Molinard Classic Perfume Workshop in Paris VI
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Paris, France
- 1 hour (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Paris has been a hub for luxury perfume for centuries—and, while anyone can visit the City of Lights and pick up a bottle, it takes skill and training to develop your own original scent. Learn the basics of composing a bespoke perfume during this hour-long workshop at Maison Molinard, one of France’s most historic perfumeries. Then, take home your own 50-milliliter (1.7 ounces) bottle.
- Create your own olfactory souvenir to commemorate your trip to Paris
- Choose between 90 essences to layer top and base notes—all equipment included
- Afternoon workshops leave the morning free for other planned activities or sightseeing
- Receive a numbered diploma with your original formula, making it easy to re-order
What's Included
- Professional guide
- All equipment and materials
- 50ml bottle of Eau de Perfume to take home
- Numbered diploma to reorder your creation in the future
- Private transportation
- Food & drinks
- Boutique purchases
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 72 Rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris, France
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
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Dress code is formal
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 45 reviews
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Michelle_D, Jul 2026
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!
Joy_Y, Jul 2026
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.
Michelle_S, Jul 2026
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.
Jennifer_R, Jul 2026
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!
Valerie_B, Jul 2026
It was a wonderful experience for my granddaughter and I to share. She truly enjoyed creating f her fragrance.
Sandra_C, Jun 2026
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.
Anissa_S, May 2026
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!!
Crystal_S, Apr 2026
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
barbara_w, Apr 2026
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.
Lindsay_M, Mar 2026
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!
Jacqueline_K, Jan 2026
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!!
emily_N, Dec 2025
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
Allyssa_H, Dec 2025
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.
Paz_A, Dec 2025
Was amaizing! very complete, informative, fun, and you take your own perfume. The place is beautiful too
Rebecca_J, Nov 2025
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.
wendy_h, Nov 2025
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.
Loraine_C, Nov 2025
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
VickiT, Nov 2025
Don’t wear perfume beforehand. Know your likes and dislikes regarding perfumes. Thoroughly enjoyable
Tiffany_C, Sep 2025
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.
Zachary_S, Aug 2025
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.
Anne_H, Aug 2025
Small group. Lots of individual attention and support given. The discount in the shop was a lovely touch
J_S, Jul 2025
Very cool experience but person who led it was a little mean and short when we tried to ask questions
Diana_T, Jul 2025
Exquisite! Enjoyed it a lot. Cozy atmosphere, very nice employees, unique fragrances. I would definitely repeat the experience.
Yannicke_C, Jul 2025
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.
Erica_M, Jun 2025
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.
Terri_B, Jun 2025
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!
Jessica_B, Jun 2025
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.
Catherine_K, Jun 2025
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.
Carolyn_D, Jun 2025
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.
Peter_S, May 2025
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.
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