From March 20 to March 23 the Paris Perfume Week exhibition is held this year. Organized by Nez. I will be attending this event again this year (although I don’t expect many new releases to be presented here, so shortly after Esxence).
On this page you find a list of all the participating brands, with a link to their database page to check out all of their releases and I’ve included a short introduction and/or expectation from myself.
Aside from these brands, there are a few masterclasses and presentations, as well as an extensive ‘off-site’ program, for activities outside of the event’s venue during Perfume Week. Unfortunately, I only have 2 days in Paris, so I won’t be able to do much more than attend the event for half a day, visit some stores like Jovoy and meet-up with a couple of perfume acquaintances. But I can highly recommend visiting Paris Perfume Week, especially if you find fairs like Cannes TFWA & Esxence Milan too large and crowded (and commercial).
That being said, tickets always go fast, so you have to be in time; it looks like this year’s tickets are all sold out at the moment.
Affinessence
A high quality brand, with mature, often understated fragrances. My favorite so far is Santal-Basmati. I’ve yet to try any of their newer releases, so this event will be a chance to do so.
Ajmal
Ajmal has been growing more and more into a force to be reckoned with for their niche offerings and presence in the Western market. In my limited experience, my favorite so far is the skanky Amir One, but I hope to be able to try the new Chapters collection in Paris.
Amouage
This year Amouge is the main partner for Paris Perfume Week. Probably good for the funding, although I hope this event remains more of a place for smaller and indie brands to get the spotlight in years to come. I hope to try Purpose 50 and perhaps get a glimpse of another upcoming release by Bisch that I know is getting announced soon. Favorites of the brand for me include Epic 56, Reflection Man/45, Jubilation XXV/40 & Santal Sohar.
Anatole Lebreton
I was able to try this brand briefly at the event last year. In the meantime, there have been several new releases in the Artefacts collection.
Angelos Creations Olfactives
One of my favorite finds of Paris Perfume Week 2024. Not only was it fun to meet up with Angelos, a couple of his creations stood out as favorites for me. As an iris lover Irida is beautiful, but I had to get my hands on my favorite, salon dt after the visit.
Art Meets Art
I haven’t smelled anything from this brand so far. They recently re-released a flanker/new version of Like A Virgin with Like A Virgin Unplugged and I’ll be sure to pass by their stand if I have time for it.
Atelier des Ors
One of the earlier brands that I explored and in my opinion one of the better, cohesive niche lines on the market (making Marie Salamagne an underrated name as perfumer). There’s something for everyone here, with standouts to me being perhaps my all-time favorite straight-forward citrus in Pomelo Riviera & the somewhat similar smelling Iris Fauve & Musc Immortelle. I have already reviewed the latest duo of Kawa Karda & Cocoa Kimiya, of which the latter made it high in my 2024 awards.
Atelier Materi
A brand that exudes quality. A lot of their earlier releases were very understated and perhaps lacking in performance (albeit beautiful compositions, especially Cacao Porcelana). Their latest few releases up the intensity and I’m curious to try their extraits this year.
Baruti
A fun brand to explore, with a wide variety of scents, so there will be something for everyone, despite most of the releases being less mass appealing than from many other brands on the list. Personally, I gravitate towards Onder de Linde and the very sweet Perverso is a guilty pleasure.
Binet-Papillon
A relatively new brand, but with a rich history. A merger between the Binet perfumers legacy since the 17th century & Papillon Rouge. I’ve yet to smell any of their creations, but I’m intrigued.
Cadele
This brand centers around healing crystals, which… well, if that’s your thing. I haven’t tried the brand, but it’s one that I’m not likely to align with or go out of my way for to test.
Cartier
I’m not sure what Cartier’s role at this Perfume Week will be and if they will have a stand at the venue. Of course a known brand, with several big stand outs throughout time. I’m mostly curious to try the new Declaration EDP.
Chabaud
A brand that seems mostly known for their gourmand releases. It was ahead of its time with the focus on ‘hyper’gourmands that have been trending in recent years. I tried several and mostly found the openings to be amazing (especially for Lait Et Chocolat), but as is often the case with this style of perfumery, most of the wear doesn’t hold up for me. They have some stellar non-gourmand fragrances such as Ile Mythique that deserve more of the attention.
Cherigan
One of the houses with the richest and older histories, which always adds a level of intrigue to me. The modern collection is not the most spectacular, but very respectable in my opinion with Iris Coffee being a favorite. Last year I was happy to be able to try the limited Blue Imperial at Paris Perfume Week and this year I hope to see the newly announced Shanghai Le Soir.
Couleurs
A new brand to me (although launched in 2022), by the Le Nez Insurgé store. As with several other brands in Paris, they’re made by Flair Studio (Anne-Sophie Behaghel & Amelie Bourgeois), which usually makes for solid offerings.
D’Orsay
Another brand with a rich history (I’d argue one of the richest). And I’d argue one of the better relaunched/modern collections for a legacy brand like this; their original ‘new’ collection, including the sweet and heavy Il N’Y A Pas De Bien Ni De Mal (T.J.) or J’Ai L’Air De Ce Que Je Suis (J.R.). The newer extraits are solid and get a lot more attention, but I hope the brand doesn’t get stuck in following trends too much.
