L'Artisan Parfumeur
L'Artisan Parfumeur is a French niche perfume house, established in 1976 by Jean Laporte. He later left the company to form rival Maître Parfumeur et Gantier.
L'Artisan is based in Paris, but now has outlets worldwide.
It specialises in unusual fragrances, working with master perfumers such as Michel Almairac, Evelyne Boulanger, Bertrand Duchaufour, Jean-Claude Ellena, Olivia Giacobetti and Anne Flipo. The emphasis is on scents from nature.
Many of L'Artisan's creations are soliflores (Verte Violette) or unexpected combinations which evoke moods or places (Jour de Fete, Timbuktu).
Fragrances (with date of release)
Some of these fragrances are no longer in production.
2007
2006
- Mandarine Tout Simplement
2005
- La Chasse aux Papillons Extrême
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
- Sautes d'Humeur: Massacrante
1997
1996
1994
1993
1992
1990
1989
1985
1984
1982
- La Haie Fleurie du Hameau
- Les Hesperédés de la Grande Sierre
1979
1978
The company sells candles and home fragrances as well as perfume.
Limited editions
Beginning in 2005, L'Artisan has issued a limited edition "grand cru" soliflore perfume each year from a specific harvest of a particular flower. The creator of the fragrances is Anne Flipo. Production is limited to a few thousand bottles each. The price is considerably higher ($250-$295 per 3.4 ounce bottle) and the packaging more elaborate than for the regular fragrances. These include:
- Fleur d'Oranger 2005 (Orange blossom harvest of April 2004 from Nabeul, Tunesia)
- Fleur de Narcisse 2006 (Narcissus harvest of June 6-7, 2005 from Lozère, France)
- Iris Pallida 2007 (Tuscan iris harvest of 2006)
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