Really a fun experience- Van was a pleasure to work with and really helped us pick our perfect fragrances!
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Professional guide
- All equipment and materials
- Numbered diploma to reorder your creation in the future
- 50ml bottle of Eau de Perfume to take home
Excludes
- Private transportation
- Food & drinks
- Boutique purchases
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Departure point: Boutique Molinard, please enter the boutique on the right side of the green door. Address: 72 rue bonaparte 75006 paris Directions: Metro St Suplice/Rennes/sèvre Babylone Near to Montparnasse Station Near to "BON MARCHE" Dates: See Availability
Return
- Departure point: Boutique Molinard, please enter the boutique on the right side of the green door. Address: 72 rue bonaparte 75006 paris Directions: Metro St Suplice/Rennes/sèvre Babylone Near to Montparnasse Station Near to "BON MARCHE" Dates: See Availability
Itinerary
The emblematic workshop of Maison Molinard. For one hour, accompanied by a perfume expert, you explore the structure of a fragrance, discover top, heart, and base notes, and compose your own creation from 90 essences. You leave with a unique 50 ml bottle marked by your olfactory personality. Kindly note that only registered participants are allowed to attend, as no accompanying guests can be accommodated.
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Reviews
Max was very knowledgable and patient with us and taught us everything that we needed to know. I learned something new and came home with an amazing souvenir.
I loved the chance to create my own scent! There were tons of options to choose from and they were very knowledgeable and helpful in guiding you through the process. The only thing negative was it did feel a little rushed at times. I would prefer if they gave you an additional 15 to 20 minutes, especially since there are so many scents to go through.
Perfume making was so much fun ! Both my husband and I enjoyed it and would absolutely recommend to our friends
Granddaughters (11,17) and I did this together. Learning about how perfumes are created and then making our own based upon our own preferences.Amazing!!!
This was so much fun for my adult daughter and I. It was interesting how you mix the scents to make the fragrance you really like. The instructor was terrific!
My 16 year old daughter and I really enjoyed this experience. We made it a girls afternoon and loved crafting our own unique scents. It was so interesting to learn how perfume is made, test all the different scents and bring home a unique souvenir from our time in Paris. Molinard was high quality from start to finish.
Wonderful experience. I don’t wear perfume and don’t particularly care for it but the scent I created is amazing. It was created by me for me. I’m obsessed with it.
What a fun and informative thing to do! You choose from about 100 scents that you narrow down to your top 10 favorites and blend with other fragrances to make the scent that fits you best! Max and Lauryne were so helpful and patient, and offered helpful suggestions when they were needed. Then you get to bring home a small bottle of your creation!
Traveling with a 14 yr old to Paris for her first time. This was easily her favorite experience. You met in the shop and then you go to the workshop room. Max explained how different notes work in a fragrance (top, heart, and bass) and how to test a combination. He had us test the different scents/notes. Some I thought I'd like were not my favorite and some I thought would be weird, combined beautifully. Max was great at offering advice if we were stuck. Then he gave us the ratios and we made the perfume. Just a great experience-glad we did it!
It was a wonderful experience for my granddaughter and I to share. She truly enjoyed creating f her fragrance.
My group had a wonderful time with this perfume experience. The two women running it could not have been kinder. We all would have loved if this was an hour and a half experience as there was so much to learn, and so many scents to test with the wide variety of options, nonethless this got an A+ in all areas. Thank you, we will try it again when we return to Paris next year.
This was spectacular! Our perfume making professional was awesome, and hugely helpful. She offered opinions and helped out when people needed guidance. I can't wait for my perfume to cure so I can use it!! Only drawback is that it's so hot here right now and the space isn't air conditioned. I was sweating so bad I had to use paper towels to clean the sweat off my face... with asthma, felt like I might pass out from the heat. More fans would be a great idea. Weather definitely wasn't their fault... so this still gets a 5-star! Have fun!!
Incredible experience with a French Perfumery! Nicely sized class of which to learn the basics of creating perfume.... and you leave with a 50ml bottle of your creation!
Fun and so niche ! Went with my 11 yo daughter and learned so much ! Person leading the group also was lovely - my bottle spilled after I halfway mixed it (!!!) and she was able to reformulate it perfectly! 5/5 stars
A bit on the expensive side. Good activity indoor with elementary school kids. Don’t love my perfume in the end but I suppose more about the experience. The instructors seemed very classic French / not super friendly.
Excellent experience, so unique to create your own customized perfume. The woman leading our workshop was kind and helpful and the overall experience was definitely one of a kind! So happy I did this, I brought my 12 year old daughter with me and she had the time of her life!
Informative and fun! We had a private room tucked away behind shop with a beautiful courtyard. Teacher was super sweet and we had a great time!!
Was so much fun, highly recommend. Was a great experience, nothing we would have done before and now we have a perfume to remember our holiday by
My mom and I did the 1.5 hour class. There were a lot of scents to choose from. We were done half an hour early which was fine; but it didn’t feel like we got very much education regarding perfume.
Was amaizing! very complete, informative, fun, and you take your own perfume. The place is beautiful too
If you like perfume and you love French perfume, this is truly an incredible experience. The instruction is interesting and clear, the teacher superb, and the scents heavenly. She walks you through how perfume is constructed and how to choose the layers of scent that ultimately make up your own perfume. Then she tells you the specific amounts of each note and you make and bottle it. I cannot recommend this highly enough and promise that it’s worth every penny (and more, frankly). If you’re thinking about buying a bottle of French perfume, invest and make your own. You won’t regret it.
