# Le Labo vs Diptyque: which house to sample first Le Labo vs Diptyque, compared by note lists. Four pairs matched by style, a decision list and a first three vials to wear side by side as 3ml decants. By [Antoine Mercier](https://10ml.com/authors/antoine-mercier) · 26 October 2026 · 7 min read Le Labo vs Diptyque is a choice between two houses that build several of the same styles in different ways, and the note lists show where they overlap and where they part. The practical answer is to wear one from each house in the same style, side by side, so the guide below pairs perfumes 10ML sells by style and ends with a first three vials to try. 10ML sells four Le Labo perfumes and nine Diptyque perfumes as 3ml and 10ml decants, filled from the original bottle. This guide uses ten of them. It does not rank the two houses or say which is better; it tells you which vial from each to open first, depending on what you already like. ## Le Labo and Diptyque, matched by style The ten perfumes in this guide, in the order the pairs and the floral section present them. | # | Perfume | Main notes | 3 ml | 10 ml | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Le Labo Santal 33](https://10ml.com/perfumes/le-labo-santal-33) | Woods pair: cardamom, violet, cedar, papyrus, sandalwood and leather. | €16.92 (€5.64/ml) | €51.12 (€5.11/ml) | | 2 | [Diptyque Tam Dao](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-tam-dao) | Woods pair: sandalwood and cedar, woody and creamy. | €13.23 (€4.41/ml) | €39.42 (€3.94/ml) | | 3 | [Le Labo Thé Noir 29](https://10ml.com/perfumes/le-labo-the-noir-29) | Tea pair: bay leaf, bergamot, fig, black tea, cedarwood, hay, tobacco and vetiver. | €17.55 (€5.85/ml) | €53.10 (€5.31/ml) | | 4 | [Diptyque Eau Duelle](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-eau-duelle) | Tea pair: bergamot, pink pepper, juniper, cardamom, black tea, Bourbon vanilla, musk and cypriol. | €12.51 (€4.17/ml) | €37.26 (€3.73/ml) | | 5 | [Le Labo The Matcha 26](https://10ml.com/perfumes/le-labo-the-matcha-26) | Fig pair: fig, orange, matcha, vetiver and cedar. | €19.08 (€6.36/ml) | €52.74 (€5.27/ml) | | 6 | [Diptyque Philosykos](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-philosykos) | Fig pair: fig, fig leaf and fig tree sap, coconut, cedar and fig tree wood. | €12.51 (€4.17/ml) | €37.26 (€3.73/ml) | | 7 | [Le Labo Another 13](https://10ml.com/perfumes/le-labo-another-13) | Musk pair: pear, apple, ambroxan, moss, jasmine, musk and ambrette. | €16.47 (€5.49/ml) | €49.41 (€4.94/ml) | | 8 | [Diptyque Fleur de Peau](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-fleur-de-peau) | Musk pair: aldehydes, pink pepper, iris, rose, musk, ambrette, ambergris and sandalwood. | €13.23 (€4.41/ml) | €37.26 (€3.73/ml) | | 9 | [Diptyque Do Son](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-do-son) | Floral: orange leaves, tuberose, rose, musk and iris. | €13.23 (€4.41/ml) | €37.26 (€3.73/ml) | | 10 | [Diptyque Orphéon](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-orpheon) | Floral and powdery: juniper berry, jasmine, cedar and tonka bean. | €13.23 (€4.41/ml) | €37.26 (€3.73/ml) | ## What 10ML sells from each house Here are the four Le Labo perfumes and six of the nine Diptyques, with notes and stages as the catalogue's notes list files them, leaving out the notes no independent source confirms. A dash means none of the catalogue's notes for that stage is shown here. **The four Le Labo and six Diptyque perfumes by the catalogue's notes list** | Perfume | House | Launched | Opening | Heart | Base | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Santal 33](https://10ml.com/perfumes/le-labo-santal-33) | Le Labo | 2011 | Cardamom, violet | Cedar, papyrus | Sandalwood, leather | | [Another 13](https://10ml.com/perfumes/le-labo-another-13) | Le Labo | 2010 | Pear, apple | Ambroxan, moss, jasmine | Musk, ambrette | | [Thé Noir 29](https://10ml.com/perfumes/le-labo-the-noir-29) | Le Labo | 2015 | Bay leaf, bergamot, fig | Black tea | Cedarwood, hay, musk, tobacco, vetiver | | [The Matcha 26](https://10ml.com/perfumes/le-labo-the-matcha-26) | Le Labo | 2021 | Fig, orange | Matcha | Vetiver, cedar | | [Tam Dao](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-tam-dao) | Diptyque | 2003 | - | Sandalwood, cedar | - | | [Eau Duelle](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-eau-duelle) | Diptyque | 2010 | Bergamot, pink pepper, elemi, saffron | Juniper, cardamom, black tea | Bourbon vanilla, musk, cypriol | | [Philosykos](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-philosykos) | Diptyque | 1996 | Fig, fig leaf | Coconut, fig tree sap | Cedar, fig tree wood | | [Fleur de Peau](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-fleur-de-peau) | Diptyque | 2018 | Aldehydes, pink pepper, bergamot, angelica | Iris, rose | Musk, ambrette, ambergris, sandalwood | | [Do Son](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-do-son) | Diptyque | 2005 | Orange leaves | Tuberose, rose | Musk, iris | | [Orphéon](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-orpheon) | Diptyque | 2021 | Juniper berry | Jasmine | Cedar, tonka bean | 10ML sells three more Diptyque perfumes that are not in the table. Our guide to the [best Diptyque perfumes](https://10ml.com/guides/best-diptyque-perfumes) covers all nine. Read the table across and a pattern shows. Both houses' rows name woods, tea, fig and musk, and each side also names notes the other's rows do not: leather, hay and tobacco on the Le Labo side, tuberose and tonka bean on the Diptyque side. The four pairs below follow that overlap. ## Four pairs, matched by style Each pair puts a Le Labo and a Diptyque that name the same note, then says what each list adds. Votes are what community voters say, not a promise about how a perfume will wear on your skin. ### Sandalwood and cedar: Santal 33 and Tam Dao [Santal 33](https://10ml.com/perfumes/le-labo-santal-33) and [Tam Dao](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-tam-dao) make the first pair, and the note lists explain why. Both name [sandalwood](https://10ml.com/notes/sandalwood) and cedar. Santal 33's list also names cardamom, violet, papyrus and leather. In the catalogue's notes list for Tam Dao the two woods sit in the heart, and its accords include woody and creamy. So the shared ground is the two woods. Santal 33 adds cardamom, violet, papyrus and leather; Tam Dao's accords add creamy, which none of Santal 33's accords is. Santal 33 launched in 2011 and Tam Dao in 2003, and Daniel Moliere is credited with Tam Dao. Community voters most often pick Santal 33 for autumn, spring and winter. They pick Tam Dao for autumn and winter. Votes on Santal 33's longevity lean long lasting. Most community voters rate Tam Dao's longevity long lasting. If you like woods with cardamom and leather, Santal 33 may suit you. If you want woods tagged creamy, Tam Dao may. ### Black tea: Thé Noir 29 and Eau Duelle [Thé Noir 29](https://10ml.com/perfumes/le-labo-the-noir-29) and [Eau Duelle](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-eau-duelle) both name black tea, and both also name bergamot and [musk](https://10ml.com/notes/musk). After that they split. Thé Noir 29 pairs the tea with bay leaf and fig, and its list also names cedarwood, vetiver, hay and tobacco; its accords include green and tobacco. Eau Duelle goes the other way: its list names pink pepper, elemi, saffron, juniper and cardamom, with Bourbon vanilla, musk and cypriol. Its accords are vanilla, spicy, woody and warm. Thé Noir 29 launched in 2015 and Eau Duelle in 2010; Fabrice Pellegrin is credited with Eau Duelle. Community voters most often pick Thé Noir 29 for autumn and winter. They pick Eau Duelle for winter and autumn. Most community voters rate Thé Noir 29's longevity long lasting. For Eau Duelle's longevity, long lasting is also the choice of most community voters. Choose Thé Noir 29 if you want tea with fig and tobacco; choose Eau Duelle if you want tea with spice and vanilla. ### Fig: The Matcha 26 and Philosykos [The Matcha 26](https://10ml.com/perfumes/le-labo-the-matcha-26) and [Philosykos](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-philosykos) both list fig, and both list cedar. Thé Noir 29, covered above, lists fig too, so two of the four Le Labos name fig. The Matcha 26's list pairs fig with orange and names matcha, vetiver and cedar. Frank Voelkl is credited with it, and it launched in 2021. Philosykos names the tree from fruit to wood: fig, fig leaf, fig tree sap and fig tree wood, plus coconut and cedar. It launched in 1996, and Olivia Giacobetti is credited with it. Community voters most often pick The Matcha 26 for spring, summer and autumn. They pick Philosykos for summer and spring. Choose The Matcha 26 if you want fig with tea and orange. Choose Philosykos if you want fig from leaf to wood. ### Skin musk: Another 13 and Fleur de Peau [Another 13](https://10ml.com/perfumes/le-labo-another-13) and [Fleur de Peau](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-fleur-de-peau) both list musk and ambrette, and our wider [musk guide](https://10ml.com/guides/white-musk-perfumes) includes both. Both are tagged musky, clean and powdery. Another 13 launched in 2010 and Fleur de Peau in 2018. Besides musk and ambrette, Another 13's list names pear, apple, ambroxan, moss and jasmine, and it is credited to Nathalie Lorson. Fleur de Peau starts with aldehydes, pink pepper, bergamot and angelica, then iris and rose, and its list also names ambergris and sandalwood. The first adds fruit and moss to the musk; the second adds aldehydes, iris and rose. Votes on Another 13's longevity lean long lasting. Votes on its sillage lean moderate. Most community voters rate Fleur de Peau's longevity moderate. Most community voters call its sillage moderate too. Community voters pick Another 13 for all four seasons. They pick Fleur de Peau for all four as well. Choose Another 13 for fruit and moss; choose Fleur de Peau for iris and rose. ## Where Diptyque has what 10ML's Le Labo four do not Do Son and Orphéon are tagged floral, as is Fleur de Peau from the