Vu Ted Lapidus 1975 Eau de Toilette Concentrated

By the editors · 2 min readHoney saturates the heart with a waxy, pollen-rich sweetness that pulls jasmine and rose into an almost candied floral accord, while clove adds a dry, medicinal heat that keeps the bouquet from turning syrupy. Iris slips in a cool, violet-tinged powder that settles over the honeyed petals, giving the composition a retro cosmetics veneer. As the base emerges, castoreum-style civet and supple leather darken the honey, turning its sweetness smoky and slightly feral, while patchouli and oakmoss tamp down the sugars with loamy bitterness. Vanilla remains a background hum, rounding edges rather than adding dessert heft; sandalwood supplies a dry, cedar-ish wood that stays subordinate to the mossy leather trail. Projection drifts at arm’s length for seven hours, projecting best in cool autumn evenings or formal dinners where its honey-leather growl can breathe without cloying.