A great find on the way down from Sacre Cour. Delightful selection of soaps, perfumes and…read morearomatherapy sourced from France's Grasse region and beyond. I loved the single scent soaps . The Cote D'Azur is a very light jasmin with notes of rose. Layering it on top of the essential oil jasmin. The housewares and clothing are also super cute.

This is by far one of the most unique museums I've been to…read more Most are history or art of the region, this one was dedicated to perfume and beauty. It was pretty cool to walk around and see the displays with vintage perfume bottles and vessels. At the end of the tour (which was free) you get dumped into a gift shop (go figure). The cool thing about the gift shop is the build your own perfume section. This was a nice inexpensive way to spend part of the afternoon in Paris.

During my last trip to Paris, I made sure to visit this museum to explore the history of perfume,…read moregiven my love for both history and fragrances. It was enjoyable to explore on my own and see how perfume and scents have evolved, with many beautiful pieces and artworks that I easily lost track of time. I wish there had been more opportunities to smell -- although maybe not all of the scents were pleasant -- of the original fragrances you hear about during the tour, but I enjoyed trying the different perfumes in the shop. The sales clerks' high-pressure tactics somewhat lessened the relaxed feeling, but overall, I really liked it, and I did purchase a few delightful perfumes. I bought Ile Damour and Melodie because, in my opinion, they smelled classically French.

This store was on my list and I made it there. There products are made in Provence and are…read moreabsolutely wonderful. I wish I had bought more. You can find some of the products on Amazon. Less expensive to buy in France. The store smells heavenly. It is in Marais. The shopkeeper was so sweet and so helpful. I love Durance.

From the owner: Durance, Maison de Famille fondée à Grignan en Terre de Provence, offre des produits parfumés…read moreraffinés et locaux pour de véritables moments de bien-être. Ses bougies parfumées, parfums d'intérieur, parfums pour soi et cosmétiques naturels embellissent notre quotidien et sont issus des essences naturelles les plus précieuses de Provence, Terre d'Origine et Source d'Inspiration.

This is my all-time favorite parfumeur. Anywhere, in the world. Located near the Opéra, the Place…read moreVendôme, and not far from the Ritz, the shop is visually gorgeous and the fragrances are unique and sublime. Worth a visit for just the fragrances, but I bought my mother the most elegant, soft, cashmere-lined and fur-cuffed pair of jade green leather gloves here in 2005 - and they are still just as lovely today. Worth a plane ride from California and a Metro ride from anywhere in Paris!

Such a beautiful parfumerie with an extensive range of rare fragrances. There is something for…read moreevery scent hound, regardless of their olfactory preference. This place will enchant you with their choices and displays. Very knowledgeable staff who are very helpful.

The experience at Nose was phenomenal to say the least. Ironically, i found Nose through a post on…read moreReddit, did some research and just walked over one day. Not 100% sure what I was walking into, I initially asked if i was able to make my own scent which is truly my number 1 want in Paris, which they did not do. But what they did do is set you up sort of on a scent journey based on your current fragrances and help you find a signature scent. You sit at their bar where they offer you coffee or water. Complete a profile and based on that they will tell where you base, head, and heart notes lie and will show you 5 scents. You smell them without knowing which is which. You rank them and based on that you get a batch of new scents. And then from there you narrow it down to four. They then spray four on your arms and then you pick your number 1 to wear. There was absolutely no sales pressure. I could have walked out with just samples or i could have bought everything. It was amazing. I bought two colognes and lefts with maybe ten samples? I loved it. The staff was amazing. The place was absolutely perfect. I would do this over and over again.

Absolutely adorable little shop with beautiful perfume bottles both new and vintage; it's like…read morebeing transported to a more refined and glamorous era. The ladies were very pleasant and helpful and I come out with a bag full of unique pieces that will always remind me of my time in Paris.

