Le Labo
2 fragrances are widely sold as cheaper versions of this. Ranked strongest match first.
Like black tea and bay leaf over fig and tobacco, bergamot brightening the dry cedar-vetiver-hay-musk finish
Main accords: woody, fresh spicy, sweet, aromatic, fruity, tobacco. 2015 · Eau de Parfum
Widely agreedMontagne
Eau Noir
Between 90 and 95 percent on a side-by-side wearing, with matching performance at five to seven hours. The one difference anyone can name is the fig: sharper in the original and lingering about twice as long, roughly twenty minutes against ten.
Often citedDossier
Citrus Tea
Almost indistinguishable on scent from an owner of both — the gap is entirely in strength and staying power, where it runs weaker and shorter than the original. Six good hours before it fades off around the eight-hour mark.
Ranking combines how widely wearers agree a fragrance is a dupe with how closely its notes and accords line up. “Strong match” means both signals agree; “loose match” means it is in the same family but noticeably different on skin.
Montagne Eau Noir is widely sold as a dupe of Le Labo The Noir 29. Between 90 and 95 percent on a side-by-side wearing, with matching performance at five to seven hours. The one difference anyone can name is the fig: sharper in the original and lingering about twice as long, roughly twenty minutes against ten.
Dossier Citrus Tea is widely sold as a dupe of Le Labo The Noir 29. Almost indistinguishable on scent from an owner of both — the gap is entirely in strength and staying power, where it runs weaker and shorter than the original. Six good hours before it fades off around the eight-hour mark.
Montagne Eau Noir is the closest we have on record. It is the one wearers name most consistently. Between 90 and 95 percent on a side-by-side wearing, with matching performance at five to seven hours. The one difference anyone can name is the fig: sharper in the original and lingering about twice as long, roughly twenty minutes against ten.
Yes — 2 of them, including Montagne Eau Noir, Dossier Citrus Tea. Each is listed above with what it gets right and where it falls short.
No. A dupe is built to the same idea, not the same formula, and cheaper materials usually show in the opening and in how long it lasts. That is why every entry here says how it differs instead of giving a percentage. Of Montagne Eau Noir, for instance: Between 90 and 95 percent on a side-by-side wearing, with matching performance at five to seven hours. The one difference anyone can name is the fig: sharper in the original and lingering about twice as long, roughly twenty minutes against ten.
Like black tea and bay leaf over fig and tobacco, bergamot brightening the dry cedar-vetiver-hay-musk finish It opens on Fig, Bay Leaf, Bergamot.
The Noir 29 EDP is Le Labo's black tea fragrance for women, launched in 2015. If the oil version (The Noir 29 Oil) is the intimate, skin-close expression of this concept, the EDP opens it up into something with more projection and presence. Tea, tobacco, and hay make this one of the more unusual fragrances in the line.
The opening is green and slightly bitter. Fig brings a slightly milky fruitiness. Bay leaf adds an herbal, almost medicinal sharpness. Bergamot provides citrus brightness that keeps the opening from going too dark too fast.
The heart is smoky and earthy. Cedar gives a dry wooden structure. Vetiver adds its characteristic earthy, smoky depth. Musk sits quietly here, bridging the top notes to the base.
The base is where this fragrance earns its name. Tobacco brings a rich, slightly sweet, dried-leaf quality. French hay — a classic perfumery material that smells of dried grass and coumarin — adds a warm, sun-dried, almost gourmand sweetness.
The result is something that evokes a late afternoon in a library or a slow morning with a strong cup of tea. Wear it in autumn or wherever you want to smell interesting without trying hard.