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Need-U

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Musky · White floral · Marine.

3.77 / 5Rating · 617 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
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Year2018
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerMarie Duchêne
The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Need-U by Laboratorio Olfattivo has a listed musky, white floral, marine profile, with notes of Lemon, Pink Pepper, Sea Notes, White Flowers, Jasmine.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

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The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Eau de parfum · IT listing

Alcohol denat ., Parfum ( fragrance ), Aqua (water), Benzyl salicylate , Hexamethylindanopyran , Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, Limonene, Pinene, Citral .

Source: Laboratorio Olfattivo official Italy product page · Checked 2026-09-22

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

2.49 / 5

285 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
56
2
70
3
126
4
30
5
3

Projection

1.66 / 4

324 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
177
2
105
3
18
4
24

Value perception

2.66 / 5

220 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
34
2
50
3
101
4
26
5
9

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

841Own it
370Previously owned
841Want it
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7
2
69
3
148
4
227
5
166

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Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment

Both list Jasmine and Pink Pepper. Explore Need-U’s musky direction alongside Black Opium’s vanilla profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

Both list Ambroxan and Jasmine. Explore Need-U’s musky direction alongside Baccarat Rouge 540’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Before you try
What does Need-U smell like?

Need-U by Laboratorio Olfattivo has a listed musky, white floral, marine profile, with notes of Lemon, Pink Pepper, Sea Notes, White Flowers, Jasmine.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Marie Duchêne.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 2.49 out of 5, from 285 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Need-U?

Its listed notes include lemon, pink pepper, sea notes, white flowers, jasmine, white musk, ambroxan, sandalwood. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Need-U

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Laboratorio Olfattivo Need-U bottle
Leading accords
musky
white floral
marine
amber
aromatic
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Lemon · Pink Pepper · Sea Notes · White Flowers · Jasmine · White Musk

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