D:Sol MMXVI Ládano (Delphine Thierry) 2025 + Resinous Rockrose Giveaway.

D Sol MMXVI Ládano

J’s image of D: Sol MMXVI Ládano

D:Sol MMXVI Ládano was the brand’s final release of 2025 and the second by perfumer Delphine Thierry focusing on labdanum and the cycle of Cistus ladanifer. The ‘Touch of Wool concept is stunningly composed and takes me back to the mountains and fjords of Norway, where I spent time during summers at old lovers family sheep farm up in the mountains. Ládano captures that magic scent that lingers on your hand and in the air around you after you have stroked a sheep’s fleece, one that’s been roaming through nature or maybe you have smelled fresh untreated wool and its oils that get on your skin. Rockrose resin, Cistus labdanum, used to be collected from sheep and goat’s fleeces, the oils give a glowing golden hue to the hairs as they graze through the shrubs and trees collecting the scents of nature. Ládano glows with this resinous warmth in an intimate way. I can see why Ermano had Ládano in his Best of Scents 2025 top 10, if I’d smelled it before the deadline it would have edged into mine.

Dennis Werner and Delphine Thierry D Sol MMXVI Ládano

D:Sol MMXVI’s Dennis Werner and perfumer Delphine Thierry courtesy of D:Sol MMXVI

A softly spiced balsamic cinnamon feels like golden sunlight is sparkling on velvety petals and fresh green aromatics giving Ládano a warm cosy haze that feels gentle but with a slight leafy crunch. It’s oily too in texture, giving off a richness from the soft scent of cistus as it mingles with gentle floral tones. Hawthorn brings a lovely sour off-ness giving a clever dark counterpoint to the more tender tuberose gardenia-esque ginger lily, also adding a subtle gingery warmth that conjures the sun and that hue of the rockrose oil caught in the sheep’s fleece. If you had ever felt this scent on your hand after giving a sheep a stroke or smelled new untreated wool you will instantly see what magic Delphine Thierry has captured here in her composition. It’s all there but softened and smoothed into a gorgeous unique perfume.

Labdanum Blossom

labdanum blossom free use

A silvery honey takes over the glowing feel adding a gentle animalic whisper and quietly intense sweetness when you get more intimate with Ládano. The fleshiness of the florals adds to this softly sensual intimacy, it’s not a raunchiness more rather that cosy feel of waking up in someone’s arms with a touch of morning breath on soft sweet skin. Ládano feel like an embrace as its scent wraps around you. Creamy vanilla takes the petals velvetiness and smoothness them out getting darkened removing a lot of its sweetness as liquorice gives a subtle weathered roughness in contrast. It’s all handled in a deft and delicate way letting immortelle’s warm spiced sweetness add more to the hug like sensations. The balance the rougher darker notes with the softer florals and sweet is rather beautiful to experience. Darker anise spices glisten like black gems in the golden resins of the labdanum.

D: Sol MMXVI Ládano by Delphine Thierry

image for D:Sol MMXVI Ládano.

D: Sol MMXVI Ládano drydown pulls you in closer as the underlying animalic purrs are revealed. The richness of sheep’s wool resins and scents of its natural landscape haunt your skin in a stunning abstracted way, growing darker in tone. Labdanum gives it this resinous dark oiliness, a deep balsamic richness adding deeper tones to the soft and now abstract floral whiteness. It’s balanced beautifully with its soft notes giving a gentle depth to the stained civet licked florals. Hawthorn’s gentle sourness mutes the whites into an oily creamy tone letting with the honeyed labdanum sweetness push things into darker territory forming a soft creamy oily musk. Ládano’s texture feels both oily yet crisp with a subtle crunch as if there’s still flora trapped in the wool. Immortelle warms up Ládano’s bodily feel again letting those cosy gentle bodily spices whisper quietly in your ear. It’s not scared to let the not pretty play with the beautiful here with that soft sourness making the musky florals feel gently smoky and ethereal around its edges. There’s another clean musk counter point that works off the civet teasing out more of a velvety feel from the florals. Delphine Jelk handles all of this in a delicate way that lets Ládano play out in an elegant balanced way.

