Let me start by saying, I am a big fan of the lads at Le Labo and especially a fan of their fragrance Rose 31. 

Le Labo's aim is to educate consumers about perfumery by aiding them to develop an educated olfactive palette. The name, Le Labo itself means 'The Laboratory' and their New York space looks more like a well styled old fashioned lab that a retail outlet. Their fragrances are usually singular in name, yet complex in content. Speaking of, the exact number of ingredients in their fragrances follow the fragrance name - therefore Rose 31 contains 31 ingredients. 

The Le Labo brand has is a very specific and strong aesthetic that doesn't deviate from it's theme of creation and experimentation. The bottles look like simply labelled samples from a science lab and the contents themselves are somewhat experimental. All Le Labo fragrances are genderless - how does one summise a scent by the parameters of masculine and feminine anyway? What attracts and repels us olfactively varies greatly by culture, personality, environment and even mood.  This truth results in a line of products that contain woods, florals and grasses that can be worn by anyone and everyone. It's compelling and an experiment, that so far has been quite successful. 

<strong>The Fragrance:</strong> <a href="http://store.lelabofragrances.com/en/C56/rose_31.html">Rose 31</a> by Le Labo. 

<strong>The Food:</strong> <a href="http://www.parchedmarch.com/home/barsdrinks/gazebo">Giggle Rose Cocktail</a>. 

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