Lethe by Ulrich Lang
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8.0 / 10 140 Ratings
Lethe is a popular perfume by Ulrich Lang for women and men and was released in 2021. The scent is woody-creamy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody
Creamy
Spicy
Sweet
Powdery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
LavenderLavender BergamotBergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Cashmere woodCashmere wood CedarwoodCedarwood Water lilyWater lily
Base Notes Base Notes
MuskMusk AmberAmber Tonka beanTonka bean VanillaVanilla
Ratings
Scent
8.0140 Ratings
Longevity
6.8114 Ratings
Sillage
6.2116 Ratings
Bottle
7.1101 Ratings
Value for money
7.366 Ratings
Submitted by OPomone, last update on 18.04.2024.

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3 in-depth fragrance descriptions
10
Pricing
9
Bottle
6
Sillage
6
Longevity
10
Scent
Sari85

14 Reviews
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Sari85
Sari85
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Wellness to spray on
Through a fragrance influencer who has a preference for "Cleangirl fragrances", I became aware of the Lethe. I bought a bottle, although I was skeptical about the lavender, which is not really my thing. Sprayed it on eagerly and.... Yes, yes, good, but perhaps too sweet? No, it becomes woodier, which softens the sweetness. I perceive lavender very well, but in combination with the sweetness and the woods it is extremely pleasant. The old-fashionedness that I associate with lavender is fortunately absent. Very nice on the wrist, but the "full body test" blew me away! Soooo beautiful, caressing, calming, cozy, creamy and classy. Gives me vibes of a wonderful spa day, where you are wrapped in a fluffy bathrobe, wonderfully relaxed and in harmony with yourself. Not a typical clean scent, I don't notice anything at all of the citrusy bergamot. Very restrained sillage, but for me personally, it lasts just fine. I can still smell it myself after 8 hours, close to the body and only for me it unfolds its calming effect. Definitely a perennial favorite, at any time of year, if you simply want to smell creamy, clean and well-groomed and need a fragrance that calms you down on stressful days.
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8.5
Scent
FranZan

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FranZan
FranZan
Helpful Review 14  
Complex understatement in fragrance form - a work of art
As I'm currently considering converting my sample of Lethe into a full-size (so to speak), I'd like to take a closer look at the fragrance before buying it. I already think it's great - quite exceptionally beautiful in fact. But it's definitely worth a closer look for me (and maybe for you too ;-))

The start is herbaceous and fresh - just as you would expect from the combination of lavender and bergamot. Unusual, beautiful and "real".

After a few minutes, the (light) woody part of the heart note comes into play. Cashmere and cedarwood now make the fragrance soft, gentle and woody. If the fragrance stayed like this, I would probably find it too boring and possibly too masculine.
But I know that patience pays off here. Because, as I already wrote in my statement, after half an hour an incredibly beautiful, complex, profound (but never heavy) unisex fragrance reveals itself, which I find somehow Scandinavian. This association comes from the following points that I associate with Lethe:
- Understatement
- a sense of aesthetics
- Transparency + lightness/airiness in the design
- a certain freshness (which is not necessarily cool) and
- nordic elegance.

Strangely enough, I hardly smell any vanilla in the base. But I can imagine that, together with tonka, it forms the balancing warm part of the overall composition - but without taking center stage.

I think the color of the bottle fits well, but it could just as well be an earthy purple. Not a squeaky, but a lavendery soft purple.

Conclusion: After the first tests, I had to keep sniffing my wrist. I notice how I keep trying to understand the fragrance, to understand what I find so special about it.
I now believe that this special something is the interplay between lavender and tonka, whose lovely sweetness balances the essential oils of the herbaceous fine lavender perfectly.
The result is a fragrance that is fine, clear and somehow liquid and intangible like mercury.
Perhaps some women might find the lavender-herb note too much - even if it is fine and delicate. Therefore for me "only" 8.5 instead of 9. I would have liked to smell more tonka/vanilla.

I have just rediscovered Lethe for the fall.
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8
Pricing
7
Bottle
5
Sillage
7
Longevity
9
Scent
Lollipop445

15 Reviews
Lollipop445
Lollipop445
1  
Interconnectedness.
We laugh,
we love,
we touch,
we cry,
every moment,
memorable.

Because who else can it be,
my desire,
my safe haven,
to let all these moments become so memorable?

Yesterday I thought of us,
dancing in lavender fields,
til the sun went asleep.

We lay down,
nature cares for us,
a wooden ground,
a bed soft like cashmere.

Cuddling and kissing,
inventing sensuality,
the night was ours.

Next morning,
sleepy eyes,
a breeze of vanilla,
that conquered our minds.

And then,
soft steps,
it’s a musk deer,
that was passing by.

Curious but shy,
we didn’t even blink,
it then came to us,
and let us think.

Interconnectedness.
“We” means more.
“We” are more.
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