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Perfume house · New Orleans

Leave a trailworth following

Six fragrances blended by hand above our boutique in the French Quarter, from rain-soaked vetiver to magnolia after dark. Find yours in six small vials.

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blending since
1998 blending since
on 1,300 reviews
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200 bottles a batch

The trail

One fragrance, three acts

A perfume is not one smell but a story that unfolds on your skin. Follow Iris Hour from the first spray to the last trace on your scarf the next morning.

An unlabeled faceted crystal bottle of pale violet perfume among purple and white irises and pieces of orris root on lilac silk.
Iris HourDiscover the fragrance

  1. The first 15 minutes

    Top notes

    Bright and fleeting: the first thing you smell, and the first to lift away.

    • Pink pepper
    • Bergamot
    • Violet leaf

  2. Hours one to four

    Heart notes

    The character of the fragrance, warm and full once the skin has taken it in.

    • Orris butter
    • Violet
    • Heliotrope

  3. Into the next morning

    Base notes

    What stays: the soft trail people notice when you have already left the room. Perfumers call it sillage.

    • Cashmere wood
    • White musk
    • Tonka bean

The fragrances

Six bottles, six moods

Each blended in small batches upstairs, aged for six weeks and filled by hand.

  • An unlabeled faceted crystal bottle of pale violet perfume among purple and white irises and pieces of orris root on lilac silk.

    Floral

    Iris Hour

    Powdery iris, like cashmere at dusk

    The notes: Pink pepper · Orris butter · Cashmere wood

    Price: $128 · 50 ml eau de parfum

  • An unlabeled heavy glass bottle of pale green-gold perfume on wet dark stone with bundles of vetiver roots and raindrops.

    Woody

    Vetiver Rain

    A garden courtyard after a summer storm

    The notes: Grapefruit · Clary sage · Haitian vetiver

    Price: $128 · 50 ml eau de parfum

  • An unlabeled rounded crystal bottle of amber perfume beside a large creamy magnolia blossom on deep plum velvet, a candle glowing.

    Floral

    Magnolia Noir

    A white flower that opens after dark

    The notes: Plum · Magnolia · Sandalwood

    Price: $128 · 50 ml eau de parfum

  • An unlabeled square glass bottle of green perfume among ripe split figs, fig leaves and Spanish moss on weathered wood.

    Green

    Bayou Fig

    Ripe figs and moss by slow water

    The notes: Fig leaf · Ripe fig · Oakmoss

    Price: $128 · 50 ml eau de parfum

  • An unlabeled faceted bottle of deep amber perfume beside a glowing brass lantern, vanilla pods, resin and tonka beans on cream marble.

    Amber

    Amber Lantern

    Candlelight, vanilla and a soft sweater

    The notes: Cardamom · Benzoin · Madagascar vanilla

    Price: $128 · 50 ml eau de parfum

  • An unlabeled tall clear bottle of pale yellow perfume among halved bergamot, lemons and orange blossom on white marble in bright sun.

    Fresh

    Citrus Gallery

    Sunlight through a gallery window

    The notes: Bergamot · Orange blossom · White musk

    Price: $128 · 50 ml eau de parfum

All fragrances

Not sure where to start?

Pick the feeling you want to carry with you. We will introduce you to the fragrance that wears it best.

Not sure where to start?
An unlabeled faceted crystal bottle of pale violet perfume among purple and white irises and pieces of orris root on lilac silk.

Floral

Iris Hour

Like cashmere and the smell of a clean wrist: quiet, close and elegant.

Pink pepper · Orris butter · Cashmere wood

Meet Iris Hour
An unlabeled heavy glass bottle of pale green-gold perfume on wet dark stone with bundles of vetiver roots and raindrops.

Woody

Vetiver Rain

Green, cool and grounded, like a garden courtyard after a summer storm.

Grapefruit · Clary sage · Haitian vetiver

Meet Vetiver Rain
An unlabeled rounded crystal bottle of amber perfume beside a large creamy magnolia blossom on deep plum velvet, a candle glowing.

Floral

Magnolia Noir

A creamy white flower that opens at dusk and fills the whole street.

Plum · Magnolia · Sandalwood

Meet Magnolia Noir
An unlabeled tall clear bottle of pale yellow perfume among halved bergamot, lemons and orange blossom on white marble in bright sun.

