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Wristful Thinking

What Your Fragrance Says (Secretly) About You

By Le Journal

Wristful Thinking

Perfume may fade, but its memory lingers. Le Labo’s Classic Collection scents reveal what they remember most about you—their wearers—after all these years…

VIOLETTE 30

“I’m so excited by our new relationship. I love watching you find out who we are together.”

FLEUR D'ORANGER 27

“When you spritzed me once for an extra boost of confidence, it made me believe in both of us. When you spritzed me twice, I knew to fasten my seatbelt. Three times, though, and I’m calling your mom.”

BAIE 19

“I never said the storm wasn’t real. I just tried to remind you it wouldn’t last forever.”

AMBRETTE 9

“People said I was too introverted. You never asked me to be louder; you just listened more closely.”

THÉ MATCHA 26

“You incorporate me in your daily spiritual practice. I draw you closer to the universal divine. Also, I make you smell really, really good.”

EUCALYPTUS 20

“You wore me to that party where you said nothing all night, and left early. But I made sure to circulate for you.”

ANOTHER 13

“I cherished playing a key role in the transformation to your truest self. I appreciate you don’t always know I’m there—it means I’m part of you now.”

BERGAMOTE 22

“I know where your (metaphorical) bodies are buried, and it only deepens my endless love for you.”

JASMIN 17

“You told me secrets at 2 a.m. I’m still keeping them. In return, I whisper instructions into your lover’s ear.”

THÉ NOIR 29

“You wore me when your thoughts got too loud. I never spoke, but always kept the kettle from whistling.”

LABDANUM 18

“We never made a scene. But I saw how you looked at my reflection in the elevator mirror.”

TONKA 25

“You sprayed me just before you heard the good news. I remember the tears and the joy. I stayed and held your wrist all night.”

YLANG 49

“OOOOH YEAH BABY IT’S DATE NIGHT! LFG!!! (The fact that we can stir up this much excitement in a ten year marriage is a testament to us both)”.

LAVANDE 31

”Every time you wear me, you reveal a new layer of the mystery that is you. I hope we never get to the bottom of it.”

VETIVER 46

“The first time you wore me it felt like a fresh start. Every morning since, I’ve tried my best to return the favor.”

LYS 41

“I’m happy to serve as your time machine when you want to remember your loved one, but just so you know—I can help you make new memories, too, beloved.”

NEROLI 36

“You describe me as your ‘secret weapon.’ I describe you as my ‘public champion.’ You use me to scent your skin, but I like to think I also perfume your inner life.”

ROSE 31

“You’ve worn me every day for nine years and still tell people you’re “not a perfume person.” I never held it against you.”

PATCHOULI 24

“Every time you wore me, you said, “just one spray.” I knew you didn’t mean it.”

SANTAL 33

“You spritzed me into the air of your paramour’s boudoir as a warning to others who might have entered. You know what? It worked, you evil genius.”

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