I did this experience with my 10 year grand daughter and we both loved it. The directions were given in french and then english. The instructor was helpful and very experienced. It was both a fun and informative class. Plus we now have a bottle of our unique fragrance with the option of getting more if we want. A fabulous experience.
Fun activity. The instructor was very knowledgeable and helpful. Venue was well set up.and organized. It is easy to do and accessible . I love that you can reorder the perfume
Don’t wear perfume beforehand. Know your likes and dislikes regarding perfumes. Thoroughly enjoyable
We really enjoyed this experience. We don’t speak French so we were grateful our guide spoke English and walked us through the steps. She was patient and helpful. My daughter and I loved it and were very happy with the souvenir we had to take home.
It was a lot of fun, we got an in depth experience and explanation of how everything works. Every step was well explained and very easy to follow.
Small group. Lots of individual attention and support given. The discount in the shop was a lovely touch
Very cool experience but person who led it was a little mean and short when we tried to ask questions
Exquisite! Enjoyed it a lot. Cozy atmosphere, very nice employees, unique fragrances. I would definitely repeat the experience.
We had a wonderful time at the Molinard perfume workshop. My husband, our two boys, and I all enjoyed the experience. The workshop gave us the chance to create scents that smell better than anything we’ve ever purchased. It was a fun, memorable activity, and now we have custom fragrances we can reorder in the future. A lasting memory for our family.
This was a really fun way to spend an afternoon with my 3 daughters. Although overwhelming to smell so many scents in a small amount of time, we had a lot of fun creating our perfume and talking about the different mixes.
There were two tables of about six people per table. You are able to choose from a wide variety of scents to select three top notes, three middle notes, and four base notes. The ladies supervising the class previewed each note’s compatibility as you selected them. They then decided how much of each, and you added the scents to a bottle using a pipette. It was a fun and very interesting experience. My granddaughter and I are happy with our bespoke perfume!
This was so much fun as an experience outing. We learned a lot. But had a lot of fun sharing favorite scents, helping each other test combinations, and being able to take home the end product.
The Molinard Perfume Making class was an absolute unique must-do during our trip! Gabrielle, our instructor, was an amazing guide who made the process of creating our unique scent so easy and informative. There were a wide variety of scents to choose from, and we had the freedom to make our perfume truly our own. Overall, it was an incredibly fun and memorable experience, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a unique and enjoyable activity.
One star is off because the women running it seem sort-of half-involved but she was absolutely a perfume expert. You sit with others and not so much a perfume organ, but a gigantic spinning thing on the table with top notes, mid notes, and base notes, and an instruction by her about how to compose. Note, she encourages a complex perfume, so it's not 3 notes, it's quite a bit more, and she helps you math it to create your own smell. She told me adding too much basil as a top note would be too spicy and she was right! I love my smell that smells like, but also, you can absolutely order your smell later. They save your concoction in their records. Absolutely thrilled with the result. And my friend Keith was going to make one for his mom, but instead made a lovely dark fruit smell for himself.
Excellent, unique thing to do in Paris. We loved the experience and look forward to wearing our own parfum when we get back home. The instructor, education, and experience were all sublime. Thank you.
Learn how fragrances are made, then mix and make your own. Fragrances need to ‘rest’ for one week before using!
Excellent class!!! Teacher was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. Would highly recommend to anyone wanting to have a unique experience
great experince just a bit expensive for what you get. We booked a class in English but it was conducted in French with a brief translation for us which was disappointing
This was so fun! I thought it might be cheesy or not as “intensive” but we learned a lot about how perfume is built, and were able to pick three top notes, three heart notes and four bottom notes. The person leading our class was so helpful! Can’t recommend enough!
Be on time. The class was held on English and French concurrently. My daughter and I had so much fun making our own scents. We actually love them! You will choose base notes, middle notes, and high notes. I would suggest marking which is which, because I had to back track when I couldn’t remember which was which.
Great experience , the perfume turned out amazing! Very small group felt very exclusive. Lovely and knowledgeable host, beautiful setting.
So fun to create perfume, such a unique experience. Loved it so much! Once you create your scent, this perfume boutique can recreate it for you when you wish more. Brilliant!!!
A unique experience to try in Paris. The fragrances can be overwhelming at times, but if you enjoy perfume, this is a fun way to make your own signature perfume. The instructor was helpful and was able to guide us when we couldn’t decide which scents we preferred.
Great staff, quality of products, beautiful setting, and close to many shops, the Store is located in a very walkable and safe area.
Very interesting class. A must do. I enjoyed making my own scent and was able to take it home. The place was very beautiful
Exciting experience, with over 70 scents to smell and to create a unique perfume/ cologne that represents yourself. Don't worry if you don't speak French, there is an instructor that speaks both french and English languages. Definitely worth the money and would recommend.
Our teacher was very helpful and nice! We had a great time picking out the scents for the perfume. Was a great way to spend a rainy day in Paris.
What a wonderful experience! So many perfumes to smell! We each made a beautiful fragrance to take home and beautiful memories too!
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