SHIU 25
Beijing's City Exclusive pairs dry ho wood with airy iris and olibanum, creating a quiet, resinous woody scent.
Perfumer: Undisclosed
SHIU 25
About This Fragrance
SHIU 25 is the 19th release in Le Labo's City Exclusive Collection, dedicated to Beijing in 2026. The name refers to the very wood at the centre of the scent.
The brand calls it an "intentionally compact composition" and describes it not as a top-middle-base pyramid but as a vertical arrangement: warm, anchoring woods below, with ethereal iris and olibanum floating above.
Scent Profile
It is a dry woody with a small palette, built from wood and resin. Sweetness and creaminess are almost absent. Ho wood here is not the sharp camphor most people expect but something dry, cool and transparently soft.
The brand calls the iris "ethereal." It is not the sweet, lipstick-and-baby-powder kind; reviewers describe it as mineral, hard-edged and dry. The frankincense rises as the dry sheen of freshly varnished wood.
Who It's For
Autumn suits it best. It works in museums and bookshops, and during reading or writing. It looks quiet but carries further than you think, so start with a light hand.
