ALL PERFUMERY

Far too often, much like a ghost-writer of a best-selling novel, master perfumers remain silently in the background, working solely behind-the-scenes with big brands, celebrities, and designers. 

Essential Parfums' mission is to celebrate the true artists behind their fragrance creations;  together with mother nature's ingredients, THEY are the stars. 

Essential Parfums is a tribute to the talent, passion, and creativity of their master perfumers. From the ability to translate pure emotions into scent to unsurpassed artistry, their perfumers understand what makes a scent truly special.

The Essential Parfums Discovery Set allows you to discover the scents of five master perfumers at home, in your own time, and at your own pace.

The Discover set includes:

Orange x Santal by Natalie Gracia-Cetto
The Musc by Calice Becker - 
Nice Bergamote by Antoine Maisondieu
Rose Magnetic by Sophie Labbé
Mon Vetiver by Bruno Jovanovic

Allow these beautifully crafted fragrances to work with your unique skin. Sprayed on the wrist, a scent will change over the course of the day and smell different depending on the weather and your inherent biology. This is the beauty of natural perfumery.

Enjoy the discovery.

5 x 2ml Eau de Parfum concentrated at 16%

Alcohol made of Beetroot

Without Colouring

86% - 93% Natural

Unisex.

Made in France

Bois Imperial by Quentin Bisch

“It is thrilling to create beauty, sensuality and excitement out of the invisible”

Quentin Bisch
 

At long last Bois Imperial is available in Australia.

An all-encompassing passion is what led Quentin Bisch, a former music student and artistic director of a performing company, to trust his nose and dedicate several years to studying fragrance composition and finding his true vocation. 

All the hard work paid off when he was honoured with France's highest prize of 2020 Perfumer of the Year.

In Bois Imperial, freshly crushed and spicy thai basil leaves meet the sparkling peppery and grapefruit facets of Nepalese Timut Pepper absolute. A brilliant combination that contrasts perfectly with the bold woody signature of the fragrance.

A green, rich and earthy Haitian Vetiver oil echoes with Georgywood – an exclusive molecule with powerful cedarwood tones. This vibrating woody association is illuminated by the sophisticated floral of Givaudin's Petalia.

Majestic Akigalawood truly signs off the fragrance. This exclusive natural ingredient is upcycled from Patchouli by Givaudin. Its unique spicy-woody character is enhanced by a rich Indonesian Patchouli oil and a powerful, sustainable note of Ambrofix.

The Arts continues to inspire Quentin. He creates perfumes such as Bois Imperial in the same way he might direct a theatre performance using strong ideas, careful embellishments and surprising effects.

Quentin has made fragrances for Jean Paul Gaultier, Paco Rabanne, Saint Laurent, Azzaro, Mugler, Chloe, Ex Nihilo, Etat Libre d’Orange...

100ml Eau de Parfum concentrated at 16%

Alcohol made of Beetroot
Without Colouring
93% Natural

Unisex.

Made in France

Note: This is a Pre-Order Item. Delivery expected June 2021

Divine Vanilla by Olivier Pescheux

“Be yourself, be authentic"

Olivier Pescheux
 

Divine Vanille, is a tribute to Vanilla absolute, sustainably produced in Madagascar.

Mysterious, suave, deep, carnal … simply irresistible! Natural Tonka Bean and benzoin - an oil tapped from the tree (Styrax benzoin) - enhance the soft, balmy and addictive facets of Vanilla.

A blend of natural cinnamon bark and the sensual leathery tones of natural Osmanthus reveal rich facets of blond tobacco and dried fruits.

And a cleverly included fraction of natural Cedarwood and Patchouli brings a creamy woody structure highlighted with silky musks, wrapping the fragrance with a delicate luminous veil.

Belonging to the very exclusive clan of the Master Perfumers, Olivier Pescheux has created major perfumes for Dior, Armani, Valentino and Diptyque fragrances houses. 

Made in France

Unisex.

100ml Eau de Parfum concentrated at 16%
Alcohol made of Beetroot
Without Colouring

89% Natural

Olfactory description: Oriental

ADDICTIVE - CHIC - SEDUCTION

Head Notes: Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Clary Sage
Heart Notes: Pomarose, Incense, Osmanthus
Base Notes: Madagascar Vanilla, Cedarwood, Benzoin, Tonka Bean, Musk, Patchouli

Sustainable Ingredient Sourcing

The sourcing and production of Absolute Vanilla from Madagascar helps develop the local education and healthcare infrastructure as well as promoting local food security.

At the last note, Tonka Beans from Venezuela, Benzoin from Laos, and Patchouli from Indonesia, all sustainably produced.
 

Mon Vetiver by Bruno Jovanovic

Considered one of the most talented perfumers of his generation, Bruno Jovanovic's impressive work already includes classics for Hugo Boss, Coach, PacoRabanne, Calvin Klein, Armani, Ralph Lauren and Frederic Malle.