Detaille 1905 is an "established" yet small fragrance store. As one might imagine, the store was…read morefounded in 1905- which makes it ~112 years old. But they haven't expanded like Diptyque has. I love Diptyque and many other fragrance shops, but they exist in the US and their candles are same whether in US or Paris. I was hoping to venture on a uniquely French olfactory experience. I found Detaille because it happened to be a couple of steps away from the apartment that I was staying in. I went into the store out of curiosity. Their fragrances range from €45 (30ml) to €125 (100ml), and I thought that their candles were particularly well priced at €45. I loved the fresh bamboo candle but ultimately got two of the Mimosa candles. (For Americans- mimosas are actually flowers, not the drinks! I didn't know until then :) ) It is imperative to mention that the reason why my Detaille experience was as positive as it was is due to the shopkeeper, Ms. Celine's, hospitality. She was incredibly kind to explain everything and not at all pushy to buy. When I purchased the two candles, she was embarrassed that the recent summer heat had produced wrinkled textures on the candles' surface. She provided me a discount as a result- I didn't even ask for it. I also bought a 100ml vial of Akuri. I brought my sister to this shop, in our neverending quest for her signature scent. Akuri is sweet and fruity but very subtly so. We spritzed some on our wrist, went on with our day, and the next day went back to Detaille to buy the bottle. When you find a scent that you like, seize it!! They have a website but the store experience is infinitely better :) Also- they are equipped with Duty Free shopping. Here's another example of Ms Celine's hospitality- I misplaced my receipt which is required for the tax refund. I called her from England, and she asked me how I would like to receive my receipt. I told her email is fine, and she emailed me an invoice right away. This shop went above and beyond in service, olfactory tour, uniqueness, and price point. I would highly recommend a stop if you are a fragrance lover! P.S. Ms. Celine is happy to provide fragrance samples so don't hesitate to ask.

From the owner: Parfums de niche, soins de la peau, huiles essentielles, poudres libres et bougies parfumées.read more

I'm so glad we passed all the other amazing perfume places and stopped into Parfums Jovoy. It was…read moreeasily my favorite memory of Paris choosing perfume with the elegant and knowledgeable Adrian. He made sure we experienced dozens of amazing and rare perfumes before choosing our absolute favorites based on how it worked with our body chemistry as well as the smell on the paper strip. First class experience. Popular place, so try for a weekday if you can.

This is by far and away the best place to stop in Paris to discover niche and indie perfumes that…read morearen't found elsewhere. I happened upon this store while I was visiting perfumeries in Paris and was overwhelmed by both the quality and quantity of niche perfumes in their store. You won't find any common perfumes found in department stores, but that's the beauty of this place. The employees are very knowledgeable and very kind and thankfully will leave you alone to discover perfumes on your own unless you need some help. I will definitely be back to purchase perfumes in the future and look forward to new additions. Some of the houses I was so happy to see were Olfactive Studio, Tauer Perfumes, Xerjoff, Roja Dove, Profumum Roma, Nassomatto, and The Vagabond Prince. You don't see those in stores everyday!

I thought Fragonard only sold perfume, but they had lots of cute gift items at this shop. Trinkets…read moreand gifts that back in the USA you would find mass produced for stores like Anthropologie, except here they seemed genuine. The t-shirts had some adorable designs and drew me into the store, but they were quite expensive (over 30 Euro?). They had adorable laundry and lingerie bags for around 20 Euros. I ended up buying a beautiful individually-crafted tote bag for just under 16 Euros, marked down from 22. I love that the bag isn't a tourist souvenir, but more like a genuine, unique French tote. And so affordable! It definitely turned out to be my favorite souvenir on my trip to France, and I wish I had bought more! The store workers were nice and spoke both French and English. They even gave me a few Fragonard perfume samples with my purchase.

Fragonard has several stores in Paris, but I like the one in…read morethe Louvre shopping area. It has clothing, bags, pouches, teacups and plates and of course all their varieties of perfumes, Soaps.

This is my favourite perfume shop on the planet!!! They specialize in independent perfume producers…read moreand, as a result, have an eclectic mix of product. The person who "manned" the shop while I was there was super knowledgeable and hip. I ended up buying a perfume that smelled of ink, old books, leather, and smoke. Makes me think of a hard core intellectual's office at a university in the 19th century. Perfect match for me and, as a bonus, I doubt anyone will have the same perfume as me. Yay!