Sometime last year, Abigail started raving about Aldehyde 44. At the time, I was just dipping into Oud 27and Rose 31, a few other Le Labo fragrances I'd been curious about. I was pretty thrilled with both of those, and I'm sure I'll review them at some point. I think I'll also revisit Patchouli 24, as I've realized, spending a few years with it now, how truly fantastic it is, and how little there is like it. Despite all this--and the fact that Iris 39 is truly the holy grail of iris fragrances for me--Le Labo doesn't always thrill me, and comparisons with Muriella Burani didn't do Aldehyde 44 any favors, as I'd tried Burani, on Abigail's recommendation, and found it disappointing, so I didn't feel an urgency to trot on over to Dallas and look into Aldehyde 44, which is a city-exclusive at Barney's there. It's not the first time I've been wrong.
