Essential Parfums – Parisian niche house that showcases great perfumers
Essential Parfums was founded in Paris in 2018 by Géraldine Archambault. Her idea: to give perfumers, and perfume itself, back the place they deserve. Every scent is created by a renowned perfumer with full creative freedom, and their names appear on the bottle and the box. At SNUD in Vienna-Josefstadt you can smell and test the fragrances and take samples home.
What makes Essential Parfums special to us?
We love the clarity: with every scent you know who composed it and what it is made of. Divine Vanille, Bois Impérial, Fig Infusion or The Musc – the names are clear, the compositions are too, and they are effortless to wear every day.
Who are Essential Parfums fragrances for?
For anyone looking for an everyday scent that is uncomplicated yet full of character. If you like it fresh and citrusy, start with Nice Bergamote, Néroli Botanica or Orange X Santal; if you like woods, with Bois Impérial or Mon Vetiver; and if you love soft, powdery or sweet, with The Musc, Divine Vanille or Ambre Latte. Some scents also come as a candle, soap or hand cream.
Big names on every bottle
Géraldine Archambault brings 30 years of experience in the fragrance industry – her parents already worked at Rochas before founding the brand Aubusson. For Essential Parfums she works with big names in the industry: Calice Becker created The Musc, Dominique Ropion Velvet Iris, Anne Flipo Néroli Botanica, Quentin Bisch Bois Impérial and Jordi Fernández Ambre Latte.
They are joined by Antoine Maisondieu with Nice Bergamote, Olivier Pescheux with Divine Vanille, Nathalie Lorson with Fig Infusion, Natalie Gracia-Cetto with Orange X Santal, Bruno Jovanovic with Mon Vetiver, Fabrice Pellegrin with Patchouli Mania and Sophie Labbé with Rose Magnetic. Bois Impérial, The Musc and Nice Bergamote also come as a more intense Extrait de Parfum.
Natural, refillable, simple
The fragrances contain 86 to 93 percent natural ingredients, no added colourants and at least one sustainably harvested raw material. The bottles are refillable and the packaging is deliberately simple. That keeps the focus where it belongs for Essential Parfums: on the scent and on the people who compose it.
Some scents also accompany you through everyday life: Bois Impérial, Orange X Santal, The Musc, Divine Vanille and Fig Infusion come as scented candles, Bois Impérial, Nice Bergamote and Orange X Santal as soap, and Bois Impérial, The Musc and Nice Bergamote even as laundry detergent.
