L'Antichambre
Founded 2009
Anne Pascale Mathy-Devalk, a former graphic artist and photographer who trained in Grasse, created L'Antichambre in 2009. The Brussels shop on Place Brugmann sells only its own perfumes: twelve Exclusives and a range of single-note bases. Visitors can also compose a made-to-measure perfume from the bases and name it themselves.
Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.
A Brussels shop where you name your own perfume
L'Antichambre was created in 2009 by Anne Pascale Mathy-Devalk, then a graphic artist and photographer. In 2005 a close friend showed her a perfume creator's book from 1905, and it set her on the path. She taught herself for four years, then went to Grasse, where specialists guided her.
The house has twelve Exclusives, composed in Grasse, with names such as The Bright Page and Man in a Hurry, and a long row of single-note bases such as iris, pink pepper, osmanthus and cedar. Each comes as eau de parfum or as the stronger parfum, in 10, 50 or 100 ml. The bases can be worn alone or mixed, and that is the heart of its made-to-measure service: Anne Pascale blends a perfume with you from the bases, you give it a name, and the formula is kept private.
Its own shop is at 13 Place George Brugmann in Ixelles, Brussels, open Tuesday to Saturday 11:00 to 18:30 and Sunday 12:00 to 16:00, closed on Monday. visit.brussels lists it among the city's exclusive perfume shops. In July 2025 Forbes Belgique gave the made-to-measure price as €215 for 50 ml or €265 for 100 ml, for a session of about an hour and a half. To smell one first, try Recollected Memory: the founder made it from the memory of her grandmother's perfume.
- Recollected MemoryThe founder's memory of her grandmother's perfume, cinnamon and mandarin over chocolate, iris and sandalwood.
- The Bright PageA fresh start of verbena, mandarin and basil, then orange blossom and jasmine over cedar and musk.
- The Devil's SmileGinger and cumin give a warm, spicy twist to a woody base of cistus and cedar, with a hint of oud.
Where to buy
- Own shop, 13 Place George Brugmann, 1050 Brussels (Ixelles) (Tue to Sat 11:00 to 18:30, Sun 12:00 to 16:00, closed Mon)
- Online at l-antichambre.com
In our city guides
- L'Antichambre, Place Brugmann (Boutique, Brussels)
- L'Antichambre: made-to-measure perfume (Workshop, Brussels)