The 6 best workshops to create your own perfume in Paris

Looking for something to do over the weekend? These perfume workshops in Paris will teach you how to create your own fragrance.

Everything, no matter how insignificant or invisible, has its own scent, its own perfume. It confuses emotions, which clash and respond to each other.

Perfume follows the same score as a song: it can be sweet, aggressive, floral or evocative, but always follows a lovely melody. From a very early age, we find ourselves sensitive to different fragrances. As we grow older, certain scents become our « Madeleines de Proust ».

Today, thanks to its selection of the best perfume workshops in Paris, Generation Voyage offers you the chance to learn how to recreate a forgotten scent, or simply to define the scents that will become a reflection of your personality. So whether you’re alone, a couple or a family, don’t hesitate and come and give meaning to the scents that will accompany your days and nights.

1. Compose your own duo fragrances

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In the heart of the Marais district, Patrice and his team invite you to join them in this perfume workshop in Paris, where you’ll be introduced to the subtleties of different fragrances. First, you’ll learn how to identify the scents you like, and the ones you can’t stand, before tackling the deeper scents to build your ideal perfume.

Accompanied by a team of experts, you’ll then choose your favorite fragrances from among the 180 exclusive notes on the perfume organ. Once the two hours are up, and you’ve had your fill of creating your very own personalized bottle, you’ll of course leave with it. Whether for yourself or a loved one, this 30mL bottle will become one of your proudest possessions!

A lovely afternoon, then, in a perfect activity for a couple.

2. Create your own signature fragrance

At the foot of the Eiffel Tower, near the Pont de l’Alma, Lætitia and Maureen welcome you to their perfume workshop in Paris. For an afternoon or a morning, they’ll teach you the subtleties of different scents, their origins and their effects on your daily life. Once you’ve identified your favorite scents, you’ll discover the base, heart and top notes to compose your own perfume.

Our perfumer trainers will be on hand to help you find the perfect olfactory balance and create a perfume you love and that reflects your personality. Once you’ve chosen your perfume, you can pour it into the bottle of your choice. Containing 30mL, this bottle will become yours, and you’ll be able to take your creation home with you.

The little extra? You can even reorder your perfume once the bottle is finished!

3. Create your own perfume as a family

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Looking for something to do with the whole family on a rainy afternoon? Look no further than this perfume workshop in Paris! In fact, it’s here that families create while having fun. First of all, you’ll start the two-hour session by discovering a whole range of scents and their favorite associations, taking part in olfactory games.

Next, you’ll explore some very special scents thanks to the large collection of perfume plants, woods, spices and rare fruits available in Marie-Pier’s workshop. Once you’ve completed these steps, the game’s over, and it’s time to get creative! Equipped with your pipettes, you’ll combine your favorite scents to create your own ideal perfume.

Of course, each member of the family can take home his or her own bottle.

4. Compose your perfume with a nose

Once again, we’re off to Patrice’s atelier in the Marais district, to discover one of the best perfume workshops in Paris. This time, it’s not a duo composition that’s on offer, but a one-to-one workshop in which you’ll receive all the best personalized advice to help you discover your olfactory preferences, so you can make the best perfume possible.

In the space of two hours, you’ll learn how to develop your skills and, above all, how to combine scents for a memorable result. Your perfume will then be one of a kind, and will define you as the person you want to be. After all, what better way to make a lasting impression on those you love than to be sure you have a unique scent?

5. Spend a day behind the scenes in the nose business

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More than a perfume workshop in Paris, Lætitia and Maureen are offering you a real experience! Over the course of an entire day, comprising more than six hours of training and an hour and a half for lunch, you’ll discover what goes on behind the scenes of the « nose » profession.

You’ll hear stories and anecdotes about the creation of this very special profession, while taking part in exercises and other fun games to help you develop your own olfactory skills. Then it’s on to the creative side! After discovering the different olfactory families, you’ll compose your own perfume, thanks to the expert advice of our trainers.

At the end of this busy day, you’ll go home with a 30mL bottle of your own creation, as well as your new knowledge.

6. Make your own scented candle

It’s in Brétigny-sur-Orge that we meet again to complete this selection of the best perfume workshops in Paris. But this time, it’s not your body you’ll be perfuming, but your candles! At the start of the workshop, you’ll begin by choosing the container in which to pour your candle. You’ll also choose your scent, from a wide selection: gingerbread, lavender, almond, buttery brioche, cinnamon apple, salted butter caramel…

Then it’s time to make your own! You’ll heat your rapeseed wax, make a floral fondant and, of course, add the essence of the fragrances you chose earlier to your artistic creations. At the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with your candle and fondant, and a wealth of knowledge about candle-making and the craft of artisan wax-making!