All Good Scents presents

A day inside the secret world of Parisian perfume

A private immersion into the art, craft and emotion of haute perfumery, behind doors that never open to the public, guided by a thirty-year veteran of the industry's greatest houses.

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Paris, France Cinquième Sens Partner in India Groups of up to ten
The invitation

Some crafts are never meant to be seen.

Behind the storefronts of Paris's grandest perfume houses lies a world most people only ever meet through a bottle, ateliers where formulas are guarded like family secrets, and technique is passed hand to hand, never printed in a book.

All Good Scents has partnered with Paris Odyssey Parfum to open that world, for one day, to a small circle of guests at a time.

As Cinquième Sens' exclusive partner in India, the same maison leading the day's Fragrance Creation Workshop, we offer this experience with a trusted point of contact at home for every detail, from your first question to the day itself.

"Certain things cannot be explained. They can only be experienced."

This isn't a factory tour or a retail masterclass. It's a single, orchestrated day, built like a fragrance itself, with an opening, a heart, and a lasting impression, led throughout by someone who has spent his career inside the industry, not observing it from outside.

Why this experience

Built for people who want more than a bottle

I.

Exclusivity

Never more than ten guests. No crowds, no scripts, just a small group inside spaces that are ordinarily closed to visitors entirely.

II.

Expertise

Every session is led in person by a fragrance industry veteran with three decades inside houses like Firmenich, L'Oréal, LVMH and Estée Lauder.

III.

A keepsake, not a souvenir

Guests leave having composed and bottled a fragrance of their own, a creation, not a purchase, and a story that comes home with them.

Your fragrance day

Structured like a perfume itself

Every great fragrance unfolds in three movements. So does this day, opening bright, settling into something personal, and finishing with a creation that lasts.

Top Note: Discovery

House Tour & Masterclass

Step inside a legendary Parisian perfume maison to explore its heritage, its olfactory archive, and the closely-held techniques behind luxury fragrance creation.

10:00 – 12:30
Heart Note: Encounter

Lunch with a Master Perfumer

An unhurried lunch hosted by a renowned "nose," a rare chance to ask anything about a career spent composing scent for the world's leading houses.

12:30 – 14:00
Base Note: Creation

Fragrance Creation Workshop

Learn the fundamentals of perfume composition and build your own signature scent to take home, in partnership with Cinquième Sens, a global authority in fragrance training.

14:30 – 17:30
Francis Hembert
Your guide for the day

Francis Hembert

For more than thirty years, Francis has lived inside the fragrance industry rather than around it, serving as International Director of Fine Fragrance at Firmenich, working with houses including L'Oréal, LVMH, Estée Lauder and Coty, and later building a training network spanning more than twenty countries at Cinquième Sens.

He accompanies every group personally, from the first door that opens to the final drop in the bottle guests take home.

Practical information

Plan your day

Upcoming sessions
  • Monday, 14 September 2026
  • Monday, 19 October 2026
  • Monday, 16 November 2026
Location & group size

Central Paris. Exact address shared upon confirmation.

Limited to ten guests per session for a genuinely intimate day.

Investment

From €1,350 per person.
Private group rates available on request.

Request an invitation

Places are limited to ten guests per day

Tell us a little about you, and a member of the All Good Scents team will follow up with availability and full details.

We'll reply within one business day.