Le Labo Coriandre 39 is one of the city exclusives and only available in Mexico City (except during September each year when you can get them at domestic Le Labo boutiques). This centers on the coriander leaf and not the seed. There are a lot of comparisons to Le Labo The Matcha, and I did not get that at all. Maybe in the green parts of the drydown, but this is much more herbaceous and spicy - really very much like inhaling a mojito. Notes of cilantro, lime, aldehydes, green, water, floral notes, musk. It is an EDP, eau de parfum.
From the brand -
"Coriandre 39 is the Mexican City exclusive from Le Labo's City Exclusives collection. This fragrance opens with a zing of spicy lime and aldehydic cilantro leaves, followed by crisp watery notes. Fresh, green florals then emerge, leading to an intoxicating musky dry down. The scent offers a sensory experience that balances tranquility and vibrancy, reminiscent of forest bathing in El Bosque de Chapultepec or sipping mezcal in La Condesa.."
Fragrantica - "Tried to avoid smelling this like it was some sort of incubus of disease because city exclusives prices are criminal and I really love coriander fragrances like De Bachmakov and Diptyque’s Coriandre candle. But the universe has a way of messing with me and I ended up smelling it on my hairstylist and the dry down on him was lovely, too lovely for me to not try it on myself. Off to Le Labo I went after close to a decade of not being compelled by any of their newer creations. The opening is sensorial, powerful, almost too powerful lime and aldehydes then something pleasantly minty comes through giving way to that dry down of powder, green florals and musk. Delightful, I walked out of Le Labo with a small bottle. This reminds me of a softer, less harsh Green from Byredo, sadly discontinued (I think), with a very similar powdery green floral dry down which I love though the Le Lebo is more resilient."
Fragrantica - "Did you just spill your mojito on your wrist? Nah, you boozy sloppy fool, that’s Le Labo’s latest creation, Coriandre 39, which is the new City Exclusive for Mexico City. This fragrance is a summery cocktail of greens in a bottle. Unlike several other Le Labo scents that pull a bait-and-switch and don’t smell like their namesakes, this one accurately opens with a fresh blast of cilantro (or coriandre in French) and a healthy spritz of lime. Coriandre 39 understands the assignment...Or - perhaps more relatable - Coriandre 39 reminds me of fanning myself in Barcelona’s Placa Reial during a humid summer, while staring at the palm trees and finishing off my fifth caipirinha of the afternoon: quite citrusy, even more green, and a whole lot of boozy."