Ládano feels incredibly beautiful to me, it is unafraid to be different and its stands out among the rest with its uniqueness.  It is one I’ve been wearing quite a lot since it arrived, there’s something about it I love and as I  wrote if I’d smelled it before the deadline this would have been in my Best of Scents 2025. This is the kind of perfumery that keeps me excited and wanting more.

Notes: Hedychium (Ginger Lily), Hawthorn, Celery Seed, Cinnamon Leaf, Immortelle (Helichrysum), Black Liquorice, Vanilla, Honey, Labdanum Absolute, Civet, Styrax, Papyrus.

Disclosure: D: Sol MMXVI Ládano was sent to J for review, thoughts and nose are his own.

-J Wearescentient, Senior Editor artist & olfactive writer.

D Sol MMXVI Ládano perfume

Courtesy of D: Sol MMXVI Ládano.

Thanks to the generosity of  D:SOL Perfumes we have a bottle of Ládano for one registered reader from the EU or US You must register or your entry will not count. To be eligible, please leave a comment saying what sparks your interest based on J Wearescentient’s review and where you live. Draw closes 1/6/2026

*For more about cistus/labdanum and rock rose, please read Guest Contributor Mason Hainey’s  Labdanum in Perfumery article here

You can read Michelyn’s Behind the Bottle interview with Dennis Werner and Michael Ælfric Nordstrand on ISLETA Here.

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68 comments

  • Michelle Cox says:

    Greetings from middle Georgia! I believe that this reviewer could easily make the jump to writing romance novels. They make this fragrance sound so warm and inviting. I love labdanum and cistus notes so this sounds like a scent that I would thoroughly enjoy. The writer drew me in and really piqued my curiosity. Thanks for such a beautifully written review.

  • Jarrid Steele says:

    Hawthorn’s gentle sourness mutes the whites into an oily creamy tone letting with the honeyed labdanum sweetness push things into darker territory forming a soft creamy oily musk.
    Wow… I love labdanum. That description makes me really want to smell this.

    I currently live and work in Montreal, QC, Canada BUT I do have a US mailing address.

  • EPTrail says:

    I’ve spent a great deal of time in Osla and Tromso over the years, so reading how a perfume “takes me back to the mountains and fjords of Norway” really sparks my interests. Not to mention the houses description of “Touch of Wool.” I would very much like to win this particular perfume since it’s difficult to find in the US.

    I’m in the US.

    Although after this morning’s events down south I sorta wish I was further north and could identify as a Canadian. I’ll gladly wear my hoser label in Canada.

    Happy New Year y’all.

  • LindenNoir says:

    J’s personal connection, the memory of stroking a sheep’s fleece in the Norwegian mountains, is what makes this description so vivid and compelling. The idea of capturing that “magic scent that lingers on your hand” – the mix of animal, resin, and landscape – is the most unique fragrance concept I’ve heard in ages. As someone who cherishes textures and memories in scent, Ládano sounds like a masterpiece of intimate storytelling. I am in the EU, Germany

  • Nuvare Aenra says:

    As a fervent admirer of labdanum (and other resins) in all its forms, this review has me utterly captivated. J’s analysis of the material’s journey from the “glowing golden hue” on a sheep’s fleece to a perfume with a “resinous dark oiliness” is exquisite. The contrast of “velvety petals” with a “leafy crunch” and the “gentle animalic whisper” of a “silvery honey” promises a complex, wearable resin that’s both cozy and sophisticated. This sounds like labdanum elevated to high art.
    EU

  • AromaAdventurer says:

    J’s recollection of summers in Norway instantly transported me. The description of Ládano as capturing the scent of a sheep that’s been “roaming through nature,” carrying the “oils and scents of its natural landscape,” is profoundly beautiful. It’s not just a perfume; it’s a bottled terroir, a memory of wind, fjords, and sun-warmed rockrose. The “cosy haze” and “gentle bodily spices” sound like the olfactory equivalent of a warm, woolen blanket. Greetings from the EU.

