I’m delighted that Peter Olson founder of the blog Peter's Paris has kindly agreed to guest posting, right here at Signature Scent. Peter’s Paris is all about photographing that great city as it is today. For perfume devotees and readers of Signature Scent, Peter has agreed to photograph perfume boutiques and key perfume addresses in Paris.
The first of Peter’s posts is from the Marais district of Paris. L’Artisan Parfumeur is at 32 rue Bourg Tibourg. (See this location on a map.)
L'Artisan Parfumeur has a great range of fragrances. They also sell an unusual fragrant wooden ball, which releases an amber fragrance for up to 8 months. When the amber fragrance disappears from the wooden ball, you can buy new crystals to refresh it.
L’Artisan Parfumeur is directly next door to ‘Mariage Frères ’, which is well known for specialist teas
The one and only Different Company boutique is located at 10 rue Ferdinand Duval in the 4th arrondisment. (See this address on a map.)
The Different Company was established in the year 2000 by Jean-Claude Ellena, who then moved to become perfumer at Hermes. Celine Ellena now runs The Different Company.
The Fragonard Boutique du Marais is based at 51 rue des Francs Bourgeois Tel + 33 (0) 1 44 78 01 32. (See this location on a map.)
This is what the Fragonard website has to say about how the company was established:
“It was shortly before the First World War that Eugène Fuchs, an entrepreneur at heart who had already been seduced by the magic of perfume, decided to set up his own perfumery based on the novel concept of selling perfumery products directly to the tourists who were beginning to discover the French Rivera’s charms. Parfumerie Fragonard was opened in 1926. Eugène Fuchs chose to name it after the famous Grasse-born painter, Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806), as a tribute to both the town of Grasse and to the refinement of 18th-century arts. Similarly, the choice of name expressed his desire to run his business in accordance with traditions.”
Finally, Peter managed to get a shot or two of the Guerlain Boutique et Cabine Francs Bourgeois at 10 rue des Francs Bourgeois. (See this address on a map.)
There are 11 Guerlain boutiques in Paris in addition to their main address which is at 68 avenue des Champs Elysees.
More from Peter in Paris soon.