Ellipsis by Derek Lam 10 Crosby bottle
Derek Lam 10 Crosby

Ellipsis

3.4/5 · 143 votes Feminine 2015
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Fragrance notes

Notes

Character

Longevity3.2/5
Sillage3.0/5
Day100
Night27
Spring100
Fall73
Winter52
Summer42
Our take

Ellipsis opens with a jasmine that is not the syrupy, tropical kind but rather a pale, almost translucent white flower, one that seems to have been distilled to its purest, most quiet essence. Behind it, Australian sandalwood spreads like a soft, warm shawl, adding a powdery, slightly spicy spine that keeps the floral from floating away entirely. For a fragrance named after a punctuation mark that signals omission, it makes sense that it feels like a pause rather than a statement, a scent that stays close and never raises its voice.

Its overall character is like a single white petal pressed between the pages of a well-loved novel, elegant but fragile, present only when you lean in. The longevity is modest at best, barely three and a half hours on average, and the sillage hovers just above skin; it is a fragrance for the wearer, not for the room. It feels natural, not synthetic, leaning more towards a niche sensibility than mass market populism, though its simplicity keeps it grounded in wearable, everyday territory. Who is it for? Someone who prefers to whisper rather than shout, who wants a scent that mirrors the quiet confidence of a spring morning. Skip it if you crave projection or if jasmine tends to turn cloying on your skin. Wear it for daytime, for a gentle walk, for those afternoons when you want to feel like a secret only you know.

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