  • Lastochka says:

    The way J describes texture here is phenomenal. “Oily yet crisp with a subtle crunch,” “velvety,” “creamy,” “weathered roughness” this is a perfume you can almost feel. The balance of “not pretty” with “beautiful,” using hawthorn’s sourness to mute the florals into something “gently smoky and ethereal,” shows a perfumery bravery I deeply admire. Ládano sounds like a lesson in contrast and harmony. EU based.

  • inascent says:

    This fragrance is on my top 5 to try. When I saw it has notes of wool, I was sold, and who can resist “underlying animalic purrs”? I hope this brand comes to the US. I’m in the US.

  • themuskymaven says:

    As someone who works with untreated wool I’m so excited to smell such a human/ animal connection. The textured natural sensuality in this review has me intrigued. I’m in the USA in California

  • rachel wiener says:

    I am obsessed with labdanum ever since falling head over heels for Chanel’s Le Lion a couple years ago. I’m intrigued with the idea of combining the note with sheep’s wool to evoke the ancient process of using animals to gather the resin from the plant. This sounds truly unique! Wonderful review. I’m intrigued Brooklyn, NY

  • Ramses Perez says:

    I wasn’t the most fond of animalics at the beginning of my scent journey but little by little I have been venturing more into the territory. I like when I see vanilla or something sweet within a list with animalics because it does really soften it and makes it wearable to most of us. If you had asked me before if I wanted to smell like a sheep’s wool I probably would have told you no but this fragrance is peaking my interest. The animalics are for sure still there but the vanilla, cinnamon and honey combo I anticipate work wonders here to ease up the roughness and bring about the beauty. This is a house that was not familiar to me and I do see some peculiar notes not used often in perfumery (probably captives or created for this scent in particular), that’s another reason I am tempted to try this one out. Delphine Terry is an iconic perfumery so I’m sure this is nothing short of spectacular. I’m located in the US.

  • Sybelle16 says:

    Ládano’s focus on Rockrose resin, Cistus labdanum, and the “Touch of Wool” highlights the raw aspect of labdanum: a resinous, rich, dense, balsamic, almost animalistic essence combined with, an earthiness. Ládano possesses a quiet warmth that comes from the density of the “wool” characteristic paired with vegetal notes from ginger lily, cinnamon leaf and Hawthorne, a spiciness from celery seed, a dark bitterness from black licorice; vanilla and honey do not imbue a sweetness but instead sharpens the balsamic depth. It is a scent that sits close to the skin and is controlled in its projection. A captivating creation that exudes a polished, yet subtle aura.
    USA

  • ElGallina says:

    What sparks my interest is the idea of a perfume that feels like an embrace, warm resin, soft wool, and the outdoors all mixed together in a quiet, personal way. The story of labdanum being gathered from fleeces, and the way you connect it to that lingering scent on the hand, felt very real.

    I like that it is described as cozy and intimate, not loud, with honeyed warmth and a soft animalic purr underneath, and a little tartness from hawthorn to keep it honest. It sounds comforting, but still unusual enough to stand apart.

    I reside in the USA.

  • opalbear says:

    I absolutely looove labdanum. There is nothing as wonderfully rich and warm as real authentic Labdanum. The base for amber accords and just so gorgeous. I love the unique earthiness of immortelle too. And styrax has a wonderful scent too. Ginger Lily has been a favorite since the 90s when I first wore cabotine de gres. This fragrance sounds like my jam completely. I haven’t tried this house yet and I’ve wanted to for a while.
    Thank you for the generous giveaway. I am located in the USA.

  • BerlinNose says:

    When I’ve met Dennis in Berlin he pulled 1 sample out of his pocket of his shirt and sprayed some of it on the back of his wrist. There I was, in my favourite fragrance store smelling the final version of D:Sol – Làdano. He told me the story of sheeps walking by the Cistus Làdano plants and accidentally picking up the resin of the plant. It was so interesting to hear that story and I definately found that story inside the smell of the fragrance!

    I immediately thought to myself:
    “Omg, Dennis Werner did it again!”
    He, one again, directed the perfumer (Delphine Thierry) so well so she created the perfect scent that matches that story he told me. It’s wool like, slightly animalic and a sooo beautifully warm skin scent. It’s so interesting and, once again from the brand, a scent I’ve never smelled before.

