A freebie France only experience. This museum is run by Fragonard. This brand is well known in France but almost unheard of overseas. Fragonard doesn’t advertise. They’re well known here because they’ve been around since 1926.
They offer a free guided tour in French, English and Japanese (maybe more?). Small groups tour too, less than 10 people at a time. It is really quite a wonderful intimate experience. The tour lasts about 30min.
The guide does an informative talk on the history of fragrance and various relics. My favourite is when we go through how fragrance is made and the interactive game of guessing a fragrance composition. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.
- Pre-industrialisation, perfumers needed to manually turn the flowers over daily to get the scent fully absorbed by the fat.
Fun facts that I remember from the tour:
- Capital of fragrance: Grasse, France
- Most expensive flower for fragrance: Iris
- Enemy of fragrance: light, air and heat
- Fragrances sold in store have high price due to heavy marketing spending (e.g. expect more than 80% of selling price)
- Fragonard bottles are patented, uniquely designed to preserve the fragrance Their golden bottle insulate the fragrance from light completely, air tight and resistant to temperature change.
- The average fragrance (glass bottles) can lasts 2-3 years; Fragonard perfume can stay fresh in its bottle for 8 years.
- Cologne is a measly 5% concentration ===> aka sorry, Jo Malone is really a low quality, over priced brand.**the guide didn’t name Jo Malone, but asap she talks about concentration, that’s the first thing that comes in mind. *sigh* I feel bad for owning 3 Jo Malone.
- Egyptians were the first people to use fragrance.
- All flowers are still hand picked today. Except lavender.
- Only lavender is hardy enough to be harvested by machines.
- Information quoted from museum’s official site: Ring flask in opaque white glass (opal) featuring a mount forming a repoussé and chiseled gold cabochon on a guilloché base adorned with turquoise and a central, rose-cut diamond. The upper part of the cabochon comprises a hinged cap, through which the perfume was poured. Attributed to the workshop of F. Egermann. Czech Republic, 19th century
Like all free tours, of course they close with shopping. It is nothing offensive and can walk away easily. It was a very open setting sort of a store. This is one of the best museum / shopping combo that I’ve tried out.
Their prices are incredibly low because they own their factory, plus, they don’t advertise. E.g. 120ml parfum is EUR59!
Tips
- The entrance to the museum is at the back of the building. The most visible entrance is only for their shop.
- Don’t wear any fragrance of your own before the visit. Their perfume means business and it lasts for 24-48 hours (plus survives shower).
- Don’t be shy to asks fellow tourists buy the bulk pack to split with you. Saves around 30% and there’s free gift. It’s a win win.
- The inside of the museum is quite dim, I’d imagine phone cameras will not cut it.
The museum offers various paid tours as well. Example, they have a perfumer apprentice experience every Saturday. This is a 90min class and one gets to create an unique personalised cologne (100ml), pouch for protecting your fragrance, an apron and a diploma. This requires advance booking. The class is offered in either French or English and costs EUR95. For more information visit their official site. I have not tried any of their paid tours. If you’ve done them, please do share your experience in the comments below 😀
Where is this?
Musée du parfum Fragonard
3-5 square Louis Jouvet, 75009 Paris
https://musee-parfum-paris.fragonard.com/en/
Free entry!
Nearest Métro station?
Opera (Line 3, Line 7, Line 8)
Chausée d’Antin La Fayette (Line 7, Line 9)
Auber on RER line A (Red)
**There is another perfume museum in Paris, Le Grand Musée du Parfum. Post for another time 😉
No affiliated link. I do not work with Fragonard in any capacity.
Camera: Canon 5D mark iii, Sony Z3+
Bloglovin’ / Google+ / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Pinterest
2,165 Comments
ラブドール..Comprends-tu maintenant pourquoi tu dois entrer dans la pénitencejusqu’à t’y noyer (en restant dans l’obéissance pourtant)?Puisqu’il n’y a pas besoin,pour qu’un acte soit un sacrifice,
エロ い ラブドールand afterwardskept up a close intimacy with him (8,9,
de las cualesse pueden sacar pinturas y retratos al natural: caracteres y pinturaspuestas á todas luces para reprehender agradablemente lo vicioso yridículo de los hombres,ラブドール エロy apartarlos assi del mal camin ense?ando lamoral buena é introduciéndola suavemente; avergonzando al vici quese pinta en otros,
Oikean rannan puitten latvojen yll? leimahtelivat salamat taajaan,ラブドール sexjaukkonen jyr?hteli yht?mittaa.
mutta sen puhtautta eiv?t ylist?neet muut kuinSanders.ラブドール オナニーSiin? virtasivat voimakkaat joet niin v?kev?sti,
olen n?hnyt sinut ja tunnen tapasi,sanoi mies.ラブドール sex
ダッチワイフen que á vueltas de otros argumentosaparecen dos ó tres de Plauto,pero tan extra?amente modificados quees imposible ver en ellos imitación directa de las piezas originales.
ラブドール エロBonilla en eltomo 410 de su colección de _Libros de Caballerías_.En elcapítulo LII de _Don Tristán_ se lee: ?Dize la historia que quandoLan?arote fue partido de la doncella,
jakaupungin keskell? hiipuva hiillos osoitti paikkaa,ラブドール オナニーmiss? suuri tulioli palanut.
ラブドール オナニーniinkuin kaikki miehet ennemmin tai my?hemmin tuntevat,ett?kuoleman tuska ei ole suurin inhimillisist? k?rsimyksist?.
de manger une bouchée deplus,ラブドールde chasser une mouche,
Quum voluit,ラブドール エロtoto glomerantur nubilacaelo; puro fulget in orbe dies.
ラブドール えろ1853.Tanto la _Tidea_ como la _Thesorina_ figuran en los índices del SantoOficio desde 1559.
— K?vi niin,ラブドール オナニーsanoi vanhempi heist?,
せっくす どー る?cried interrupting him,“sure you men were created for the ruin of our sex.
1494,que contiene la carta de Colón?_de insulis in mari Indico nuper inventis_ Del _Fernandus Servatus_no conozco más reimpresión que la de Strasburgo de 1513,ラブドール エロ
エロ ロボットand were to beattended to at once.As John firmly believed that “my wife” was equal toanything,
Votre ame,Votrehumanité,ラブドール
ロシア エロbefore I became irresistibly drowsy.A deep sleep fell upon me—a sleep like that of death.