Thé Matcha 26 Le Labo 2021

The sky was gray, the sea restless. The wind blew in my face, cool and salty. I walked slowly along the empty beach, barefoot, my eyes fixed on the waves. The scent of Thé Matcha 26 was in the air - soft and creamy.

He had loved this scent. Whenever I wore it, he smiled as if he had discovered a little secret. Now I wore it alone. No warm hands to hold me. No laughter beside me. Just the sound of the sea and the wind playing impatiently with my scarf, carrying the scent of Thé Matcha 26 out into the distance.

Every step left traces in the damp sand, which the water immediately erased. Just as it had erased our time. But the scent remained - on me, in me. It was like a thread that connected me to him, invisible but strong.
I stopped and took a deep breath. For a moment, it felt like he was here. Not to touch, not to see - just like a warmth in my chest. The wind carried the scent further out, across the sea, to where perhaps a part of him was still there. And I knew that as long as I carried this scent, it was not completely gone.

for me, Thé Matcha 26 is the fragrance that works best with my skin and has developed into the most beautiful skin fragrance ever. It somehow smells like me and like familiarity - that's what people say about it.
I can clearly smell the matcha (in the drydown) and a very soft and creamy fig. The vetiver is very earthy and woody and has a meditative effect on me. I also smell a slight salty note (possibly the interplay of cedar and bitter orange?).
The longevity and especially the sillage are amazing. The fragrance lasts the whole day on me (I smell it myself for at least 10 hours). The sillage is strong and restrained at the same time. You perceive "a fragrance" but not a "perfume".
By the way, I really love the simple apothecary-style bottle.
100ml bottle has been repurchased!