Le Labo opened its first lab in 2006 at 233 Elizabeth Street in New York’s Nolita neighborhood. Founders Fabrice Penot and Edouard Roschi both previously worked at L’Oréal. The Estée Lauder Companies acquired Le Labo in 2014.
The scents
Santal 33 is the brand’s best-known fragrance. Its core collection also includes Another 13, first made in 2010 with AnOther Magazine and Colette, along with Thé Noir 29 and Rose 31.
The LA connection
Le Labo makes City Exclusive fragrances that are sold year-round only in their home cities. The Los Angeles exclusive is MUSC 25. Each August and September, the brand offers its City Exclusives in labs and online worldwide. In Los Angeles, Le Labo has a lab on West Third Street.
Holiday 2026
The brand’s 2026 holiday offering launched globally on October 13, with discovery sets, a hand pomade trio and candles, Hypebeast reported.
Where to find it
Le Labo sells through its labs, lelabofragrances.com and travel retail.
Sources
- The Estée Lauder Companies: Le Labo
- FashionNetwork: Estée Lauder acquires Le Labo (2014)
- Le Labo: City Exclusives
- Hypebeast: Le Labo holiday 2026
Featured photo: JSFarman via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. The photo shows fragrance bottles at Le Labo on Third Street in Los Angeles.
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