Samphire

A bright and fresh aromatic citrus. Samphire moves from a fizzy lemon sherbet to a clean, steamy spa. 🍋🌿 The scent is clean and refreshing, lighting me up whenever I smell it, with a nostalgic aura that feels timeless and high-quality. While I'm not familiar with the old-school barbershop scent angle, I have a few family members who worked in the beauty industry when I was a child. I vividly remember oils and products that smell almost identical to this, which always made me feel calm and safe. It's an easy unisex option for mild to warm, spring and summer days, and breakfast appropriate, so you can chuck it on early in the morning. The performance is also quite good for the profile, lasting well throughout the day, with a decent projection that stays bright and fresh for a good few hours before I would want to reapply. I think this is the most underrated in the Laboratory Perfumes line for sure, showcasing how a classic profile can still be done very well with high-quality ingredients, at a great price, from a niche brand. While I only tested this out, I could see myself owning a full bottle for sure. 9/10 ❤️

This is very nice. I made the assumption with the name Samphire that I would smell the sea. I love munching fresh samphire when I can find it along the coastline. Its salty like the sea. Ive got to admit this makes me think of mens aftershave. I can see the fellas loving this. Im surprised it is not classified as an old fashioned fougere. It is though very aromatic. Lots of aromatic herbs with a bit of bite from the vetiver. The opening of citrus fades very quickly. Im sure the ladies would love to wear this on a hot day but I still cant quite shake the image of a barber shop cologne out of my minds eye. Above moderate longevity and low silage.

Signature scent and quite literally perfection in a bottle. For me at least. It's a nod to the great gentlemen scents of the 70s/80s like Dior's Eau Sauvage or Armani's Pour Homme. Very sophisticated, barbershop-ish, a gentle mix of herbs and citrus with a woody, mossy base. Is it unique? Maybe not, but it's blended in such a perfectly nuanced way that it's almost addictive. In my small and focused collection I reach for it often and I can safely call it my 'signature'. Longevity well over 10 hours, projection such that it creates a nice bubble but won't fill a room. 9.5/10

Citrus and aromatic herbs and spices - always a winning combination. Slightly mystified by the name (not containing any samphire, or sea salt accord for that matter) but it does bring to mind a brisk walk by the sea.

Pops off in the air like an effervescent blast of sherbet lemon candy and with little evolution or complexity it pretty much stays that way until the fade. A touch of juniper hints at gin and tonic and would have helped the fragrance have a bit more heft has its presence been ramped up a tad more. Don’t get me wrong I like it just fine (I first purchased it in 2015). It’s clean and fresh and inoffensive for as long as it lasts. An afterthought : It reminds me a little of the the original Monsieur Balmain (1990), a juicy little lemon fantasy by Calice Becker.