Lapinou

Wearable Baroque Charm Can one be both classy and gaudy? Refined and excessive? Most of us, I think, would turn our nose up at the idea that what is truly kitsch and quirky could be taste curated by a high-class tongue. And yet, Lapinou is a powder puff of whimsical wonder as much as it is a gilded tea leaf. In essence, it’s the fifth chapter of Over the Garden Wall (Mad Love), wherein an affluent man named Quincy Endicott, baron of the successful enterprise “Endicott brand tea” believes he’s seeing a ghost throughout his mansion. Meanwhile, main characters and stepbrothers Greg and Wirt, along with a talking horse and a human-turned bluebird, try to figure out how and what they can steal from him to pay a ferry fare across the river. The punchline of the episode is that the assumed ghost preoccupying the rich man is actually a kindred spirit — a tea heiress who he keeps happening upon because the two independently and accidentally expanded their convoluted mansions so far from their original floor plan that they started building into one another’s homes. Lapinou has got all the whimsy of talking animals, all the libertine feel of a French creation, but all the restrained luxuriance of an upper-class sensibility. Quiet, but one-of-a-kind. Amazing find!

Lapinou 🐰🐇✨ I tried this on my neck the other day, and OMG, it's like a little slice of heaven: candied lemon, cookies, and iris! 🍋💜 I adore Pas de Chat, but Lapinou might just take its crown as my favorite from Odette. It's so cozy yet classy, and it lasts forever on my skin, but it's not overpowering, just a lovely, subtle bubble of iris and sweetness. 🐇 As it dries down, there's this soft cookie smell, and the amber and musk create the most chill, comfy base. It's super easy to wear and so ethereal. At its heart, a distinct iris note adds a beautiful, slightly powdery floral touch—sophisticated and truly memorable 🌸 Beneath that floral grace, warm sandalwood brings depth and refinement. There’s a lovely balance between delicacy and structure here that makes it feel refined, yet still playful, just like its name. Not overly sweet: just gently comforting in the best way 🐇 It has that natural, effortless elegance I really connect with. It feels completely second nature, like it was always meant to be yours. Lapinou is a 9/10 for me. 🐰🤍🐰 And the price? Totally worth it. Odette, you've done it again! 🐇

Beautiful, love at first sniff. This scent is such an experience, it's enjoying a lemon cookie with your tea and light and airy, but also creamy and cozy. I love the sandalwood in this--it's definitely detectable, and a lactonic sandalwood (more like santal blush than santal 33, for example) that comes to the forefront as the scent develops and complemented by coconut. The blend of notes is comforting, and surprisingly not super gourmand despite the expected edibleness. It's sweet, but not nauseatingly. Maybe worth testing if you are unsure about sandalwood, but fairly easy to wear. I love the odette dna, and while her scents don't have crazy bold projection or longevity, they have an angelic quality to them. I also feel like everyone can find their favorite, but also play around with different profiles--I love this one and coup de pied, but I wouldn't say they smell similar beyond something in their aura/essence.

This fragrance is iconic. Honestly it’s almost a complete dupe for Aesop Eidesis on the dry down. It opens with a very subtle lemon earl grey tea with some milk. Any iris in there is not powdery or makeup-y, but almost carrot cake. What I wanted from Masque Milano Lost Alice and what that one failed to deliver. It dries down to an intoxicating creamy sandalwood. I can’t stop smelling it, and I want to bathe in it and have everyone I know associate me with this smell. You could probably wear this in all seasons and situations except maybe not as much in high heat or on formal glamorous occasions.

This is such an excellent earl grey tea scent: it's bright, perfectly sweet and dream-like. I can imagine having a tea party with the Mad Hatter with this wafting in the background. I'd compare it Lepus by Piper & Perro - another fantastic earl grey scent. If you dislike lavender or are not able to withstand the wait of a Piper & Perro order, this is a solid alternative. Edit: I am really starting to appreciate the Iris and sugar cookie in the dry down. It’s sooo cozy. I’m been layering it with In Dreams & Fairytales Blueberry and the combo is heavenly!