Bon Parfumeur Perfumes: A Complete Guide to Every Fragrance (2026)

Bon Parfumeur is a Paris niche perfume house founded in 2017 by Ludovic Bonneton, a former digital director at Yves Rocher, built on one simple idea: name fragrances by a number and their three key ingredients instead of poetry, color-code them by family, and let people mix and match. The first digit of each name signals its fragrance family, and the scents are made by a rotating bench of young perfumers rather than a single house nose. We stock six Bon Parfumeur fragrances at Redolia, and this guide walks through every one with its real notes, who made it, and when to wear it.

Everything below comes from each fragrance's published notes and the house's own history. Where we describe how something wears, that is our read from the pyramid and from testing.

The story of Bon Parfumeur

Bon Parfumeur launched around 2016–2017 as a contemporary answer to old-school French perfumery: accessible, modern, and deliberately un-precious. The numbering system is the whole personality. Each fragrance carries a three-digit code and a plain-language name drawn from its main materials — so you always know roughly what you are smelling before you spray.

The packaging, with its color-coded caps, was designed by Ronan Teissèdre, formerly of Sonia Rykiel. The juice comes from a group of independent perfumers the house works with, several of whom have their own following — you will see names like Karine Dubreuil-Sereni, Paul Guerlain, Quentin Bisch and Amélie Jacquin attached to the fragrances we carry. That mix-and-match, many-hands approach is why the range moves easily from a clean aquatic to a dark myrrh in the same lineup.

Every Bon Parfumeur fragrance we carry, explained

Bon Parfumeur 801 Blu Palermo

801 Blu Palermo (eau de parfum, $150) is the easy summer entry point — an aromatic aquatic of grapefruit, sea spray and cedar. It opens bitter-bright with the grapefruit, then the sea-spray accord keeps it clean and skin-close rather than loud. Warm-weather daytime, office-safe, and the least demanding fragrance in our Bon Parfumeur lineup.

Bon Parfumeur 904 Ice Tobacco

904 Ice Tobacco (eau de parfum, $165) is the gimmick that actually works: built around vodka, peppermint and cinnamon, it reads like an ice-cold shot — a frosty, boozy-mint opening that warms into spice. Despite the name there is more chilled-cocktail than pipe tobacco here. A cold-weather going-out scent for anyone who finds most spicy fragrances too heavy.

Bon Parfumeur 005 Riviera Absolue

005 Riviera Absolue (extrait de parfum, $240) is the most refined of the six, composed by Paul Guerlain. Finger lime, bergamot and tomato leaf up top; neroli, ginger and cardamom in the heart; ambroxan, black tea, cypriol and olibanum at the base. It starts as a green, zesty citrus and dries down smoky and mineral from the cypriol and incense — a citrus for people who think they are bored of citrus. As an extrait, it lasts longest of the lineup.

Bon Parfumeur 502 Iris Cartagena

502 Iris Cartagena (eau de parfum, $165; also an extrait, $220) is the most distinctive: an iris-and-cocoa accord framed by citrus and woods. Iris and rum on top, cocoa and violet in the middle, papyrus, musk and sandalwood underneath. The cocoa keeps the iris from going cold and cosmetic — think powdery-rooty iris with a dry, dark-chocolate edge. Choose the extrait if you want the cocoa richer and the wear longer.

Bon Parfumeur 403 Myrrh Shadow

403 Myrrh Shadow (extrait de parfum, $220), by Quentin Bisch and Amélie Jacquin, is the deepest thing Bon Parfumeur makes that we carry — a woody-spicy built on a big base. Bitter orange, blackcurrant leaf and grapefruit brighten the opening; basil, timur, cinnamon and cypress sit in the middle; then myrrh, benzoin, vanilla, akigalawood, patchouli and cedar close it out. It is the cold-weather, sillage-heavy pick, and the one to reach for when the aquatic and citrus feel too light.

Bon Parfumeur comparison table

Which Bon Parfumeur fragrance should you choose?

Start with 801 Blu Palermo if you want an easy, inoffensive fresh scent, or 904 Ice Tobacco if you want that freshness with a cold-spice twist. Go to 005 Riviera Absolue if you want the best-made and longest-lasting of the group and do not mind paying extrait money for a citrus. Pick 502 Iris Cartagena if you want something people will ask about — the iris-cocoa combination is the standout. Reach for 403 Myrrh Shadow only if you already know you like deep, resinous woody-spicy scents; skip it if aquatics are your comfort zone.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bon Parfumeur worth it? For the price, yes — the eau de parfums sit around $150–$165 and the extraits at $220–$240, which is modest for niche. The concept is gimmicky on paper but the juice is genuinely well made, especially the extraits.

What do the Bon Parfumeur numbers mean? Each fragrance is coded by a number and named for its three key ingredients, with the caps color-coded by fragrance family. The first digit signals the family, so the system tells you what you are smelling before the marketing does.

What is the best Bon Parfumeur fragrance? Of the six we carry, 502 Iris Cartagena is the most distinctive and 005 Riviera Absolue the most refined. For pure crowd-pleasing freshness, 801 Blu Palermo.

Are Bon Parfumeur fragrances unisex? Yes. The house lists every fragrance for women and men, and the range is built to be mixed and layered across those lines.

Eau de parfum or extrait? The extraits (005, 403, and the 502 extrait) are richer and longer-lasting. If you love a scent in eau de parfum and want more of it, the extrait is the upgrade rather than a different fragrance.

See all six on our Bon Parfumeur collection page, read more house guides in the Redolia Journal, or come try them at our boutique at 92 West Main St, Somerville, NJ. Questions? Email info@redolia.com.