Venue Bois de Langbian Eau de Parfum

A cedarwood fragrance of contrast and calm - where cool spice and earthy, dry woods meet the quiet elegance of violet and leather.

Cool spice unfolds into the dry elegance of cedarwood, tempered by supple leather and the earthy gravitas of vetiver. Woody and refined, it evokes highland mornings veiled in fog - a fragrance shaped by contrast and quiet power.

Top: Grapefruit, Violet, Cinnamon
Heart: Virginia Cedarwood, Cardamom, Leather
Base: Haitian Vetiver, Amberwood, Oakmoss, Ambrette Seeds

Long before colonial roads wound through the hills and tea plantations blanketed the slopes, now modern-day Da Lat, the K’Ho and Mạ peoples called these mist-cloaked highlands home. Their stories whisper through ancient trees and cascading waterfalls, like spirits guarding the land, holding its secrets deep in the fog. At dawn, the mist lifts over dense rows of green and terraced hills, revealing the cascading slopes. The air is cool, carrying a whisper of pine, flowers, and distant rain. This is a place that captivates the soul of the wanderer, the seeker - those drawn to the beauty of the unknown moment.

When I created Bois de Langbian, I imagined the wind weaving through trees - that fresh, airy feeling of walking home within nature’s quiet symphony. It carried me back to childhood in Bogor: afternoons beneath the canopy, visits to the botanical garden with my parents, where everything smelled green, earthy, and somehow eternal.

I wanted the fragrance to hold that same tension between serenity and nostalgia - where woods feel textured and alive, like running your hand across bark. If this scent could speak, it would say: even as the world changes, memory remains.

* Alvin hails from Bogor, Indonesia - a city of mist, rain, and botanical gardens - echoing the cool, verdant spirit of Đà Lạt and the Langbian Plateau." - Alvin Bunawan

Venue is an independent fragrance house founded between New York and Saigon, rooted in Asian heritage and shaped by an American creative sensibility. Its fragrances are conceived as “Scenes” that capture specific places, moods, and cultural memories, often drawing from overlooked chapters of Vietnamese history and nightlife to tell stories through scent. Co-founded by Thanh Nguyen, whose background in the music and creative industries informs the brand’s cinematic, sound-infused approach, Venue treats each perfume as a multi-sensory experience that links scent with film, music, and space.

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