Lalique Encre Indigo

Conceived by perfumer Annick Menardo and released in 2023, Lalique Encre Indigo Eau de Parfum is the French crystal house's take on a cool, ink-dark aromatic built around vetiver and tea. Where Lalique's earlier Encre Noire was all sharp, forested vetiver, this one softens the approach with spice and bergamot and lets black tea run the heart. Aromatica carries the Lalique Encre Indigo decant in Bangladesh in all available sizes.

Fragrance Notes

Top: Juniper Berry, Pink Pepper, Bergamot

Heart: Black Tea, Saffron, Bay Leaf

Base: Madagascar Vetiver, Patchouli, Ambergris

Full note breakdown on Fragrantica.

The Scent

Bergamot and juniper berry announce themselves immediately, cool and slightly resinous from the first moment. The bergamot here is not the bright citrus of a typical fresh fragrance but something more subdued, almost grey, which pairs with the juniper to create an immediate sense of cool shadow. The juniper reads more aromatic and herbal than piney, sitting alongside pink pepper that adds a dry, lightly spicy lift without turning aggressive. Within the first ten minutes there is a distinctive freshness that nods to the Encre Noire lineage, but Encre Indigo is considerably less austere and easier to wear. As it moves into the heart, black tea takes command, bringing a slightly astringent, leafy quality that anchors everything and gives the fragrance its defining character. Saffron weaves in behind it, offering a warm, lightly suede-like softness that keeps the composition from feeling too cool or sparse. Bay leaf deepens the herbal dimension, giving the mid-stage a slightly Mediterranean greenness alongside the spice. The saffron and black tea work in tension here, the tea pulling the composition toward something dry and astringent while the saffron keeps nudging it back toward warmth, and the result is a mid-phase that feels genuinely considered rather than generic. That interplay between the two gradually shifts as the base begins to emerge: the tea note extends its dry, slightly tannic character downward while the saffron softens and recedes into the patchouli, creating a slow, layered handoff rather than an abrupt transition. Lalique Encre Noire A L'Extreme pushes that Encre Noire vetiver core further, giving the lineage a darker, more concentrated read than Encre Indigo's tea and spice detour.

The dry-down can read two ways depending on skin chemistry. Madagascar vetiver and patchouli settle into an earthy, slightly damp base, and on some skin this transition feels exactly right, a dark soil-and-tea finish that is composed and adult. On others, the dry-down turns quieter and simpler than expected, the tea fading to something more neutral over the ambergris and patchouli. Either way, the overall arc is coherent: cool aromatic spice at the opening, a tea-and-saffron heart, and a woody, earthy close carrying a faint amber warmth from the ambergris.

When to Wear

Encre Indigo suits cooler weather, from autumn into winter, and works particularly well in office and everyday professional settings where something dark and composed is the goal. It carries enough freshness for a sharp dinner-out moment in the evening but stays restrained enough for daytime desk wear.

Who Is It For

Built for the person who gravitates toward dark, intellectual aromatics, someone who already wears vetiver-forward or tea-based fragrances and wants a well-constructed Eau de Parfum that does not rely on sweetness or crowd appeal.

If you enjoy Ombre Noir, also from Lalique, the two share a dark, shadowy character and are worth wearing back to back. For a vetiver-centric comparison with more warmth and smoothness, Vetiver Sensuel by Mancera sits in a related space. Browse the full Lalique collection at Aromatica, available in all available sizes to sample before settling on a bottle.

Available as an authentic decant in Bangladesh at Aromatica in 3ml, 5ml, 9ml, and 15ml.