Charismatic and elegant yet surprising, Mon Vetiver's composition centres around the natural essence of Haitian vetiver. An unexpected Gin accord infuses it with freshness from Mexican lime and juniper essence.

Accents of natural lavandin and gentian, an alpine flower, add even more interest, intensified by mysterious facets of cashmere wood and natural Indonesian patchouli.

Mon Vetiver is built on Vetiver Haiti LMR, which is certified “For Life,” reducing environmental impact and supporting farming communities in Haiti.

Its vibrant and passionate sillage intensifies its dark woody facets, between cashmere wood and natural Indonesian patchouli.

Made in France

Unisex.

Content: 100ml Eau de Parfum concentrated at 17%

Alcohol made of Beetroot

Without Colouring

89% Natural.

Olfactory description: Woody Aromatic

ELEGANT - AROMATIC - CONFIDENT

Head Notes: Juniper berry, Lime, Gin Accord
Heart Notes: Lavender, Gentian
Base Notes: Indonesian Patchouli, Haiti Vetiver, Cashmeran

Nice Bergamote by Antoine Maisondieu

"I imagine this fragrance as a tribute to the aristocratic beauty of Calabrian Bergamot, sublimating it with a few rose and jasmine petals and some precious woods softened by tonka beans."

Antoine Maisondieu

A sunny burst of the finest natural Calabrian bergamot leaves an impression of brightness behind, woven with a natural floral accord of rose petals, jasmine, and Ylang Ylang from the Comoros Archipelago. Precious cedarwood creates a warm base, softened by Tonka beans from Venezuela.

Nice Bergamote features a natural and sustainable variety of Ylang Ylang from the Comoros. It is harvested with a program of lowering the impact on the local ecosystem and by implementing a replanting program of trees.

It also features a duet of natural bergamots : Bergamote integral Orpur from Italy and Bergamot oil, as well as natural Jasmine Grandiflora Extract and natural Cedarwood extract. 

Essential Parfums source Tonka beans that support local Venezuelan communities, with microcredit opportunities and agreement to protect the local fauna.

Made in France

Unisex.

Eau de Parfum concentrated at 16%

Alcohol made of Beetroot

Without Colouring

92% Natural

Olfactory description: Citrus Aromatic

 SUNNY - CITRUS - SPARKLING

Head Notes: Bergamote
Heart Notes: Ylang Ylang, Jasmine
Base Notes: Cedarwood, Tonka Beans

Orange x Santal by Natalie Gracia-Cetto

Perfumer Natalie Gracia-Cetto is behind the creation of highly successful fragrances for Dior, Chloe, Jean Paul Gaultier, Boucheron, Dolce Gabanna, Burberry and Coach, to name a few

In Orange x Santal, Natalie's radiant and joyful unisex fragrance for Essential parfums, natural bitter orange and natural sandalwood combine to transport you to the Italian coastline.

The bright juice of orange is offset by the aromatic bitterness from its peel, rounded out with green basil from Egypt while French oakmoss provides a chypre* accord.

Natural French cypress wood and Australian sandalwood anchor the luminous top notes.

Essential Parfums use natural sandalwood oil harvested by Indigenous communities in Western Australia, promoting a sustainable supply of such precious ingredients.

Content: 100ml Eau de Parfum concentrated at 16%

Alcohol made of Beetroot

Without Colouring

93% Natural

Unisex

Made in France

Olfactory description: Citrus Aromatic
RADIANT - SENSUAL - JOYFUL

Head Notes: Bitter Orange, Egyptian Basil
Heart Notes: Cypress
Base Notes: Oakmoss, Australian Sandalwood

Notes:

*Chypre is the name of a family (or concept) of perfumes that are characterised by an accord (or group of perfume notes) composed of citrus top notes, a middle centered on cistus labdanum , and a mossy-animalic set of basenotes derived from oakmoss.

The Musc by Calice Becker

As a child, Calice Becker once asked her mother how flowers get inside a bottle of eau de cologne. The liquid inside was transparent, but it smelled strongly of orange blossoms. Once she started studying perfumery, she discovered the answer to this mystery, and today she herself fills crystal bottles with flowers.

At once fresh, honeyed, and warm, The Musc is a subtle blend of captivating scents. It opens with red ginger from Laos and natural lavandin grosso* from France. Natural and sustainable beeswax brings a creamy sweetness to the heart, paired with a pure note of Nirvanolide musk. Australia’s natural sandalwood punctuates the blend with warm, woody tones.

Replanted 20 years ago, Australia’s Sandalwood Album provides Aboriginal communities with protection and sustainability for their land.

One of the most respected perfumers in the world, Calice Becker has created world-renowned fragrances such as Dior J’adore and other “chef-d'oeuvre” for YSL, Marc Jacobs and By Kilian.

