Librido

Eau de Parfum
Composed by Pia Long, reviewed by Nick Gilbert

Fragrance description

A passionate affair with the printed word. The scent of bookbinder’s glue, fresh ink and glossy magazines gives way to new paper, well-thumbed paperbacks and time-worn, leather-bound volumes. Cedarwood, iris and sandalwood lend the composition a refined woody character, whilst musk and ambergris provide an intimate warmth.

Ideal for

Book lovers and anyone who enjoys getting lost in libraries, bookshops and the scent of paper. Librido is perfect for quiet moments of reading, literary encounters and romantic exchanges of glances with an irresistibly attractive librarian or bookseller.

Fragrance families

Wood, paper, fougère, leather.

Fragrance notes

Top notes

Fresh ink, new magazines, zesty accord, lemon

Heart notes

Paper, papyrus, new books, planed cedarwood, iris

Base notes

Old paperbacks, leather-bound books, Australian sandalwood, ambergris extract, orris root, musk

Inspiration behind the fragrance

Librido stems from perfumer Pia Long’s obsession with books and libraries. After hundreds of trials to capture the characteristic scent of paper, a composition emerged that unfolds on the skin into a richly stocked library: the ultimate fragrance for book lovers. If perfume is the food of love, then spray away.

Ingredients

Alcohol Denat., Parfum (Fragrance), Aqua (Water), Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Juniperus Virginiana (Virginia Cedar) Oil, Acetyl Cedrene, Santalol, Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli) Oil, Pinene, Beta-Caryophyllene, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Limonene, Cedrus Atlantica (Atlas Cedar) Oil/Extract, Hexadecanolactone, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Vanillin, Coumarin, Lavandula (Lavender) Oil/Extract, Alpha-Terpinene, Citral, Linalool, Linalyl Acetate, Farnesol, Camphor, Benzyl Cinnamate, Benzyl Alcohol, Cinnamal, Terpinolene, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Terpineol, Geranyl Acetate.