    Thank’s for that informative i sight J Wearescentient’s.

    I live in the EU.

  • wonderscent.mari says:

    I remember the short description of Ládano in Ermano’s list and i was immediately intrigued by the depth and the warmth of this beautiful and inviting smoky floral creation. Now, while reading J’s personal description of Ládano, want to try it right away! What sparks my interest is that the whole blend becomes a landscape, where you can smell and feel each material.
    The warmth of a balsamic cinnamon, the honeyed labdanum sweetness and the velvety feel from the florals.
    It interesting that Ládano while has so many contrasting notes (and strong ones too) it feels so soft, almost translucent like a soft embrace of a woolen blanket that purrs with its sweet animalic base.
    It sounds truly unique captivating fragrance. I’ve never been more curious to smell something.
    Thank you for this thoughtful review and and I really hope to try this piece of art.
    I am from EU

  • Ensorceler says:

    J Wearescentient’s review of D:Sol MMXVI Ládano sparks my interest with that vivid “Touch of Wool” concept, evoking the resinous magic of labdanum clinging to fleece after grazing on Cistus shrubs. Though I’ve been to Norway in winter, interacting with reindeers, huskies, and malamutes amid the snow, Ládano hits my vibe perfectly to stand out with its unique beauty: that glowing, intimate warmth of spiced balsamics, honeyed florals, and dark animalic purr blending into an oily, crisp embrace. Delphine Thierry masterfully captures the wild essence of rockrose resin in a way that feels both cozy and untamed, making me crave a bottle to wear its haunting Norwegian mountain poetry on my skin.

    – USA –

  • jennapark says:

    This sounds really beautiful. I enjoy a honey in fragrances. The first thing that piqued my interest is that is was in Ermano’s top 10. To get into the top ten of someone who smells hundreds of fragrances in a year is remarkable. I also like that the author commented on it being unique. I also have to say the description of this fragrance makes me want to try it. The description of “soft sensual intimacy” and “warm cozy haze” make me think Labdanum will be a beautiful inviting scent. I am in USA Pennsylvania

  • brentm says:

    Growing up my grandmother had sheep and the smell of the wool is still ingrained in my scent memory, this is what stood out most to me about Ladano. I would love to own this and smell it often. USA

  • neal_buatti@yahoo.com says:

    What can I say Cinnamon, Honey, Licorice, and Labdanum sound fantastic. On top of all that getting to smell the work of small indy perfumers is what I am all about right now.

    I live in PA in the USA.

  • Kensolfactoryodyssey says:

    The idea of labdanum filtered through sheep’s wool and wild landscape completely captivates me — that oily, resinous warmth with a soft animalic purr, honeyed florals, and the intimate “touch of wool” texture sounds both nostalgic and daring. Delphine Thierry’s balance of the not-pretty with the beautiful, especially hawthorn’s sour edge against creamy musks and resins, makes Ládano feel like a scent I’d want to live in. I live in the Bay Area, USA.

  • INYA says:

    I enjoyed reading about how rockrose resin used to be collected from sheep and goat’s fleeces. As a fan of unisex resinous fragrances, Ládano sounds fabulous. The notes of Black Liquorice, Labdanum Absolute, Civet, Styrax and Papyrus are calling to me. On my wishlist it goes. Thank you for the opportunity to sniff. MI USA

  • Jeremi says:

    The evocative “Touch of Wool” concept truly captivates me – J’s memory of the resinous, golden scent lingering on hands after stroking a sheep’s fleece in the Norwegian mountains feels so intimate and unique. The way Delphine Thierry balances warm labdanum, honeyed florals, subtle animalic purr, and hawthorn’s gentle sourness into a cozy, oily-yet-crisp embrace sounds like bottled poetry. I live in Poland, EU.

