Louis Vuitton Tea Storm

Tea Storm is Louis Vuitton's latest unisex release, launched internationally in 2026 and created by Jacques Cavallier Belletrud — originally released in China in 2025 as Rain Tea, it's part of the Journey to China chapter of the house's Perfumes of the World collection. Inspired by the Chinese art of tea, Cavallier Belletrud created "an impressionistic, open-air interpretation brought to life by the elements."

The opening is a bright and soaring burst of lemongrass, creating an invigorating citrus-green freshness. As it develops, luminous magnolia unfolds alongside velvety Centifolia rose from Grasse, extracted through an exclusive CO₂ process, forming a refined and airy floral heart. Many reviewers notice the lemongrass and a honeyed rose before the tea, which sits underneath as a soft, warm background.

The dry-down moves into a warm tea accord with subtle nuances of hay and honey, giving the fragrance a smooth woody finish with natural sweetness, serenity, and elegant depth. Performance is exceptionally impressive for a fresh fragrance — reviewers consistently report 12+ hours on skin with projection around 8 hours.

Wearers most often call it fresh, clean and uplifting, and several rank it the best of the three Journey to China fragrances, though the lemongrass opening is what most notice first. Community comparisons land most often on Louis Vuitton Imagination and Hermès Wulong Cha — Tea Storm shares Imagination's fresh elegance but feels gentler and more refined, while echoing Wulong Cha's tea character with added florals. If you're curious about a genuinely long-lasting fresh fragrance that doesn't sacrifice refinement for performance, this is exactly the kind of discovery a decant is made for.

Scent Notes

• Top: Lemongrass
• Middle: Magnolia, Rose
• Base: Tea

Best For
Spring and summer. Daytime wear, office, casual settings. A fresh floral-green tea fragrance with exceptional longevity that suits those who love clean, uplifting compositions with quiet sophistication.