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The Lab Karma
Gender:
Unisex
Segment:
Lux perfumes
Fragrance information:
The Lab Karma — an expressive niche composition
The Lab Karma is a unisex extrait de parfum released in 2019.
The fragrance was created for those who appreciate a noticeable presence, a rich texture, and a blend of sweet, ambery, and woody nuances.
Its character is built around the contrast between a gourmand opening, a warm heart, and a deeper, slightly dry finish.
The release belongs to The Lab, a Colombian niche brand founded in 2016.
In a world where European perfume houses dominated for a long time, the brand offers a fresh and bold take on modern perfumery, focusing on high-concentration unisex fragrances.
The Lab Karma perfectly reflects this aesthetic: it does not try to be neutral or understated, immediately making its presence known with an expressive trail.
Notes and development
The composition opens with an amaretto accord — soft, sweetish, and slightly liqueur-like.
It creates a cozy first impression and gives the fragrance the effect of a dessert drink without making it feel overly linear.
Amber and vanilla emerge at the heart.
The amber accord adds warmth, resinous depth, and radiance, while vanilla intensifies the gourmand mood, making the heart of the composition rounded and enveloping.
Gradually, the sweetness becomes calmer and begins to intertwine with woody nuances.
The base is built around orchid and oak. Orchid supports the soft floral facet, while oak brings dryness, structure, and a sense of noble wood.
As a result, the finish does not dissolve into vanilla sweetness alone but retains volume and character.
Character, sillage, and wearability
The Lab Karma belongs to the ambery and sweet fragrance family, while its profile also features balsamic, gourmand, floral, woody, and drink-like nuances.
This is an expressive perfume with a very strong sillage, making it especially suitable for cool weather, evenings, meetings, and events where you want to leave a memorable impression.
Its unisex positioning allows the fragrance to unfold differently: on one skin, creamy vanilla may take the lead, while on another, amber, oak, or the liqueur-like facet of amaretto may emerge more vividly.
Because of its high concentration and intense sillage, it is best to start with a small amount and assess its development over several hours.
Specific dosage recommendations for skin and clothing are not provided for this release, so the optimal number of sprays should be determined individually.
The perfumer and similar fragrances
The composition was created by Mario Galindo.
His work here feels like a balance between appealing sweetness and a more austere woody-amber base: the fragrance remains comfortable without losing its richness or individuality.
To explore a similar mood, consider Estée Lauder Dazzling Silver, and also compare The Lab Karma with Art Parfum P.N.I.K. Fancy and Al Ambra Shake Ambra.
Other concentrations of The Lab Karma and its inclusion in a separate collection are not specified.
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