What perfume to buy in Lyon

Lyon has small perfume workshops where visitors blend their own scent at a perfume organ or bar, working with essential oils and natural materials in French, in groups of up to eight.

Make your own perfume, from €75

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3 Lyon workshops, compared

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A copperplate engraving of hyacinth from Basilius Besler's Hortus Eystettensis, the great garden book of 1613 — Hyacinth. Besler, Hortus Eystettensis

1st arrondissement (Pentes de la Croix-Rousse)

Atelier de Laure (Lavande et Camomille) perfume workshop

A small natural-perfumery class: smell about 50 essential oils and natural materials, then blend and bottle your own perfume. In French, age 14 and up, up to 8 people.

Length: 3 hours
Take home: Your own perfume in a 10, 50 or 100 ml glass spray bottle
Where: 3 Montée des Carmélites, 69001 Lyon

Price75 € per person (10 ml), 115 € (50 ml), 145 € (100 ml)

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Checked 22 Oct 2026

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An engraving from 1745: a couple stroll through a garden in spring, gathering flowers — Spring. Engraving, 1745

2nd arrondissement (Presqu'île)

Maison Laugier private perfume workshop

A small private session, Tuesday to Saturday, where the house perfumer guides you at a perfume organ to create your own eau de parfum. Held in French, three places per session.

Length: 2 hours
Take home: 100 ml eau de parfum
Where: 6 rue Thomassin, 69002 Lyon
Hours: Shop: Tue to Sat 10:00 to 18:00

Price159 €

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Checked 22 Oct 2026

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An old engraving of a magnolia flower and its seed cone, drawn life size — Magnolia. Engraving

2nd arrondissement (Presqu'île)

Maison Laugier bar à parfums

The short, cheaper Saturday format: blend a small personal eau de parfum at the perfume bar. Held in French, four places per session.

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Take home: 15 ml eau de parfum
Where: 6 rue Thomassin, 69002 Lyon
Hours: Saturdays

Price75 €

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Checked 22 Oct 2026

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