Maison de parfum · Paris
Light,
Six eaux de parfum, distilled in small batches and aged by candlelight in our Paris atelier.
We make perfume the old way: slowly, in small batches, and only with what each season gives us.
Founded in 2019 by perfumer Élise Varenne
212
Bottles in every batch
8
Weeks of ageing in the dark
41
Natural materials in our palette
I
The first ten minutes
Top notes
Bright, volatile and gone too soon. Bergamot, pink pepper and pear greet the skin and lift whatever lies beneath.
Bergamot · Pink pepper · Pear
II
The hours that follow
Heart notes
The true character of a perfume. Damask rose, orris and orange blossom unfold slowly, warmed by the body.
Damask rose · Orris · Neroli
III
Long into the night
Base notes
Resins and woods that stay on a scarf for days. Oud, frankincense and smoked vanilla, the memory a scent leaves behind.
Oud · Frankincense · Vanilla
The collection
Six fragrances,
one candle.
The making
From field
to flacon.
I
Harvest
II
Distil
III
Age
IV
Bottle
Petals and peels are gathered at dawn, when their oils run richest. Every material is traceable to the farm it came from.
“A scent should arrive before you do, and stay after you have gone.”
Élise Varenne, founder and perfumer
As noted in
The most romantic bottle of smoke you’ll ever own.
Nocturne Review
Chiaro makes darkness smell luxurious.
The Quiet Gazette
A rose with a secret, and a house with a point of view.
Maison & Ombre
Small batches, enormous presence.
L’Atelier Weekly
Journal
Notes from
the atelier.
Private consultation
Find your signature,
by candlelight.
An hour in the atelier with one of our perfumers. Smell the raw materials, try every fragrance on skin and leave with a sample set made for you.