4, rue de Castiglione, 75001, Paris. Have you written that down? This is
the new address of Jovoy, a diamond’s throw away from the Place Vendôme, which
inaugurated last Friday in a surprisingly balmy spring weather that had
guests spilling out under the arcades. Marc-Antoine Corticchiato (Parfums d’Empire),
Mark Buxton (soon presenting his new eponymous brand), Vero Kern (Vero Profumo),
Symine Salimpour and Fabrice Olivieri (Hors Là Monde), Neela Vermeire, Claude
Marchal (MDCI), Andy Tauer, Tobias Müksch (Humiecki & Graef), Céline
Verleure (Olfactive Studio), Christian David (Honoré des Prés), Gérald Ghislain
(Histoires de Parfums) and Élisabeth de Feydeau (Arty Fragrance) all turned up
to clink glasses.
With its crimson walls, black shelves and antiques, the new, 175 sq.
meter Jovoy feels as much as a salon for perfume lovers as it is a boutique: in
fact, there is an area at the back where clients can sit down to compare impressions
and experience scents at leisure. As was the case in the first boutique of the
rue Danielle Casanova, they can be sniffed in amber bottles rather than on
strips; full descriptions of each are accessible.
Owner François Hénin, who also revived the historic house of Jovoy, calls
his boutique an “Embassy for rare perfumes”, and like embassies, it has a “consulate”:
a travel trunk conceived by T.T. Trunks which will bring a selection of 16
scents to five-star hotel guests, either as a “mini-bar” in suites or as a shop-within-a-shop… (depicted in the French post: scroll down).
After all, for centuries French was the language of diplomacy; and with
luxury brands from France, England, Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland,
Jovoy perpetuates the art of fostering international relations in the most civilized
of languages…
Fine fragrance brands: Amouage,
Andy Tauer, Atelier Flou, Brecourt, Casamoratti, Clive Christian, David
Jourquin, Dorin, Coudray, Evody, Frapin, Grossmith, Histoires de Parfums,
Honoré des Prés, Hors Là Monde, Hubert Maes, Humiecki and Graef, Heeley,
Isabey, Jacques Fath, Jovoy, LT Piver, Parfums de Marly, Micallef, Miller
Harris, Masaki Matsushima, MDCI, Neela Vermeire, Nobile 1942, Olfactive Studio,
Parfums d’Orsay, Parfums d’Empire, Poiray, Puredistance, Puro, Rancé, Undergreen,
Vero Profumo, Visconti, Xerjoff…
Candles,
home fragrances, accessories and trunks : Arty Fragrances, CireTrudon, Pop Up, Heeley, Jovoy, Parfums d’Orsay,
Sen7 and T.T.TRUNKS
Monday to Saturday, from 11 AM to 7 PM
4, Rue de Castiglione, 75001 Paris
Tel : +33 1 40 20 06 19