Fresh

Citrus Gallery

Sparkling citrus and orange blossom, made for mornings and open windows.

Bergamot · Orange blossom · White musk

Meet Citrus Gallery
An unlabeled faceted bottle of deep amber perfume beside a glowing brass lantern, vanilla pods, resin and tonka beans on cream marble.

Amber

Amber Lantern

Vanilla, amber and resins: the scent of candlelight and a soft sweater.

Cardamom · Benzoin · Madagascar vanilla

Meet Amber Lantern
An unlabeled square glass bottle of green perfume among ripe split figs, fig leaves and Spanish moss on weathered wood.

Green

Bayou Fig

Ripe fig, its milky leaf and a little moss: lazy afternoons by the water.

Fig leaf · Ripe fig · Oakmoss

Meet Bayou Fig

Sets & workshops

Smell first, then decide

Try every fragrance at home, or spend an afternoon upstairs blending your own.

  • Discovery set

    Six 2 ml vials, one of each

    $38per set

    Wear one a day for a week. The $38 comes off your first full bottle.

    • All six house fragrances
    • A card with every note
    • Free shipping
    • Credit toward a full bottle
    Order this

  • Most loved

    Blending workshop

    Two hours in the atelier

    $145per guest

    Blend your own 30 ml eau de parfum with a perfumer, from forty raw materials.

    • A seat at the organ upstairs
    • Your own 30 ml bottle to take home
    • Your formula kept for reorders
    • A glass of champagne
    Order this

  • Bespoke fragrance

    Three sessions over two months

    $1,450per fragrance

    A fragrance made for one person only, with Claire, our founder.

    • Three private sessions
    • Five trial blends to wear at home
    • A 100 ml engraved crystal bottle
    • The formula, yours alone
    Order this
Sets, workshops and gift cards

Ingredients

Where the scent begins

Roots, flowers and pods from growers we know by name, chosen for one fragrance at a time.

  • Purple bearded irises with dew in a field at dawn, peeled orris roots drying on linen in front.

    From: Tuscany, Italy

    Orris root

    What it smells like: Violets and face powder · Soft suede

  • Hands holding a fresh bundle of golden vetiver roots in a green field.

    From: Southern Haiti

    Vetiver

    What it smells like: Smoky wood · Wet earth after rain

  • A huge creamy southern magnolia blossom on a branch with glossy leaves against a blush sky.

    From: Louisiana, United States

    Magnolia

    What it smells like: Lemon and cream · Tea and honey

  • Cured dark vanilla pods tied with twine and a green vanilla orchid flower on a cream plate.

    From: Madagascar

    Vanilla

    What it smells like: Warm and creamy · Rum and dried fruit

All ingredients

Perfumers

The noses behind the bottles

Two perfumers trained in Grasse, a young blender and the host who will find your scent downstairs.

Meet the perfumers

Customers say

Words that linger

  • Strangers stop me on Magazine Street to ask what I am wearing. It is Magnolia Noir, every single time.
    Danielle R.Magnolia Noir
  • The discovery set was the best $38 I have spent. I wore each one for a day and knew by Thursday.
    Priya S.Discovery set
  • We blended a fragrance for our wedding day at the workshop. Every time I smell it, I am back in that room.
    Marcus & LeeBlending workshop

Good to know

How long does a fragrance last?

Our eaux de parfum are blended at 18 to 22 percent and last six to ten hours on skin, longer on fabric. Each fragrance page says how it wears.

Can I smell a fragrance before buying a full bottle?

Yes: the discovery set has all six in 2 ml vials, and its price comes off your first full bottle.

Do you ship?

Across the United States, free over $90. Perfume ships by ground only, usually in three to five days.

Are your fragrances vegan?

Every fragrance is vegan and never tested on animals. Our ambergris note is a modern replacement, not the real thing.

Journal

Notes from the atelier

All notes

Come and smell for yourself

Our boutique on Royal Street is open every day. Book half an hour with a perfumer and leave with your fragrance, or simply walk in.

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A perfumer's organ: a curved wooden desk with tiers of small amber bottles, a beaker and blotter strips in a sunlit atelier with lilac curtains.
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Ondine’s scent desk

Fragrances, notes, sets and the boutique

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