"I like to add a dose of intrigue because nothing catches the attention of a touch of something unexpected"

Made in France

100ml Eau de Parfum concentrated at 17%

Unisex.

Alcohol made of Beetroot
Without Coloring

88% Natural

Olfactory description: Floral

ENCHANTING - FLORAL - WARM
Head Notes: Ginger
Heart Notes: Lavender, Australian Sandalwood
Base Notes: Beeswax, Musk

Sustainability

Set for Life

Laboratory Perfumes Lifestyle Set allows you to travel between moods and locations with infinite ease. Whether it’s an exhilarating afternoon swim, or a laid-back early evening cocktail, our signature fragrances can accompany you there with all the right notes. A lifetime in five sublime scents.

AMBER: Amber is a warm and complex scent with a rich and woody base, ambergris and grasses are mixed with spicy top notes.

GORSE: Gorse opens with a fresh hit of crisp citrus and smooth coconut, before maturing into a heady wrap of spiced cardamom. It’s the olfactory embodiment of sun-warmed skin and lazy summer evenings.

SAMPHIRE: A pinch of spicy juniper berries, citrus oil and an intoxicating trio of lavender, rosemary and basil, join verbena to layer over white amber and oak moss to culminate in a fragrance that evokes the fresh coastal air.

TONKA: The earthy and sweet vanilla of the tonka bean meets spicy pink peppercorns, zingy mandarin and woodland aromatics.

ATLAS: Lose yourself in a sumptuous cloud of pipe tobacco and rum notes laced with warm, creamy vanilla and hay. Mixed with cinnamon, ginger and black pepper to add a hint of spicy warmth.

5 x 5ml Eau de Toilette

Recycled packaging

Made in UK

Glow

“We wanted to create a scent that was full of energy in the morning (strong, lively citrus notes at the top), calmer by lunchtime, and mellow in the evening (woody and dry tobacco notes at the base). An olfactory mood enhancer.”

Slowly shifting from initial notes of spice and greenery to layers of wood and balmy ambergris beneath, Amber was created to reflect and affect your mood as the day progresses.

Amber follows you through your day, evolving as the hours pass, bringing out different component notes as the tempo changes.

Its dynamic burst of grassiness and greenery matches the energy of morning, subtly maturing into rich spice as the day continues.

Closing notes of warm, earthy wood and balmy ambergris bring a more subdued, reflective tone to the fragrance as evening draws in.

“A breezy British accord of grasses, spices and woods, this manages to be both subtle and durable, thanks to the warmth of its eponymous note.”
 – The Times

Contents: 100mls Eau de Toilette

Recycled and recyclable packaging

Made in UK

Moroccan Memoir

“After a family holiday in Morocco, I spent weeks rifling through tins of pipe tobacco in a specialist store in Mayfair to find the right base for a scent that evoked the rich, leathery smells we discovered in the mountains.”

Inspired by the scents and scenery of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, this unisex fragrance is built around the aroma of pipe tobacco. Layers of rum, vanilla and hay are topped with cinnamon, ginger and black pepper, wrapped in the woody warmth.

Nostalgia is a form of time travel for emotions, and scent can be the most powerful way to trigger it. For Laboratory Perfumes, a whiff of pipe tobacco can be enough to unleash a fond flood of childhood memories into the hippocampus. So, when it came to determining the base for their fifth fragrance, Laboratory Perfumes chose something very personal – that earthily aromatic tobacco note.

With the help of a knowledgeable but somewhat bemused tobacconist, they went through dozens of different blends and cures in search of the right scent to build upon. The one they settled on had a whisper of the exotic, reminiscent of Morocco, so back in the lab, they introduced supportive layers of rum, vanilla and hay that intensified its North African character. Spiced with cinnamon, ginger and black pepper, and complemented with the warming, woody aromas of fine Cognac, the result is a complex and confident fragrance that unveils intriguing new layers and facets as the day goes on. 

Contents: 100mls Eau de Toilette

Recycled and recyclable packaging

Made in UK

“When I was a child, my parents would drive us overnight from London to their holiday house in Provence in a battered Peugeot 205. As we arrived, after the 13-hour drive, we would open the car windows to let in the morning heat, hear the crunch of the pebbles on the drive, and breathe in the tantalisingly fresh smell of the passing gorse bushes. The holiday had begun.”

Laboratory Perfume's second scent owes its existence to a gorse-lined driveway in Provence. Captivated by the coconut-infused air surrounding the yellow flowers of the gorse bushes, Laboratory Perfumes master fragrance-makers set about creating a scent that captured the essence of summer in the countryside.

