Where are our packaging made?
THE BOTTLES
50ML BOTTLES
I dream of tailor-made bottles "made in Normandy" manufactured by the last French glassmaker to offer semi-automatic molds... My personal funds do not allow me the investment at the moment, so we offer a standard bottle. Its round banality could almost make it a great classic. Ours is made in Poland sold by the french distributor COVERPLA.
We hope to embellish everything, in any case personalize it, with a long and narrow label like a Modigliani face, printed on FEDRIGONI paper. All our labels are manufactured in Carros (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence). We chose a French-made spray pump from APTAR. Our slightly weighted, glossy black aluminum cap, meanwhile, is manufactured in Spain.
2ML BOTTLES
Sought out and selected for the elegance of their slender shape, our bottles do not have a spray mechanism in order to reduce the number of components that need to be discarded or recycled—but above all because we love the intimate, patient gesture of letting a drop of perfume fall onto the skin... They are custom-made and screen-printed for us in China.
SECONDARY PACKAGING OR PAPER PACKS
If there is another headache in perfumery, it is that of sourcing standard packaging, neither too cheap nor too ugly, in small quantities. The one dedicated to 50ml bottles is in two parts, with a bell holding the cross-shaped base closed. This principle caught my eye for its false simplicity. I like the origami spirit of the base, which, once free, opens up like a star, like a flower, like a blank page on which you can write stories and even, sometimes with a stamp, a fly, which comes to rest there, like a Memento Mori...
Originally manufactured in Grasse, France, when I first started out, our products are now produced in China. Unfortunately, I could no longer absorb the significant cost difference between manufacturing in Europe and manufacturing in China. My initial decision to produce in France—as a political statement of support for French businesses—is no longer feasible for the time being, which is deeply regrettable but not permanent. I also had to acknowledge the professionalism, high standards, and responsiveness of the Chinese company I work with—qualities that were sometimes lacking in my initial European partners.
All our cases are made from exceptional paper from FEDRIGONI, certified by FSC and PEFC.
The PEFC certification of paper attests to respect for the environmental, economic and social functions of forests. The manufacturing and then printing of PEFC certified paper therefore contributes to the sustainable management of forests, through their renewal, while preserving the water, soil, fauna and flora of this natural environment. (source: www.pefc-france.org )