The LAB Fragrances

The LAB Fragrances is a Singapore-based perfume house, as the Singapore store DORS describes it, and The Honeycombers lists it among the city's local perfume brands. Its own site tells no founder's story and gives no founding year. Instead it sticks to one idea: the only story it tells is that of its ingredients. Every scent page prints the full list of fragrance ingredients, and its Pepper&Tobacco won at the 2020 Augustman Grooming Awards.

The perfumes are hand blended in small batches, and bottles bought online and in some shops carry the wearer's name on the label. The house says its eau de parfum holds 15 to 18 percent fragrance oil. Every scent also comes as an extrait of up to 30 percent and as an alcohol-free perfume oil in jojoba and safflower oil. It says it follows both EU and IFRA safety rules and that all its perfumes are vegan. The names are plain: Earl Grey, Ginger, Black Tea, Tuberose, Agarwood.

It has no shop of its own. Its locations page names three Singapore stockists: DORS at Design Orchard, 250 Orchard Road, with the full collection; A Vintage Tale Boutique at 277 Joo Chiat Road, closed on Mondays; and The Missing Piece Boutique at New Bahru, 46 Kim Yam Road, with a smaller choice. On its own shop a 50 ml bottle costs from SGD 138. Try Earl Grey first. The Honeycombers names it a best seller, and it shows the house clearly: bergamot and tea over orange blossom, sandalwood and amber.