Another 13

I'm gobsmacked. I kind of heard from here or there that this scent is considered something hyper-hyper but that didn't make me to have much interest in it because I already have so many scents and many times more samples waiting to be tested, why this one then? But I got Santal 33 sample somewhere and I was immediately sold. So I decided I had to get a bottle of that. But the prices! Then I found something called Travel Tube Set which had small bottles of Santal 33, Another 13 and Thé Noir 29. Still very expensive but there you go. (By the way, I've found that almost everything in the aftermarket sites where Le Labo scents are sold with good prices, even as new packages, are fake and some people sell LV or LL or Amouage because they don't smell right -- but actually, they've been fooled by somebody else and many of these people don't even know because they don't check/search and then leave negative reviews and try to sell them even cheaper.) And then I tried Another 13 first time. It was sorcery. It reminded me the smell I once smelt in an office when passing a room that had a door opened and the smell that came from the room was like a mixture of mild leather, papers and something more that I'm not able to describe but that fit just perfectly well into the office environment. It felt like perfection, the utmost stylish, modest, unintrusive, unobtrusive smell, just the finest mixture of the natural smells of things present in office. But usually they never get that strong and I felt it only when passing that room so there must've been something more. Maybe it was Another 13. Or I'm just hallucinating. So now, both on my shirt and hand, I can't really smell it, maybe the first hour or two, but that little I can smells like a faint perfection out of all scents I've ever tried. I have to get a full bottle of this. It turned out that this is even more important than Santal 33 which is also incredibly good but also very strong. These two are a bit similar as if there's some sandalwood in A13. I didn't recognise any of the listed notes, especially not the fruits but I do have experienced many very good scents having fruits or some citruses as their top or main notes. One of my favourites Bvlgari Omnia Crystalline has a very prominent and amazing sweet Nashi pear note but there's none of that here, no jasmine either. I'd like to describe this scent as a "metascent": it's different than anything else I've tried, it's subtle and works on some other level than scents usually do, kind of stays in the background. I don't know yet what others will smell if I have it on. We'll see. But I don't really care about others though, I want to smell it on myself. The only slightly negative thing about Le Labo scents are the nozzles of the bottles: their stream is too narrow, spread around too little so I have to spray from a very calculated distance quite far away: I don't want to get soaked in one place and no scent in another. It needs some practice. The mixed reaction to this scent is probably related to either fakes being used but if not then it must be genetic difference just like it is with Santal 33: some smell dill pickles, others smell amazing sandalwood (like me). Then again, I've had a neroli scent that smelt like dill pickles and I loathed it. I've heard a similar thing about the taste of coriander leaves: different people perceive these very differently (they're amazing for me). It is good when people write these experiences down here so there will be probably less unsuccessful blind buys. And after all, negative reviews, if they're written based on true experience, should not be downvoted, they've been very useful to me. Edit: I finally realised the pear note in it. It's that subtle sweetness that hovers around and is the source of "your skin but better" effect as I read somewhere.

This is probably the best musk / skin scent i've smelt (and best performing) as well!! I've smelled Initio Musk Therapy, JHAG Not A Perfume + Superdose, Glossier you, Dedcool Milk + Xtra Milk, By Rosie Jane Rosie, Phlur Missing Person, etc. This tops them all! This has the overall best scent, layers SO SO SO well with other perfumes, and lovely performance! To my nose it's starts off with clean citrus and just gets so musky and on my skin it's like a sparkling clean scent. I feel like it's addicting aspect is definitely the oak moss note it shows up really well on my skin it's like a sweet musky cloud around me when I wear this! My WHOLE family is in unanimously love with this, so I know this is good stuff! When I first smelt this I was't impressed but as it enveloped on my skin and was the best thing I've ever smelt (sorry to sound cliche). It lasts so long on skin and especially on clothes, I sprayed 'Another 13' on the shoulders of my shirt in the morning yesterday and 24hrs later (today) I STILL SMELL IT. A little goes a very long way and this is saying a lot as a constant over sprayer! Now to get into comparison's: This is very similar to JHAG Superdose but much more airy and with the addition of pear and citrus. If you like AND can smell the skin scents listed earlier this is definitely worth getting your nose on! Also if you like the sweetness of Baccarat Rouge 540 you'll LOVE this! It has that same addicting oak moss note, imagine BR540 as a skin scent and this is what you get!! It's my favorite clean musky scent with JHAG Not A Perfume behind it! For the retail price I think it's absolutely worth it, you can refill the bottle which is so amazing for my wallet and it helps prevent waste! This will be the first and only perfume I will happily buy retail price for!! Once I finish some of the 'meh' perfumes in my collection this will be one of the perfumes I purchase first !!! Anyway's that's all I love 'Another 13' If could only own 3 Perfumes this would be my number 1 hands down! Those who are anosmic to it, I feel bad because they just won't understand how good this juice is!