  • reyessence89 says:

    Labdanum is one of my favourite scents, and the name of the perfume caught my attention and piqued my curiosity. Then the Touch of Wool concept made me think that labdanum in Ládano could be in the most accurate context – on sheep’s wool. If true, then it will be a new and amazing scent experience for me!
    On a side note, the review had Delphine Jelk, instead of Delphine Thierry as the perfumer in the last sentence of the second-to-last paragraph. I live in the US.

  • minteacup says:

    Ohhh wow, Ládano sure does sound like a beauty. I often pick up an animalic quality to rock rose in perfume compositions and so this composition, layered with explicitly animalic tones and “bodily spices” sounds like a real celebration of this timeless material. J’s rich multi-sensory description is like a spider’s web that I can’t help but get fully wrapped up and tangled in. Best I can do tonight is wrap myself up in wool blankets and dream. I have a fiery absolute need to try this perfume now. I am in the US, thank you for the draw and the gorgeous review!

  • Teresa C says:

    I love Cistus as a fragrance note as well as on its, own, so this is of interest, but the sheer uniqueness of the composition sounds super special in a world where I’m finding so much smells like a riff off what went before or what sold well. This sounds unique, special, daring. and at the same time, like hugging a lover. Kind of a Win win! I live in the US

  • AleksCipri says:

    Oh wow I’m super intrigued by J’s review. The ‘Touch of Wool’ concept is so interesting, plus it seem like they did a good job of portraying that feeling in this fragrance. I love the mention of mountains and fjords of Norway, I was hooked right then and there. I can say I particularly know what the touch and smell of wool would be, but the combination of resins (and I love labdanum), florals and aromatics seems amazing. I would love to try Ládano. Cheers from Illinois, US.

  • olgAPOISON says:

    Love cinnamon and labdanum. It is really nicely desribed here, I feel like it would add a spark to my winter rotation perfume wardrobe.

  • FragranceFrenzyS says:

    A fragrance that dares to evoke the “touch of morning breath on soft sweet skin” and the “purr” of an underlying animalic, all while remaining “elegant” and “balanced,” is exactly what I seek. Too often, animalics are either sanitized or overwhelming. Ládano seems to have found the perfect middle ground: intimate, bodily, and deeply comforting without being challenging. The “stained civet licked florals” is a phrase that will stay with me. I am in the EU.

  • R2D2 says:

    The note breakdown is a dream: ginger lily, hawthorn, celery seed, immortelle. These are not common players, and J’s review explains how they work in concert to create something utterly unique. The “gingery warmth” conjuring the sun, the “dark counterpoint” of hawthorn, the “warm spiced sweetness” of immortelle it’s a botanical portrait that feels alive and untamed. Ládano seems like a forager’s treasure, translated into scent. EU.

  • LindenNoir says:

    J’s final line says it all: “This is the kind of perfumery that keeps me excited.” In a market full of safe iterations, a scent that is “unafraid to be different” and “strands out among the rest” is a beacon. The “Touch of Wool” concept is genius, moving beyond mere notes to capture a sensation and a memory. This is what niche perfumery should be.
    EU based.

  • GPGod says:

    The “Touch of Wool” concept is what hooked me immediately, that image of rockrose resin and cistus oils collecting on sheep and goat fleeces, then turning into labdanum warmth, is such a cool full-circle story. The way you describe it lingering on your hand after stroking a fleece, and then translating that into a resinous, intimate glow, makes me want to smell it on skin.

    I also loved the texture language, oily yet crisp with a subtle leafy crunch, then that silvery honey turning into a gentle animalic whisper. Hawthorn bringing a sour edge against the tuberose-gardenia style ginger lily, plus vanilla, black liquorice, immortelle, civet, styrax, and papyrus, sounds like it balances “not pretty” with beautiful in a really deliberate way. That is the kind of weird-but-elegant perfumery I chase.

    I live in the USA.

  • psebi101 says:

    Had no idea that Rockrose resin, Cistus labdanum, used to be collected from sheep and goat’s fleeces.
    Loved how the perfume transported J into Norway. With perfume, beside the smell itself, the next best thing for me is the ability to bring back memories.
    The whole story, the materials used and the fact that it would have been included in the best of year with the description “incredibly beautiful to me, it is unafraid to be different and its strands out among the rest with its uniqueness and beauty” is surely making me want to see how it smells.
    Thanks for the draw, I’m in the EU.

