For this year’s Valentine’s Day list, I’ve gone back to the library and matched some famous fictional couples with perfumes. Here’s a link to the YouTube video: Perfumes for iconic couples – Valentine’s Day 2026. And this is a link to the accompanying Substack post: Perfumes for famous fictional couples.

Le Labo Patchouli 24 (Annick Menardo) 8:08
Eris Green Spell (Antoine Lie) 15:20
Escentric Molecules Molecule 01 + Cistus (Geza Schoen) 19:20
Cartier L’Heure Vertueuse (Mathilde Laurent) 26:10
Les Indemodables Rose De Jamal (Antoine Lie) 28:55
Etat Libre D’Orange Eau De Protection (Antoine Lie & Antoine Maisondieu) 33:26
Tauer Lonestar Memories (Andy Tauer) 36:46
Parfum D’Empire Immortelle Corse (Marc-Antoine Corticchiato) 41:57
Naomi Goodsir Nuit De Bakelite (Isabelle Doyen) 45:12
Diptyque L’Eau Papier (Fabrice Pellegrin) 48:39
Tom Ford Soleil Neige (Olivier Gillotin) 50:18
Guerlain Habit Rouge (Jean-Paul Guerlain) 53:23

[Samples of the Naomi Goodsir, Eris, Tom Ford, Parfum D’Empire, Diptyque, Les Indemodables and Cartier were provided by the brands; the remainder were obtained by me.]

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