense and tobacco give a dry counterweight to the softness of the vanilla.

Blood

7.7

Monolab · 2015

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Monolab Blood is a unisex scent that opens with damask rose, black caraway and black pepper, then deepens with oud and clove into a floral, spicy and sweet character. The top is black caraway, damask rose and black pepper, with lily of the valley and oud in the heart. In the base, labdanum, clove and musk sweeten the scent into a powdery, creamy warmth. Fruity and gourmand touches soften the spicy, woody ground, and a synthetic edge shows through. Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Voters pick it most for leisure, a night out and evenings, though it also finds a place at work and in daily wear. It sits between masculine and feminine. Its profile is close to Simone Andreoli Criminal Lipstick and Lorenzo Pazzaglia Cherry Ink.

Gloom

7.5

Monolab · 2015

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Monolab Gloom is a unisex scent that opens with champagne, black pepper and frankincense and settles into oud, labdanum and vetiver. Gloom's longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Voters don't tie it to one setting: leisure, a night out, evening, daily wear and business all get almost equal support. It reads as unisex and can sit on either men or women. A fresh, citrusy start gives way to a floral, fruity and sweet side, with a soft gourmand touch. Black pepper and frankincense add a spicy edge. Cashmere wood and musk form the heart, while oud, labdanum and vetiver lay a woody base.

S-Line

7.4

Monolab · 2015

Fresh · Floral · Aquatic

Monolab S-Line is a fresh, floral unisex scent that opens with damask rose, amber and cashmeran. Its longevity is good and its sillage moderate; most voters place it in leisure, daily and office wear, with evening not far behind. As a unisex fragrance it sits comfortably on both men and women. The top pairs damask rose with cashmeran and amber, while red fruits and orange in the heart add a sweet, fruity note. The base settles into iris, amber and cashmere wood, giving it a soft, woody footing. Aquatic and green facets keep it fresh, and synthetic and oriental touches add depth.

Black Star

7.5

Monolab · 2015

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Monolab Black Star is a unisex scent with rose and animalic notes on top and oud and gaiac wood at the heart, best suited to evenings and nights out. Voters place Black Star mostly in the evening and night, with leisure wear close behind; business and daily use are suggested less often. It is classed as unisex, reading neither clearly masculine nor feminine. Rose and animalic notes lead, then oud and gaiac wood build a woody, spicy core. Labdanum, patchouli and musk carry the base into a sweet, oriental warmth, and the floral, sweet and animal accords sit side by side. Dior Oud Ispahan (Eau de Parfum) and Le Labo Rose 31 (Eau de Parfum) have a close profile.