Le Labo
Ylang 49
Amber Floral Woody
Longevity
Moderate
Sillage
Moderate
Occasion
Romantic/Evening
Seasonality
Winter
Heady ylang-ylang, tuberose and gardenia are pulled earthward by patchouli and vetiver. Oakmoss adds a green, mossy shadow beneath the flowers. Lush but grounded, a white floral with dirt under its nails.
Taste Profile
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On Zenyra's five taste axes, Ylang 49 keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and leaves its components exposed, shifting as it wears.
Ylang 49 sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber. That is 59th percentile for warmth across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Ylang 49 sits mid-range on projection, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 11th percentile for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Ylang 49 sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 88th percentile for risk across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Ylang 49 leaves its components exposed, shifting as it wears. That is 94th percentile for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Ylang 49 keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 13th percentile for sweetness across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.
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