I bought a sampler of some Le Labo perfumes a couple of years ago initially for the Santal 33 sample, I didn’t like it very much, it smelt like pickles and had a very chemically leather smell that I wasn’t fond of. On a random day before going out to the movies I decided to try the another 13 sample, as I hadn’t used it yet, it didn’t really smell like much, I was quite underwhelmed, and kind of labeled it as a dud, but then when I was out, my friend complimented the perfume, and so did a worker from across a counter. It was so weird,I had never received any kind of response from wearing a perfume before. I wore it more, still couldn’t really smell it on myself (it just kind of smelt like magazine gloss and coconut cream) but the more I wore it the more compliments I got. I started to pair it with ‘Diptyque - Eau Des Sens’ as I couldn’t really smell it, but I received non stop compliments from co-workers, people walking past me on a night out, and I even had a bizarre encounter with an employee of a tea shop who explained that he and his co-workers smelt the scent as I walked into the shop and the smell had filled up the room and they desperately wanted to know what the scent was (which is crazy cause I typically only spray it 2-3 times on myself, along with the diptyque getting a sprits or two). The only time I can smell it is on my clothes and jackets after wearing them, but I wish I could smell what they smell, because the fanfare is ridiculous whenever I wear it. It’s my signature scent, everyone knows when I’m near cause they smell my perfume first. Every 6 months I buy a new bottle and it has never let me down. I desperately love this perfume with all my heart. I will never use another perfume for as long as I live. bury me with it.

So I heard about the hype of this perfume and went to Le Labo stand in Flannels to smell it. I sprayed it on paper as I was wearing a strong scent on my skin (Aldebaran, iykyk). When I smelled the paper, I thought it must be a joke as I did not smell ANYTHING. Like not even alcohol from perfume that you sometimes smell. Like NOTHING. I was actually glad, as I thought that I will save me some money. When I got home, I was removing clothes from the shopping bag and I was a bit confused as they smelled SO good, and I knew that it deff wasn't any scent that I own. I even thought that maybe someone had tried on the clothes before me and left their perfume on them, which was a gross thought. 😅 and THEN I realized... i dropped the paper that I sprayed the Another 13 on in the bag! I was like a crazed animal! I could not get enough of it! I was just sniffing the paper for about 5 minutes, and then I went online and bought a 100ml bottle. When it came, I sprayed it on me, and again, I thought that I must be noseblind as I could not smell anything! Long story short, only in about 4 days that original scent that I went crazy for, on that piece of paper, came back to me and now I feel like am wrapped in this amazingly soft, almost like kitten fur smelling blanket. It is just heavenly. It smells like clean, fresh skin but better. Almost floral but a bit musky, and I do notice notes of moss. It is earthy and sweet and intimate. I am in love! This is my first this type of perfume as I usually go for something bold (crystal saffron, ganymede, aldebaran, stellar times, dirty heaven etc) but thiiiis, it is something else. It makes me feel like a secret, it is hard to explain. Just lovely! Recommend!

Wearing Another 13 by Le Labo isn't like spritzing on a traditional perfume — it feels more like donning an invisible, effortlessly cool aura. The Experience: A Shape-Shifting Skin Scent What makes wearing Another 13 so intoxicating is its molecular nature. Built around Ambroxan — a synthetic ambergris note — it doesn't project like a loud floral or a heavy gourmand. Instead, it interacts directly with your skin chemistry and body heat. * The Opening: Clean, crisp, and slightly metallic. A subtle breeze of green pear and iso E Super gives it a high-end, fresh-out-of-the-shower radiance mixed with the addictive smell of glossy paper. * The Heart: As it settles, warm jasmine petals and moss begin to bloom, softening the sharp edges into something velvety, intimate, and warm. * The Dry-Down: Pure skin magic. It becomes an addictive blend of subtle woods, cozy musks, and salty ambergris. It smells like clean skin but elevated to an ethereal level. The "Halo Effect": You might often forget you're wearing it because your nose adjusts to the Ambroxan molecules (anosmia). Still, people around you will notice. It catches the breeze hours after application, leaving a subtle, unforgettable trail wherever you go. Performance Breakdown: Longevity | 10/10 | Easily lasts 10–12+ hours on skin and days on clothing/scarves. Sillage (Projection) | 8/10 | Creates an inviting "scent bubble" rather than overwhelming a room. Versatility | 10/10 | Truly seasonless but, in my opinion, leans more feminine. Another 13 doesn't smell like you're trying too hard; it simply smells like you happen to be the most naturally well-scented person in the room. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️