musk pair, and none of the four Le Labos carries that accord in the catalogue. These two are the Diptyques here that no Le Labo pairs with. [Do Son](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-do-son) lists tuberose and rose, with iris, musk and orange leaves. It launched in 2005 and Fabrice Pellegrin is credited with it. For Do Son's longevity, most community voters choose long lasting. Most community voters call its sillage strong. Summer and spring are the seasons voters most often pick for it. [Orphéon](https://10ml.com/perfumes/diptyque-orpheon) opens on juniper berry, and its list also names jasmine, cedar and tonka bean. It launched in 2021 and Olivier Pescheux is credited with it. Most community voters rate Orphéon's longevity long lasting. On sillage, the votes lean strong. In the season votes, autumn and winter come first. If you lean floral, these two are why you would open a Diptyque vial before a Le Labo one. ## Which house to sample first Start from what you already wear and like, then take one vial from each house so you can compare them on your own skin. - **Woody and warm.** Santal 33 from Le Labo and Tam Dao from Diptyque. Both name sandalwood and cedar. Community voters pick Tam Dao for autumn and winter. Santal 33's season votes include both. - **Tea and green.** Thé Noir 29 from Le Labo and Eau Duelle from Diptyque if you want black tea. If fig and green matter more to you, The Matcha 26 and Philosykos, both tagged green. Community voters pick The Matcha 26 for spring and summer, among others. They pick Philosykos for summer and spring. - **Clean skin-musk.** Another 13 from Le Labo and Fleur de Peau from Diptyque. Both list musk and ambrette. - **Floral.** Do Son from Diptyque for tuberose and rose, or Orphéon for jasmine with tonka bean. None of the four Le Labos is tagged floral, so start with Diptyque here. If you would rather not choose, a first three that covers three of the styles is Santal 33, Eau Duelle and Fleur de Peau: woods, spiced tea and clean musk, two Diptyques and one Le Labo. A second round follows from what you liked: if you reached for the woods most, add Tam Dao; for the tea, add Thé Noir 29; for the musk, add Another 13. ## Wear it before you buy the bottle Notes narrow the field, and your skin has the final say. So take a 3ml of each in the same style and wear them side by side, one on each wrist, then on separate days. A 3ml holds around 60 sprays, enough to wear a perfume for a week or so, and a 10ml decant holds around 200, which is weeks of everyday use. Santal 33 in 3ml is €16.92 and Tam Dao in 3ml is €13.23, so a woods pair is two small vials rather than a full bottle. Once you have a favourite, the 10ml decant of Santal 33 is €51.12. Our guide to [what a decant is](https://10ml.com/guides/what-is-a-perfume-decant) explains how the small bottles are filled, and [how to choose perfume without smelling it](https://10ml.com/guides/how-to-choose-perfume-without-smelling-it) covers reading a note list. For the wider picture of how houses like these compare, see [niche vs designer perfume](https://10ml.com/guides/niche-vs-designer-perfume); for all nine Diptyques 10ML sells, the [best Diptyque perfumes](https://10ml.com/guides/best-diptyque-perfumes); and for tea beyond black tea, our guide to [green tea perfumes](https://10ml.com/guides/green-tea-perfumes). ## Frequently asked questions ### Which should I try first, Le Labo or Diptyque? Try one vial from each house in the style you already like, side by side. For woods, that is Santal 33 and Tam Dao; for black tea, Thé Noir 29 and Eau Duelle; for clean skin-musk, Another 13 and Fleur de Peau. If you lean floral, start with Diptyque's Do Son or Orphéon, because none of Le Labo's four perfumes here is tagged floral in the catalogue. ### What is the difference between Le Labo and Diptyque perfumes? The note lists show overlap in woods, tea, fig and musk, and a gap on one side. In the perfumes 10ML sells, both houses have perfumes that list sandalwood and cedar, black tea, fig and musk, while only the Diptyques carry the floral accord, and only Diptyque's Do Son and Orphéon list tuberose and tonka bean. Wearing a 3ml of each is the way to see how they differ on your skin. ### Which Le Labo perfumes does 10ML sell? 10ML sells four Le Labo perfumes: Santal 33, Another 13, Thé Noir 29 and The Matcha 26. Each is available as a 3ml and a 10ml decant, filled from the original bottle. Santal 33 in 3ml is €16.92. ### Which Diptyque shares notes with Santal 33? Tam Dao is the Diptyque here that shares both sandalwood and cedar with Santal 33. Santal 33 adds cardamom, violet, papyrus and leather, while Tam Dao's accords call it woody and creamy. A 3ml of Tam Dao is €13.23, so you can wear the pair side by side. ### How do I try them without buying a full bottle? Order a 3ml decant of each perfume, which holds around 60 sprays, and wear them side by side before you choose. Once you have a favourite, a 10ml decant holds around 200 sprays. A 3ml of Santal 33 is €16.92 and a 10ml decant is €51.12.