Smell, dream, design your own custom perfume at our historic mansion. Try your hand at the perfumer’s subtle techniques and discover the architecture of a scent, the ingredients that compose it, that complement or contrast with one another, as you create your perfect perfume. A superb sensory experience that can be tailored to all fragrance fans. 20 persons per group maximum. 90 essences, 1 hour, 50 ml, from 10 years (no accompanist allowed). Please arrive on time for your session, any delay will result in the cancellation of your workshop.
MAISON MOLINARD, from 1849 to today. It is a rare thing for a family business to uphold its exacting standards and maintain its original fervor as the decades pass. Yet, in Grasse, the perfume capital of the world, five successive generations have made emotion their raison d’être. Having earned the nation’s highest distinction as an Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (“Living Heritage Company”), recognizing its rare and ancient savoir-faire, Maison Molinard continues to reinvent itself each passing day, forging a legacy in the fires of its passion for perfume.
LA CRÉATION DE PARFUM – PERFUME CREATION. A Molinard expert in perfume design interprets your fragrance dreams and helps you compose the perfect, personalized olfactory opus for you alone.
THEORY • Raw materials • Extraction methods • Perfume structure
PRACTICE • Personalized diagnosis • Essence olfaction and selection session • Developing the top/head, middle/heart, and base notes • Formulating the olfactory pyramid • Formulating the final composition in solution
Address
MOLINARD Perfume
60 Boulevard Victor Hugo, 06130 Grasse, France
Meeting point
Exit 42 "Cannes/Grasse/Mougins" on A8 highway Towards Grasse on D6185 road Exit at "Grasse Centre" then follow the purple boards named "MOLINARD"
Parking
100
Public transport
Bus stop "MOLINARD" on Victor Hugo Boulevard
Based on 788 Reviews
Fun with a few suggestions
This workshop was fun. It was very enjoyable to sample all the different scents and choose the ones that I liked best. I feel the workshop could have been improved by having 2 staff members to support participants - we spent a lot of time waiting for our turn for the facilitator to work with us and give the proportions for blending our own perfume. It then felt really rushed to put our blend together, which made that part of the workshop a lot less enjoyable. I also think it would have been nice to have a bit more guided reflection about scent and the connection with memories e.g. some thinking about favourite scents, happy memories and any scents that are associated with them etc. - this would have given the workshop more depth.
Your Molinard Team
A répondu à Angela le 10/01/2025
Good morning, Thank you to take the time to share your experience. We are sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy the workshop fully. Unfortunately, if you wanted to have more background on perfume creation we would have recommanded you to book the "Prestige" workshop which lasts 2 hours and is privatized. It would have answered all your needs in terms of in-depth explanations. We hope to greet you again in our Ateliers ! Your Molinard Team
Nice workshop but nothing worthy to be remembered
The workshop is quite basic and around building your own fragrances based on different notes. There is not much of explanation, example or suggestion. You do it by yourself and then the staff help you with the mix of final fragrance. After few weeks my fragrance is quite far from what I smelt during the workshop. Overall was nice as activity but nothing you will remember or really get fun or learnings out of it.
Your Molinard Team
A répondu à Alessandro le 10/01/2025
Hello ! Thank you X for your positive review, we look forward to welcoming you again in our workshops. Your Molinard Team
Atelier parfums réalisé à la va-vite, passez votre chemin...
Atelier classique de création de parfums réalisé à la mi-août et nous avons été très déçus de cette expérience. Le rapport qualité / prix n'est clairement pas présent, payer 82€ un atelier qui a duré tout juste 1h et durant lequel nous étions livré à nous-même, n'était pas ce que nous espérions. La salle était très bruyante, les clients très nombreux et uniquement une employée disponible pour animer l'atelier en français, en anglais, auprès de 5 tables / groupes différents. Nous avons déjà réalisé un atelier chez d'autres parfumeurs à Grasse et ces derniers étaient plus constructifs, guidés et plus accessibles.
Votre équipe Molinard
A répondu à Claire le 20/09/2024
Chère Claire, Merci d'avoir partagé votre retour sur notre atelier classique de création de parfums. Nous sommes navrés d'apprendre que votre expérience n'a pas été à la hauteur de vos attentes. Nous comprenons vos préoccupations concernant le rapport qualité-prix, la durée de l'atelier et l'encadrement proposé. Nous tenons à préciser que nos ateliers classiques sont conçus pour accueillir un certain nombre de participants, ce qui peut effectivement générer une ambiance animée. Bien que nous nous efforcions de maintenir un environnement agréable pour tous, la dynamique de groupe peut parfois influencer l'atmosphère générale. Nous prenons note de vos remarques et réfléchissons à des moyens d'optimiser l'expérience pour chacun de nos visiteurs, tout en préservant l'essence conviviale de nos ateliers collectifs. Votre retour est précieux et nous aidera à progresser. Nous espérons avoir l'occasion de vous accueillir à nouveau et de vous offrir une expérience plus satisfaisante. Cordialement, Votre équipe Molinard
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