It all starts in the 16th century. Grasse was then known for its know-how in leather tanning thanks to its glove industry. To mask the strong smell of the leather (tanned using excrement and urine), craftsmen used the essences of flowers from the Grasse region. During this century, the profession of perfumer developed in the area and many craftsmen began to specialise in distillery and perfumery.

At the end of the 16th century, the demand for perfumed products exploded and a factory dedicated to the production of all these scents emerged. Little by little, the master glove-makers gave up tanning entirely to devote themselves to perfumery and to the cultivation of flowers and aromatic plants, thus embracing the profession of perfumer.

Faced with this growing demand, new plantations were created. While in the 16th century, the fields of Grasse were generally composed of lavender, orange blossom, tuberose and pistachio, in the 17th century we find plantations of mimosa, violet, rose and jasmine. Everything needed to create those pleasant floral notes!

Grasse's fame goes beyond the borders and the city is awarded the title of world capital of perfume, where the majority of the essences that make up the bottles of perfume, eau de toilette, eau de parfum or eau de Cologne, for men or women, come from... This award is notably due to the know-how inherited from generation to generation in the extraction of the plants: nowadays even if the plants can be distilled in the country of origin, the delicate process of transformation of concrete into absolute is still often done in Grasse.

We are proud that our home and body fragrances are developed in this beautiful region.