Perfume Making Class and Guided Visit of Fragonard in GRASSE

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Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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Ratings come from 46 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Must do experience on the French Riviera

  Visiting the Olfactory gave more than making custom perfumes , it was a journey into 100yrs of visionary mastery, business experience and legacy rooted in community. I left the Olfactory inspired to build a good legacy . Our tour guide Michele was outstanding and hospitable. Our all English speaking group named one of the perfumes ‘Justin Bieber’ 😆. I recommend this as a must do if you find yourself on the Riviera.

  tobil431August 2026via Tripadvisor

• 2Disappointing

  We were based in Nice so decided to do the Fragonard Perfume making and factory tour in Grasse. There were ABSOLUTELY NO helpful instructions on how to get to the Fragonard factory in Grasse on the booking sheet. We took the train which was easy and direct to Grasse and ran every 15 -20 minutes from Nice via Cannes and Antibes and took about 90 minutes. When we arrived in Grasse railway station we had no information on taking public transport to Fragonard. BEWARE: If you decide to WALK to the factory it is about 30 minutes slog - up hill mainly - from the train station. We decided to catch a bus, but without any helpful instructions on which number we ended up taking the wrong bus. After allowing over an hour, we arrived at the factory just in time for the tour.The tour was very quick through a small area of the factory and all paths lead to the gift shop of course where there was a hard sell. We did get to make some perfume but we did not have a choice of ''notes'' to use.There were only 3 bottles - a top note, heart note and base note and we mixed how we wanted with those and couldn't choose anything. I was expecting a whole lot more bottles to choose from. I was disappointed. The staff in the shop were snooty and clearly didn't like tourists or even seem to want to be there. My advice is to stay in Nice and go to the Fragonard shop in Nice, or to Molinard in Nice which seems to have a better choice of perfumes to make on their tour.

  881lyndamJuly 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Definitely worth it

  Knowledgeable and charming guide, enjoyable experience. Yes, there is a shop at the end but no particular pressure to buy.

  hilaryk410June 2026via Tripadvisor

• 4Basic experience of parfume making

  A good mix of theory and practice (smelling scents and making your own). However the making of the cologne water is rushed. And at end the visit s about selling fraginard perfumes

  Dreamer634456April 2026via Tripadvisor

• 4Nice - low effort tour

  This is a nice experience. The tour is short and comprehensive, leaving one understanding why Grasse is the perfume capital and seeing how this company produces its products. It is capped by a perfume making process. While a nice take home, the scents are chosen for the class - the participants assemble the amounts of each offered ingredient. At the end of the tour, the guide explains all the products available and offered various samples of the finished perfumes. It is a sales pitch however the perfume is quite nice and a very reasonable price.

  Kimberly_FApril 2026via Viator

• 5Musee Du Parfum

  Firstly do not book the Fragonard 2 hr perfume making tour as a solo traveller unless you have transport as it is in the industrial estate - i got to Grasse with 1 hour to spare and could not find a taxi to get to the factory. The team at Fragonard were delightful and instantly refunded my money hence me going to the shop in the centre of Grasse which is a wonderful old town full of artisan shops. The 45 min free tour was really insightful and i learnt a lot and of course visited the shop!! If i went again i would book the shorter perfume making experience in the Fragonard Atelier - and avoid the industrial estate. Fully worth a visit - enjoy:)

  CarriebarkerOctober 2025via Tripadvisor

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How it compares in Grasse

• Its from-price is 67% below the median of the 13 experiences we list in Grasse.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 2 of 13.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Grasse

Grasse is the perfume capital of France, a hillside town above Cannes where flowers have been turned into scent since the eighteenth century.

Grasse climbs a hillside in the Alpes-Maritimes, high enough above the Mediterranean to enjoy cooler air and a view over the coast. The town turned from leather and gloves to perfume in the eighteenth century, drawn by the flowers grown on the slopes: jasmine, the May rose and tuberose. UNESCO has recognised the local perfumers' skills. The International Perfume Museum traces the story from ancient times.

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