Elixir Prive
I haven’t tried Elixir Prive, so I reserve judgement, but this is one of the few brands at this years’ event that from afar looks completely uninspiring to me, down to its brand name.
Essential Parfums
Pretty much a staple in affordable niche perfumery by now. Fig Infusion may be my most worn fragrance in the past year and the newly announced Velvet Iris by Dominique Ropion is at the very top of my ‘to try list’ for this event.
Fascent
New to me and relatively new in general, having launched in 2023. Fun looking bottles… I’ll try to get my nose on this brand for sure.
Frassai
An excellent brand with Argentinian roots. They have several solid releases among the ones that I’ve reviewed, like Blondine, with it’s butter accord and the jasmine A Fuego Lento. Last year’s Ajedrez has now come to Europe and I hope the brand gets wider distribution in general, as it seems to be worth a sniff.
FUMPARFUM
I’ve only tried this brand at last year’s event. They have several collections; I have to be honest and say that I think most did not do much for me, but there was a lot of fun in the Mood Fragrance Collection, especially Tomato.
Granado
On first impression (visually/online), I was not particularly interested in this collection. However, upon further inspection, they seem to have some interesting compositions and use of great perfumers, especially in their newer releases. Their latest, Citrus Brasilis by Quentin Bisch for example, is one that I’d like to explore.
Hellenist
Another brand that’s new to me, but I’ve heard good things about it from people who have tried it at Esxence, where the brand announced its fourth fragrance Les Dieux Aux Bains.
Infiniment Coty
This is a collection that I will have to try on skin at one point. I believe it was launched at or around last year’s event and it had one of the coolest looking installations at the venue; and I like the presentation in general. However, the actual fragrances (on paper strips) felt a bit underwhelming to my nose. Not bad, but generic themes in a modern styling. I heard a lot of positives about them, but mostly from gifted PR, so I take that with a grain (bag) of salt. I hope the magic reveals itself upon better testing, because I would like to like these.
Initio
Personally, I’m not going to an event like Paris Perfume Week for the bigger brands like Amouage, Initio, Stephane Humbert Lucas; I have adequate access to try these another time and place. That being said, Initio is a brand that I should try some more of one day, but it won’t be during my limited time at the event.
Isabelle Larignon
Contrary to Initio, Larignon is exactly the type of brand that I think a fair like this is meant for. I’ve only tried and reviewed Milky Dragon so far and that’s an excellent and interesting fragrance. If the other releases are half as good, this brand should be on more people’s radar.
Jean D’Aigle
A brand that seemingly presents traditional eau de colognes in several variations. Not something that I’m particularly excited for, but depending on how much time I have, I may stop by their booth.
Jorum Studio
This is a brand that I really like, despite not liking most of their scents. A lot of eccentric, green, slightly daring or at least ‘indie’ feeling fragrances that don’t always align with my taste, but a fun brand to explore (and in my experience so far, wonderful people behind it). There are fragrances in the collection that I do appreciate myself though, especially the big standout iris Trimerous.
Judith
As far as the fragrances go, I have no experiences or expectations for Judith, but I do hope to give them a try. Great perfumers (Suzy Le Helley & Maurice Roucel) and I think it’s often a very good sign when a brand doesn’t come out with 10-12-20 fragrances at once, which also makes giving the collection a try more manageable.
KV by Kateryna Vel’menko
Based on the presentation and naming, I have big reservations about this brand being up my alley. I did hear good things about it from people that tried it at Esxence however and I like the work of some of the perfumers that are used, so it could be a nice surprise.
Les Destinations
Not the most unique or exciting concept or presentation, but I hope the compositions are less generic. A lot of different perfumers worked on these, so there could be a good and diverse range here.
Map Of The Heart
For some unexplainable reason I’ve not been drawn to this brand yet. Perhaps seeing them and smelling them for the first time during my visit will change that.
Mind Games
This brand seems to have become the embodiment of a brand launching with too many fragrances, pretty bottles and presumably a lot of financial backing and distribution… which breeds skepticism about the quality and intention of the actual fragrances. I’ve only tried Mentor and Prodigy and the latter especially was great. I’ve heard less great (and less original) things about most of their other releases; I’ll have to judge for myself.
Naomi Goodsir
A high quality brand that can be a bit of an acquired taste in my experience. I appreciated the collection when I first smelled it, but would be hard-pressed to find many that I love to wear personally. That being said, this is some years ago and my taste has developed as well. As often is the case, my favorite was the iris, Iris Cendre.
Neela Vermeire Creations
Meeting the charming and hilarious Neela was one of the standouts of last years’ event and I was already a fan of some of the fragrances. Bertrand Duchaufour is arguably a top 3 active perfumer in my experience and I’m a big fan of the resinous Trayee in particular. I’m curious to try the newly announced Eshal this year.
Neydo
Last year, Neydo arguably had the best booth at the venue as far as presentation goes. The brand’s concept is centered around dreams and they had tablets playing a dream-video for each of the fragrances. I took home a discovery set, but unfortunately, found the fragrances less to my liking. Some interesting scent profiles, but I wasn’t a fan of the textures and styling for most of these at all.
