I really like this one! It’s my first dossier perfume and it didn’t disappoint. I cannot speak to how well it dupes The Matcha 26, I have smelled the original but only in passing in stores so I don’t feel like I can speak to the differences.
But this one feels like a very well balanced, unisex, dry fig tea perfume. It’s like a less bitter sister to Nest Indigo (which I do really enjoy it’s just a tad too dry on me), and has a fresh citrus opening. In my experience fig perfumes tend to either be extremely fresh and summery, or very dry and heavy on the tea and woods, and this feels like a very nice balanced middle. Less dry than Fig Infusion or Gris Charnel for instance, but more apt for autumn and winter than Philosykos or Alluring Fig.
The dry down is a very pleasant and subtle woody skin scent, and it lasts all day on clothes, with very minimal projection, so I think this is a perfect work/public transportation scent. Overall I think this profile is great but idk if I’d pay Le Labo prices for it, so this works great for my budget!
Edit: forgot to add, I haven’t seen this comparison anywhere but this reminds me of a less musky version of Glossier You Doux. That one gets compared to Santal 33 a lot and while I do get the similarities, You Doux doesn’t smell like a creamy sandalwood, but a drier wood with some freshness to it. Which this does too! Smelling my travel size side by side and I can confidently say now that I have this I feel like I don’t need to get the full size of You Doux.
