From the heart of the Mediterranean scrub, where the air hums with resin and sun-drenched leaves, Ladano rises — a fragrance shaped by the slow pulse of Cistus ladanifer. For centuries, this golden resin has been gathered from the wool of animals, breathing its scent into fabric and skin. Here, labdanum glows rather than burns — thick, balsamic, embracing. It’s animated by tickly aromatics: licorice, celery seed, cinnamon leaf and immortelle.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a scent for close quarters and low light, when the air is still and the room can catch its resinous warmth. It feels intimate rather than loud, with a dry, smoky sweetness that reads as composed and slightly mysterious.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, where its resin and spice can unfold without becoming heavy. A few sprays are enough: it sits warmly on skin, projects a soft balsamic trail, and gains a smoother, sweeter glow as the vanilla and labdanum settle.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like resinous, spicy-amber scents with a tactile, slightly animalic edge. It will appeal to those drawn to labdanum, incense-like depth, subtle sweetness and fragrances that feel textured rather than polished to transparency.
Release year
2025
The nose
Delphine Thierry is a French perfumer known for compositions that balance clarity with texture, often drawing out natural materials in a way that feels polished rather than ornate. Her work tends to favour nuanced contrasts: brightness against depth, transparency against resin, and a tactile, skin-close sensuality. For Ládano, she shapes labdanum into a warmer, more animalic register, letting spice, licorice and vanilla frame the resin without softening its character too much. The result fits her strength in building fragrances that feel composed, modern and materially expressive.
Collaborators
Dennis Werner, founder of D:SOL MMXVI, appears to have shaped the brand’s Mediterranean concept and creative direction, framing the fragrance around the resinous character of Cistus ladanifer and the house’s Berlin-to-Mallorca identity. Delphine Thierry translated that brief into the finished composition, balancing labdanum’s balsamic depth with spice and animalic warmth.
D:SOL MMXVI’s story
D:SOL MMXVI builds contemporary niche fragrances around a Mediterranean sense of warmth, memory and sunlight, but with a restrained, modern hand. The house favours simple, sensual compositions made with quality materials and a clear emotional idea rather than decorative excess.
Ladano’s concept
Ládano is built around the darker soul of Cistus ladanifer, focusing on labdanum’s resinous, woolly warmth rather than its brighter facets. The idea draws on the traditional harvesting of the resin from animals’ fleece and on the Mediterranean scrubland landscape that gives the material its character, turning that image into a balsamic, spicy perfume with a distinctly tactile feel.
Extra info
Ládano is part of D:SOL MMXVI’s exploration of Cistus ladanifer, paired conceptually with Cistus to show different facets of the same Mediterranean plant. It is presented in the house’s 75ml format and reflects the brand’s Berlin-and-Mallorca identity.
From the heart of the Mediterranean scrub, where the air hums with resin and sun-drenched leaves, Ladano rises — a fragrance shaped by the slow pulse of Cistus ladanifer. For centuries, this golden resin has been gathered from the wool of animals, breathing its scent into fabric and skin. Here, labdanum glows rather than burns — thick, balsamic, embracing. It’s animated by tickly aromatics: licorice, celery seed, cinnamon leaf and immortelle.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a scent for close quarters and low light, when the air is still and the room can catch its resinous warmth. It feels intimate rather than loud, with a dry, smoky sweetness that reads as composed and slightly mysterious.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, where its resin and spice can unfold without becoming heavy. A few sprays are enough: it sits warmly on skin, projects a soft balsamic trail, and gains a smoother, sweeter glow as the vanilla and labdanum settle.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like resinous, spicy-amber scents with a tactile, slightly animalic edge. It will appeal to those drawn to labdanum, incense-like depth, subtle sweetness and fragrances that feel textured rather than polished to transparency.
Release year
2025
The nose
Delphine Thierry is a French perfumer known for compositions that balance clarity with texture, often drawing out natural materials in a way that feels polished rather than ornate. Her work tends to favour nuanced contrasts: brightness against depth, transparency against resin, and a tactile, skin-close sensuality. For Ládano, she shapes labdanum into a warmer, more animalic register, letting spice, licorice and vanilla frame the resin without softening its character too much. The result fits her strength in building fragrances that feel composed, modern and materially expressive.
Collaborators
Dennis Werner, founder of D:SOL MMXVI, appears to have shaped the brand’s Mediterranean concept and creative direction, framing the fragrance around the resinous character of Cistus ladanifer and the house’s Berlin-to-Mallorca identity. Delphine Thierry translated that brief into the finished composition, balancing labdanum’s balsamic depth with spice and animalic warmth.
D:SOL MMXVI’s story
D:SOL MMXVI builds contemporary niche fragrances around a Mediterranean sense of warmth, memory and sunlight, but with a restrained, modern hand. The house favours simple, sensual compositions made with quality materials and a clear emotional idea rather than decorative excess.
Ladano’s concept
Ládano is built around the darker soul of Cistus ladanifer, focusing on labdanum’s resinous, woolly warmth rather than its brighter facets. The idea draws on the traditional harvesting of the resin from animals’ fleece and on the Mediterranean scrubland landscape that gives the material its character, turning that image into a balsamic, spicy perfume with a distinctly tactile feel.
Extra info
Ládano is part of D:SOL MMXVI’s exploration of Cistus ladanifer, paired conceptually with Cistus to show different facets of the same Mediterranean plant. It is presented in the house’s 75ml format and reflects the brand’s Berlin-and-Mallorca identity.