Nissaba
One of the highest quality brands that has come to market in recent years. The owner, Sebastien Tissot, used to head Firmenich’s natural ingredients division and brought this expertise to Nissaba. My favorite so far is the vanilla Grand-Ile.
NOISE
I couldn’t find any information about this brand prior to the event (it’s been added to the database since).
Parfumeurs du Monde
I’ve briefly smelled 1 or 2 from this brand, but haven’t really dived into it (nor would I know where to begin yet). A fair like Paris Perfume Week could be the right place to try them out if I have enough time to do so.
Racyne
A relatively new brand. I’m a fan of its type of presentation. A lot of its concept centers around preservation and transparency, but as far as I can see, there’s no transparency about who the perfumers are, which is a bit of a red flag to me. Personally, I’d love to see an entity like Paris Perfume Week only allow exhibitors who disclose their perfumers or manufacturers, but I guess that’s a step too far.
REMINISCENCE
I’ve seen this brand often in stores and briefly smelled the popular Patchouli, but generally I’ve not been tempted to check out this brand. I guess that the wide availability and affordability have lowered my expectations for this brand, but it may have good things to offer without breaking the bank.
Room 1015
When I was in Paris for this event last year, I tried Room 1015 in Jovoy for the first time. This brand has received a lot of hype and seems to appeal to people who ‘want to stand out’. My experience was less positive and I think some of their (especially newer) releases aren’t as eccentric as they are portrayed (nor is the latest Jasmine Freak) Not saying that it’s bad and I would have to test more thoroughly, but I’m not sold on the hype as of now.
Sabe Masson
At least years Perfume Week, the brand had just re-branded and relaunched. Sabe Masson has some of the best looking bottles and based on quick sniffs from a test strip, there was definitely potential.
Sacre Francais
I believe this is a candle brand with a single fragrance release in Sleep No More. The candles look cool, unfortunately the fragrance bottle less so, but perhaps its content is more interesting.
Soul Of Makeen
I discovered Soul Of Makeen at last year’s Perfume Week and took home a bottle of Harran. Some interesting fragrances in this collection (and top quality bottles and caps), but I did find a lot of them too… vibrant; too sweet or in-your-face and I would like to see some more delicate and refined fragrances from them as well.
Source Adage
Speaking of refined; whereas Soul of Makeen felt a tad loud, Source Adage is one of the more clean and crisp brands in terms of styling that you will find at this year’s venue. Simple and clean, but quality presentation and that reflects the scents for as far as I could tell from testing them on paper. I couldn’t necessarily say which fragrance stood out, but it was a brand that I could instantly appreciate.
Stephane Humbert Lucas
As I mentioned with Initio, this is not the type of brand that I will be spending time on during my limited time at this event. I have smelled most SHL and there are several that I enjoy, such as Isra & Miraj, Wish Come True, Soleil De Jeddah Mango Kiss & Harrods H Mamba.
The Different Company
A relatively known brand, with solid distribution in my area, but I find that it’s still rarely highlighted in the online fragrance community. 2 new fragrances were announced at Esxence and I think there are several underappreciated scents to be found at this brand.
Thomas de Monaco
I was one of the first people to review the original Raw Gold back in 2020. That remains a gem (the reformulations are different, but solid), along with Sol Salgado, which I didn’t instantly love, but has become an absolute favorite to wear in my collection. Not everything else has worked as well, but still a great batting average and I’m very curious and hope to see the brand stay at this level (with 3 new releases teased at Esxence).
Tobba
A brand that I discovered prior to last year’s event and was happy to meet there. This year, there’s a new release Lovers And Strangers that I hope to see presented. A very solid line in general (some of the releases seem to take after Frederic Malle’s in my experience), with my favorite being Rose On The Shore.
Tombstone
This 2024 brand seems to be aimed at the more daring, truly niche side of perfumery. I saw them at Esxence (online), but haven’t heard impressions of them yet. Often brands like this are not likely to end up in my collection, but they are the most interesting to try out.
Une Nuit Nomade
I’ve finally tried some Une Nuit Nomade in the past year and Nothing But Sea And Sky landed high in the 2024 Awards and on my wishlist. I’m not the biggest fan that it’s yet another brand following trends by releasing extrait versions, but it’s one of the brands I’m most interested in trying more from.
Unika
Honestly, not a brand that instantly sparks any excitement for me based on the visuals or naming. As per the brand’s own words, they have to stand out in terms of quality and ingredients, so I hope that they will.
Velvetvelo
One of the few brands that I’d never heard of until I saw the exhibitors list for this year’s event. A small collection, with solid perfumers (Matthieu Nardin & Veronique Nyberg) and seemingly a focus on florals, which is always a good thing.
Via Francois
I briefly tried Via Francois (and met its charismatic perfumer) at the 2024 event. Not enough to have an overall impression, but I do remember that Amaimona caught my attention most on first impression.
Voyages Imaginaires
This brand has been on my radar for a while, but I’ve not had the opportunity to smell them. This will be one of the brands I’m making sure to visit this year.