My girlfriend and I visited Paris mid February and prior to visiting, she had recommended that we…read morebook a workshop at this Perfume studio from positive reviews she had read on Trip Advisor. The concept of being able to create a customized scent seemed intriguing and out of the ordinary in comparison to normal tourist activities, so we decided on the 'En Couple' package, which is a workshop for couples where you make two customized scents in accordance to personal tastes. Since we had only 3 full days in Paris, after booking, I had emailed the Les Parfums team via their website to set a specific time and date. They were willing to accommodate a Monday, 11:00 AM appointment, which fell in line with our busy travel schedule.
Sophie I believe is the proprietor and also lead the workshop. We began by describing what our favorite market scents were and then were given a worksheet that had a grid matrix with sections for a base, middle and the top note. We were then given out numerous scents to sample for the base note and advised to write down our favorites onto the worksheet. After, we began to mix the base note with our preferred selections. It was the same for the middle and top notes, and along each step, Sophie would critique our selections as well as provide expert guidance, so as to create balanced notes in the scent and to truly customize the output. My scent was coming out a bit too musky, but Sophie, who's obviously nothing short of a master at this craft, helped me make some corrections that really helped to fix what I was mixing. At the end, I wound up with a great men's cologne that was not too overpowering, but sweet at the same time. My girl's came out very balanced with hints of jasmine and fruit and she loved it. After we were finished, we did some last minute smell checks and Sophie bottled our concoctions into spray bottles with labels for the names that we had come up with for our cologne/perfume. The end product was of very high quality and lasted pretty much the whole day. A much better experience than buying some cologne at Bloomingdales! Your customized scent is saved and I believe you can also re-order anytime directly from Les Parfums!
Both my partner and I loved the lesson and it was one of the highlights of our trip to Paris. If you are in town, I highly recommend this little studio as it's truly a unique and fun experience and totally out of the ordinary in comparison to the usual tourist stuff.