Custom Perfumes
Ordering a personalized, haute couture fragrance is a very intimate experience. The creations of a custom-made fragrances can release totally delicious and unique fragrances. Imagine a sensual blend of vanilla, cotton candy, tangerine and Turkish rose or a delicate melting of lavender of Grasse, nutmeg, Madagascar musk, leather and rosemary essence. A perfume can take many months to create and famous global brands like Guerlain, Patou and Cartier charge over 30,000€ to custom make a perfume. However, it does not mean that a top perfurmer can not create a signature blend on a short trip to Paris. Of course the longer spent in the lab the higher the cost. This is why we are able to offer you this special Bespoke Initiation for only 750€ compared to 6,000€ for a full Bespoke perfume.
Personalization
Prior to your arrival you will fill in a short questionnaire about your personal tastes to understand your style, tastes, dreams and desires. Questions like what perfumes you wear, how you wear them, favorite colors and tone, aromas you like and dislike, weekend in the countryside or trendy getaway in New York? Once this is completed, your private perfumer will analyze the answers in preparation of your meeting so you can take maximum advantage of the 1hr time it will take to make a custom blend.
Creation
You will meet your perfumer in her small shop on the Left Bank and based on the answers to your questoinnaire, offer you some a series of fragrances to smell, to reveal your reaction to floral notes, woody tones and spicy rhythms. At this point she is ready to go to work in per mini-lab to create 2 samples. You will choose from one of these and receive your very own, one-of-a-kind signature perfume in a 100ml bottle will be prepared for you to take home with.
Expertise
Your perfurmer is one of the top independant perfurmers In Paris and is the epitome of French charm and discreet elegance.
She studied piano for 10 years before falling in love with the world of fragrance. She headed off to study in perfume industry captial in Grasse, before return to Paris. Since then, she has won the Concours International de Parfumerie (a French compeition for the best nose of the moment) and opened a luxurious little shop with and has additional points of sale for her off the shelf Ready to Wear creations from London to Berlin to Dubai. This collections revolves around 20 perfurmes, which sell for 125€, and bespoke perfumes which include various olfactory families such as fruity, floral, aromatic woody, aquatic floral and oriental woody.
Custom Eau de Cologne
This experience is for those who prefer to wear a lighter Eau de Cologne, learn about the history of perfume and would like to be part of the creation process with the guidance of one of Paris' Top Noses. The cost for a private 90 min session is 550€ for 1 or 2 people.
Creation
During this experience you will learn about perfume, its history and current trends in the first half of the session. Explanation of the origin of the "Eau de Cologne" in Florence, Italy during the 16th century and its evolution into the family of perfumes named Eaux Fraiches, which include amber, musk, marine, green tea, spice, fruit. During the second half, learn a simple method to create several perfumes on your own guided by expert assitance. Create various types of Cologne and Eaux Fraiches from a selection of up to 30 raw materials and compositions according to your inspiration and affinity to the various olfactory families.
Expertise
Your prsonal "Nose" is well known in the perfum industry as a brand developer, sales training and for perfurme creation. Her clients include Givenchy, Christian Dior, Frédéric Malle, Yves Saint Laurent, and Lancôme. She has created the perfume for Men « Jacques Zolty »