  • cindy.fragrance says:

    Delphine Thierry is one of my favourite female perfumers, such a force of nature.
    And it’s actually a shame that I adore her work and D:SOL MMXVI is a German house- the land I live in.
    Note-wise it sounds like a fragrance I would love, especially because I fell for animalic notes lately.
    Would appreciate this beauty a lot.
    Good luck to everyone and a blessed day,
    Cindy (GER)

  • Nuvare Aenra says:

    The repeated use of words like “cosy,” “embrace,” “gentle,” and “hug” resonates so deeply. In a hectic world, a perfume that offers a “softly sensual intimacy” and feels like “waking up in someone’s arms” is more valuable than any loud, attention-grabbing scent. Ládano sounds like a personal sanctuary in a bottle, a scent for quiet moments and self-care.
    EU

  • AromaAdventurer says:

    The imagery of “golden sunlight sparkling on velvety petals” and the “glowing golden hue” of labdanum oil in wool has me mesmerized. J has a gift for painting with words, and this review paints a picture of a fragrance that is warm, luminous, and textured. It sounds like wearing a piece of amber lit from within. The “balsamic richness” and “silvery honey” promise a golden, honeyed drydown that I crave. From the EU, Germany.

  • Lastochka says:

    Having followed Delphine Thierry’s work, this review confirms her as a master of nuanced, intelligent perfumery. To take the rustic, almost pastoral concept of wool and resin and elevate it into something “deft,” “delicate,” and “elegant” is a remarkable feat. J’s insight that she lets the notes “play out” in balance is high praise. I have no doubt Ládano is a future classic. I am in the EU and would be delighted to add it to my collection.

  • FragranceFrenzyS says:

    The most captivating part of this review is the story. It’s not just about notes; it’s about a place, a memory, a feeling under the fingertips. A perfume that can evoke the specific, sensory memory of a Norwegian sheep farm and translate it into a universally beautiful fragrance is a triumph of olfactory art. Ládano is more than a scent; it’s a narrative you can wear. I am in the EU

  • DuftHochZwei says:

    That sounds not too far away from the Malbrum range Delphine Thierry created a few years back – and which I love! Also, after being in Norway last year, your story so speaks to me. Please let me win this to Germany, thank you for the draw!

  • Euglena says:

    Hello from the Czechia 🙂 This article took my interest, because it’s a German niche house and Germany is on of our neighbors and I am not familiar with any German niche house yet, ha ha. I was born in a town under the Giant Mountains here in Czechia, therefore it’s basically a must to visit the highest mountain at least once in a lifetime. I will remember that moment I did forever. First time, it was a failure and my body just gave up in half. Second time, I went there with my friend on a day when he had a birthday and I had a name day. It was a lovely autumn sunny day, we took a few photos, met furry lamas, had a chat like never, and successfully reached the top of the mountain. After I came home, I felt like I fell for one’s country, ha ha, that’s how tired I was.

    Your lovely review made me remember this wonderful day, so I would love to discover the warm scent of sun kissed mountains (and sheep) <3

  • Patricia R. says:

    I had two friends with the name Ladan, one of which was a graceful cat, so I have instant ear for that word – after all I named her based on the love for the word itself; and the mention of ‘animalic purrs’ spoke to me. In the review I love the desciption of subtle gingery warmth that conjures the sun and that hue of the rockrose oil caught in the sheep’s fleece, along with the image of resinous dark oiliness, a deep balsamic richness adding deeper tones to the soft and now abstract floral whiteness. Sheep’s wool is is such a gift for humans and its presence reminds us of love and warmth and transcendence. Even the image of labdanum blossom speaks to my brain, it reminds me of something pastoral and primeaval, and thus symbolic.
    I love in the EU, Slovakia.

