Where Scent Becomes a Story
Artisan perfumes. Sensory journeys. Lifelong memories.
Fragrance isn’t just something you wear.
It’s something you feel, share, and remember.
You’re in the right place.
Our services
At La Vie en Nose, we transform fragrance into an immersive experience.
Our three services are designed to deepen your understanding of scent, spark your creativity, and connect you with a like-minded community.
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Learn directly from Rachel, our expert perfumer, as you dive into raw materials and hands‑on formulation.
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Delve into olfactory science, the raw materials of perfumery, and the stories that drive Rachel.
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Collaborate one‑on‑one for a fully personalized olfactory portrait, ideal for meaningful gifts or signature statements.
Where Language Meets Fragrance
Words for each material. Words to describe odor. Words to describe texture. Words to describe impact. Scientific words. Emotional words.
LVEN lives at this intersection of words and fragrance.
Whether you join a workshop in Bordeaux, read along on our blog, or wear one of our crafted perfumes focused on premium materials, you’ll find the same ethos:
thoughtful, story‑driven.
In the early 2000s, Rachel, who had just moved to France, discovered the growing world of perfume blogs — vibrant communities where perfumistas and writers come together to explore the world of niche and mainstream perfume.
Those conversations gave her language to describe what she smelled in her favorite perfumes.
Then came a turning point: an intensive training program here in Bordeaux to become a nez de parfum.
There, she learned a foundational truth, before you can build a perfume,
you must master the matières premières, the raw materials.
And the fastest way to mastery?
Words.

