Essential Parfums was founded in Paris in 2018 by Géraldine Archambault. She brings 30 years of experience in the fragrance industry – her parents both worked at Rochas before creating the brand Aubusson. Her idea: to give perfumers and perfume itself the place they deserve.

Every scent is created by a renowned perfumer with full creative freedom, among them Calice Becker, Dominique Ropion, Anne Flipo and Jordi Fernández. Their names appear on the bottle and the box. The fragrances contain 86 to 93 percent natural ingredients, no added colourants and at least one sustainably harvested raw material. The bottles are refillable, the packaging deliberately simple.

What makes Essential Parfums special to us is its 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.