  • nixa says:

    I love labdanum in perfumes, but still searching for that perfect one!
    What really sparked my interest in it is that J thinks that “D:Sol MMXVI really stands out from the crowd with Ládano. This is the kind of perfumery that keeps me excited and wanting more.” I simply HAVE TO try it!
    EU

  • sowa says:

    The smell of hands after stroking sheep’s fleece in the mountains of Norway stimulates my imagination. I also like the sensual intimacy — “that cozy feel of waking up in someone’s arms with the touch of morning breath on soft sweet skin”. Besides, J says twice that this should be in his best scents of the year. That means it’s not to be missed.
    I live in the EU.

  • freyja says:

    I particularly appreciated the description of the drydown in J Wearescentient’s review, which so effectively captures the interplay between the different notes. The balance between the oily, heavy notes (labdanum, animalic) and the light, creamy, bright notes (floral, hawthorn) sounds wonderful.

    I would be delighted to win Ládano and I am based in the EU.

  • Monika says:

    I love labdanum as a note and this review made me super interested in this scent. I’m very intrigued by the Hawthorne note, which is rarely used.. maybe vintage Fahrenheit was the last perfume I know of that had it in its composition. And what a great, passionate review!
    I am in the USA. Thanks for the draw!

  • Marcia L says:

    I adore rockrose/cistus, so this is a very intriguing blend. The article evokes some marvelous imagery and the history of cistus and sheep is very new to me and so interesting. The world is complex! It’s great when a scent can be as complex, and evoke.

  • Danniel says:

    Labdanum and licorice have become two of my favorite notes over the past year but I have yet to experience them together in the same creation so I’m very interested in this release. I’m also curious about the animalic component to this fragrance as that is something I’m hoping to explore more of this year. I’m in the USA

  • crownroyale47 says:

    I like this review because it turns Ládano into something personal instead of just a list of notes. What resonates with me most is how it connects fragrance to memory, nature, and touch. I’m impressed by the way the review highlights Delphine Thierry’s restraint and balance, allowing rough, animalic elements to coexist with softness and comfort. I’m from the US. New Jersey.

  • Annika says:

    I was first introduced to rockrose as a fragrance note via Habinita by Molinard which has that very distinctive powdery, resin quality. Ladano seems to have that balsamic resin facet but leans into the oily animalic elements with civet and styrax. The contrast with the honey, vanilla and white floral notes is interesting. MD, USA

  • mmerline says:

    Ládano sounds like a remarkably honest, natural-smelling take on labdanum. “If you had ever felt this scent on your hand after giving a sheep a stroke or smelled new untreated wool you will instantly see what magic Delphine Thierry has captured here in her composition. It’s all there but softened and smoothed into a gorgeous unique perfume.” Very impressive that Delphine balanced this true-to-life scent with wearability, including subtle spice and anise, restrained musky sweetness, and a soft layer of florals. The sour, oily, and animal here is balanced beautifully with the pretty. Very deft composition.

    I’m in the USA.

  • Riccardo says:

    Really enjoyed this review — D:SOL MMXVI Ládano sounds beautifully textural and comforting. I love the idea of labdanum as a “woolen blanket”, with resinous warmth, a hint of animalic depth and that quiet glow on the skin. It comes across as a scent of closeness and soft intensity rather than loud drama, which makes it even more compelling to try.

    Riccardo, Belgium EU

  • Tveta says:

    Honey, black liquorice, vanilla and labdanum sounds like a great combination! Thanks for the giveaway! EU

  • Sudipta says:

    I am recently getting back to niche and smaller brands.
    This review reminds me of my recent visit to the Highland in Scotland. The lambs are so cute and the air has a crisp perfume quality to it. Maybe mixed with grass and oceanic notes.

    I am in Scotland, UK.

  • goknitintheocean says:

    Hi there,

    As a knitter and wool enthusiast, I am so struck by this description of Ladano! There are so many complicated aspects to these notes; they probably share similarities with what I smell when I sniff a newly-knit pair of wool mittens. When woolcraft folks discuss raw wool, we mention lanolin a lot. So it will be interesting to see if Ladano calls to mind that greasy, warm, almost feral element.

    Thank you for sharing these praises for Ladano; I am in NYC/USA.

    Happy New Year!

