A house that works with noses
Roberto Drago grew up in Turin in a family that ran a small perfume shop. Before creating the brand he spent many years in cosmetics and fragrance distribution, eventually starting his own distribution company in 2001. Laboratorio Olfattivo then debuted with five fragrances. Daniela Caon takes care of bottles, colors and packaging, which, according to the house, are packed by hand in its own workshops.
Fragrances to wear
Signed by great perfumers
With Jean-Claude Ellena the house created Baliflora, a floral eau de parfum for men and women born of an encounter with the scents of Bali, for which the perfumer distilled the calyxes of the most fragrant exotic lilies and the island's flowers. Also by Ellena is the Viaggio in Italia series, parfum colognes devoted to Italian citrus and inspired by his love of Italy. The first was Mandarino, which stands for Italian joie de vivre and good spirits, and Pompelmo closes the journey. Ellena describes grapefruit as a citrus native to Asia that reached Seville around the 12th-13th century, and says he loves it for its bitterness.
Pierre-Constantin Guéros signed Exploud, a unisex woody scent built on oud, which the house calls the quintessence of woody notes and which the perfumer worked like a diamond. From the same perfumer comes Bagage à Main, a parfum intense born of memories of his family of master furriers and devoted to a story of leather, material and savoir-faire. Underground Vibes, an extrait de parfum the house presents as an ode to creativity, marked the start of the collaboration with Antoine Lie.
Skin and sensuality: Need_U and Miss_U
Need_U is a unisex molecular eau de parfum designed to develop only on skin, not on blotters or clothing, and its name points to the perfume's need for skin. Its answer is Miss_U, with amber, an animal sensuality and a soft side. If Need_U says "I need you," in Miss_U it is the skin telling the perfume "I miss you."
Incense and spice: Laboratorio in Nero
The Laboratorio in Nero collection includes Nerosa, a spicy unisex eau de parfum that opens with clove and labdanum absolute, joined right away by saffron and nutmeg. The same collection includes Sacreste, a unisex oriental built on two precious incense notes, with cistus, elemi and other spicy ingredients at the top and a woody, musky base.
Flowers, citrus and powdery notes
Among the florals is MyLo, a sunny eau de parfum devoted to white lily, surrounded by fruity and floral notes over a warm base. Nirmal, whose name means "pure, immaculate" in Hindi, is a floral oriental with a powdery texture and sweet notes. Noblige, a contraction of noblesse oblige, opens with a cloud of citrus and has a floral heart of ambrette seed, iris, lavender and neroli. Finally there is Nun, a unisex citrus linked to the symbol of the lotus, named after the palindromic word the ancient Egyptians used for the primordial waters.
The house presents most of its eaux de parfum as unisex.
For the home: diffusers and sprays
The Bianchi family
The Bianchi are home fragrances that share a pure white undertone. Among them is Biancotalco, a high-concentration musk (15%) created by David Maruitte. Biancothè is a vibrant, sparkling tea accord with a touch of color from the forbidden fruit. Biancofiore combines flowers, fruit and marine notes in a delicate accord. Biancotalco and Biancothè also come as sprays, and Biancothè also in the 500 ml Spray Grandi Spazi format.
Citrus, fruit, woods and incense
Agrumeto brings together citrus, fruit and spring flowers around the image of an orange tree in bloom. Che Fico is a fruity scent devoted to fig, with the green freshness of the leaves, the sweetness of the fruit and the wood of the bark. Then there are Distillato17, which recalls a fine cognac with fruity hints and boozy, woody notes, and Incensamente, an oriental that evokes luminous incense opened by elemi resin, in a warm-cool contrast.
Refill sizes of the diffusers do not include reeds. More home fragrances can be found among our room diffusers.
The body line
For the body there are the Tonkade and Alambar lotions, all-over body milks with argan oil, jojoba oil, shea butter and hyaluronic acid. They are very soft moisturizing emulsions that absorb quickly and never feel greasy.
Frequently asked questions
Who founded Laboratorio Olfattivo?
Laboratorio Olfattivo was founded in 2009 by Roberto Drago and Daniela Caon. Drago, the creative director, oversees the development of each fragrance together with the perfumers, while Daniela Caon shapes the brand's image, from its colors to the design of bottles and packaging.
What does Laboratorio Olfattivo Bagage à Main smell like?
Bagage à Main is a parfum intense by Pierre Guéros inspired by a family story of leather and material. It grew out of the perfumer's memories of his family, in which for generations his father, his grandfather and their predecessors were master furriers, specializing in working leather and fur. The same nose also created Exploud, built on oud.
What is Jean-Claude Ellena's Viaggio in Italia collection?
Viaggio in Italia is the series of parfum colognes that Jean-Claude Ellena devoted to Italian citrus for Laboratorio Olfattivo. The first was Mandarino, built around the Italian joie de vivre, and Pompelmo closes the journey with the bitter note of grapefruit.
What does Laboratorio Olfattivo Need_U smell like?
Need_U is a unisex molecular eau de parfum designed to develop only on skin, and the house presents it as a fragrance that needs contact with the person wearing it. Its twin fragrance is Miss_U, with amber, an animal sensuality and a soft side.
Which Laboratorio Olfattivo perfumes are citrusy?
Laboratorio Olfattivo's citrus scents include the parfum colognes Mandarino and Pompelmo, created by Jean-Claude Ellena for the Viaggio in Italia series. Among the eaux de parfum there are Noblige, which pairs a cloud of citrus with ambrette, iris, lavender and neroli, and Nun, a unisex citrus linked to the lotus. For the home there is Agrumeto.
What are the Laboratorio Olfattivo Bianchi home fragrances?
The Bianchi are Laboratorio Olfattivo's family of home fragrances with a white undertone. Biancotalco is musky, Biancofiore combines flowers, fruit and marine notes, and Biancothè is a sparkling tea accord. They are reed diffusers, and Biancotalco and Biancothè also come as room sprays.
Do Laboratorio Olfattivo diffuser refills come with reeds?
No, the refill sizes of Laboratorio Olfattivo diffusers do not include the reeds. This is stated on the product pages for the Biancothè, Biancofiore and Agrumeto diffusers, the last of which brings together citrus, fruit and spring flowers around the image of an orange tree in bloom.
Does Laboratorio Olfattivo make body products?
Yes, Laboratorio Olfattivo has a body line with the Tonkade and Alambar lotions, soft moisturizing emulsions that absorb quickly without feeling greasy. Their formula includes argan oil, jojoba oil, shea butter and hyaluronic acid, for use all over the body.
Which Laboratorio Olfattivo diffusers have woody or incense notes?
Among Laboratorio Olfattivo's home fragrances, the woody and incense notes belong to Distillato17 and Incensamente. The first recalls a fine cognac, with fruity hints and boozy, woody notes; Incensamente is an oriental diffuser that evokes luminous incense, opened by elemi resin, in a warm-cool contrast.