The result is a fresh, crisp fragrance that transports the wearer to sun-kissed heathlands along the coast. Opening with an invigorating top note of citrus, and of course, the delightful coconut hit of the gorse flower, the scent is given a spicy depth by the suggestion of cardamom beneath.

“Gorse is an olfactory snapshot of a summer evening on seaside moorland covered in heather, and it's achieved with a mix of citrus and spicy notes.”
– Daily Telegraph Fashion

Contents: 100mls Eau de Toilette

Recycled and recyclable packaging

Made in UK

Love Potion

 “The chic, minimal packaging hints at its chemistry-set roots while the scent is clean, natural and highly addictive. Move over Love Potion No. 9...”
– House and Garden

The fragrances Laboratory Perfumes create at Laboratory Perfumes often start with a single aroma. In Samphire’s case, it was a young leaf of verbena plucked from a friend’s garden on a spring afternoon. The scent was so arrestingly fresh, Laboratory Perfumes decided to find a way to capture its zesty rush for this, their third fragrance.

A sprig of that verbena was crushed with a pinch of juniper berries from the spice rack – and Samphire began to take shape.

Moving from the kitchen to the lab, citrus oil, flourishes of lavender, basil and rosemary, as well as base notes of white amber and oak moss were blended in to create a bright, cool, aromatic scent with a lightness of touch that belies its complexity and longevity on the skin.

The finished scent was so clearly evocative of the seashore they could only call it Samphire.

Notes: verbena, juniper berries, citrus oil, lavender, basil, rosemary, white amber, oak moss

Contents: 100mls Eau de Toilette

Made in UK

Tonka-Struck!

“Tonka’s story began in a jar of pink peppercorns. Rummaging in the spice cupboard, we discovered that beneath their peppery notes, the dried berries of the Peruvian pepper tree have a finely balanced floral fruitiness to their aroma. The tonka bean provides the elegant and earthy finishing touch.” 

An exotic unisex fragrance capturing the zing of mandarin and pink peppercorn alongside warm woodland aromatics, finishing with the earthy vanilla of the tonka bean.

Exotic and indulgent, Tonka is the fourth fragrance from Laboratory Perfumes. In the laboratory, the peppercorn scent was paired with the zing of mandarin, land warm woodland aromatics for a layer of depth and richness. The finishing touch is provided by the vanilla-tobacco notes of the tonka bean – its captivating earthiness holds the scent together and gives it the complex, exotic and cleanly elegant fragrance of its name.

Notes: mandarin, pink peppercorn, tonka bean

Contents: 100mls Eau de Toilette

Made in UK

“After a family holiday in Morocco, I spent weeks rifling through tins of pipe tobacco in a specialist store in Mayfair to find the right base for a scent that evoked the rich, leathery smells we discovered in the mountains.”

Nostalgia is a form of time travel for the emotions, and scent can be the most powerful way to trigger it. For Laboratory Perfumes, a whiff of pipe tobacco can be enough to unleash a fond flood of childhood memories into the hippocampus. So, when it came to determining the base for our fifth fragrance, we chose something very personal – that earthily aromatic tobacco note.

With the help of a knowledgeable but somewhat bemused tobacconist, Laboratory Perfumes went through dozens of different blends and cures in search of the right scent to build upon. The one they settled on had a whisper of the exotic, reminiscent of Morocco, so back in the lab, supportive layers of rum, vanilla and hay that intensified its North African character, were added.

Spiced with cinnamon, ginger and black pepper, and complemented with the warming, woody aromas of fine Cognac, the result is a complex and confident fragrance that unveils intriguing new layers and facets as the day goes on.

This particular fragrance has to be infused into beeswax in order to preserve the integrity of the scent.

Contents: 200 g candle in glass pouring beaker

Made with beeswax

Recycled and recyclable packaging

“When I was a child, my parents would drive us overnight from London to their holiday house in Provence in a battered Peugeot 205. As we arrived, after the 13-hour drive, we would open the car windows to let in the morning heat, hear the crunch of the pebbles on the drive, and breathe in the tantalisingly fresh smell of the passing gorse bushes. The holiday had begun.”

Laboratory Perfume's second scent owes its existence to a gorse-lined driveway in Provence. Captivated by the coconut-infused air surrounding the yellow flowers of the gorse bushes, Laboratory Perfumes master fragrance-makers set about creating a scent that captured the essence of summer in the countryside.

The result is a fresh, crisp fragrance that transports the wearer to sun-kissed heathlands along the coast. Opening with an invigorating top note of citrus, and of course, the delightful coconut hit of the gorse flower, the scent is given a spicy depth by the suggestion of cardamom beneath.

“Gorse is an olfactory snapshot of a summer evening on seaside moorland covered in heather, and it's achieved with a mix of citrus and spicy notes.”
– Daily Telegraph Fashion

Contents: 200 g candle in glass pouring beaker

Made with paraffin wax

Recycled and recyclable packaging