    Deborah

  • Nathjo says:

    I would really like to win this perfume because I have never tried a perfume from this brand or from the perfumer Delphine Thierry. But I love the ingredients used to create this perfume, all of them attract me like a bee looking for flowers and then everything looks really natural. My favorite extract is this: “The balance the rougher darker notes with the softer florals and sweet is rather beautiful to experience. Darker anise spices glisten like black gems in the golden resins of the labdanum.”. I live in France, EU

  • RH says:

    I yearn for scratch-and-sniff monitors! This review beautifully captures the character of Ladano and really makes me want to smell it. The way the resinous depth is described gives it such an inviting quality. Resin lovers like me are always on the lookout for something that feels rich and comforting — thanks for such an eloquent and sensory write-up!

    I’m in the US.

  • mleenstra says:

    This sounds stunning. I love labdanum fragrances and I’m intrigued by the smell of sheeps’ wool with rock rose oil nestled to it. Also I love the slightly animalic scent of ginger lily. Would love to try this. Marit, EU

  • acg233 says:

    Wow, love the descriptions here, particularly that of the “animalistic purr” of the drydown-what a lovely picture! I’m intrigued by the contrasts described in this perfume. USA

  • roxhas1cat says:

    This sounds very lovely. I like that it’s more like a hug, not too animalistic. I haven’t tried a lot of fragrances with civet yet. Love a fragrance that stands out and should have made the 2025 best list. USA.

  • David F says:

    This is a stray from most offerings in niche perfumery. I’m unfamiliar with most elements but I do have a cistus and labdanum based fragrance, Badar’s Estelle. Like how it describes the dark and resinous tones being off put by the lighter flower elements with sweetness. The name and the bottle are mysterious, but the juice has to be an exquisite blend. Would love to own this for winter, from USA.

  • tashtash says:

    Super intrigued by this and confess I had no idea about Cistus labdanum before! Lovely review, and evocative, as usual. Thank you!

  • Jules says:

    The description of Ládano immediately sparked something very personal for me. Reading about the scent of sheep’s wool, sun-warmed resins and the landscape carried in fleece brought me straight back to the summers I spent at my grandparents’ house, when they still kept sheep and goats. I remember the smell of raw wool, warm skin, dust, grass and sunlight. Even though labdanum didn’t grow in that area, the feeling you describe feels deeply familiar.
    From EU

  • Kassie Tocko says:

    this sounds beautiful- it sounds like an enigma. i love enigmas. :). i have never smelled the after math of running my hand through sheep wool, but, when reading this article i feel like not only was i do the act of it, but, i could smell it in my mind. (if that makes sense) i know i say it all the time, but, not only am i experiencing the nostalgia of memories when reading- but, it’s like i am lucky enough to be able to imagine exactly how they might smell. thank you, always, for these amazing reviews. i am in the united states.

  • Vladimir says:

    Just reading ‘A softly spiced balsamic cinnamon feels like golden sunlight is sparkling on velvety petals’ was enough to make my heart pound. I dont think Ive ever been so enticed to smell a scent than after reading this very review. I’ve heard so many wonderful things about this scent, looking forward to trying it
    Thanks for the giveaway Based in the EU

  • foreverscents says:

    Ládano sounds beautiful. cozy, oily, crisp, animalic, gentle, abstract, and velvety. I love the way J’s writing can capture all of those descriptions so succinctly. I enjoy wearing fragrances with labdanum. This note, along with the hawthorn, immortelle, and honey certainly create a balanced and ethereal fragrance, one that is filled with counterpoints that intrigue the wearer and create truly exciting perfumery.
    i live in the USA.

  • wallygator88 says:

    Thanks for the resin-rich and evocative review! D.Sol MMXVI Ladano feels like walking through a sun-warmed Mediterranean hillside where wild rockrose and resinous sap glisten under the heat — the opening’s bright, aromatic clarity quickly deepens into a heart of smoky labdanum and warm amber, and the base of soft woods and musk keeps it grounded yet luminous. I especially loved how the resinous elements never overpower; instead, they wrap around you like a memory of sun, earth, and stone. I’d love to try MMXVI Ladano!
    Cheers from WI, USA