From Grignan to Chartres via Paris, follow us to see how our diffusers are made...
It all started in Paris, in the 17th arrondissement at Karine Dubreuil's studio a few years ago... Our candles 01 , 02 and 03 were born! 3 unique fragrance formulas that are now also available as diffusers. In addition, 03 gave us a hard time. Half of the concentrate is made of natural patchouli. There's no secret, that's why it smells so good! But its price has exploded since the release of our candle 03! No choice, we have to keep the same scent... And this year, good news, candle 04 with notes of smoky black tea by Pierre Aulas has been added to our collection.
Head to Grignan, the workshop where our boxes are printed! Here, in Drôme Provençale, we meet Benoît and his team. A quick tour of the workshop is essential. Benoît shows us how the inks are mixed to achieve the perfect color (chosen by the Bon Parfumeur team in Paris).
It is important that the colors signifying the different olfactory families remain identical between each production of candles, diffusers, and perfumes... We therefore make sure to carry out a quality test before printing thousands of sheets! Each sheet of cardboard passes through 3 machines, one per color (we have 3 colors on our boxes!). Then, they go through a press for "embossing", which highlights the logo for example. Once cut and assembled into boxes, they leave for Chartres!
Next, head to Chartres, an hour outside of Paris. This is where the magic happens! Our empty bottles are transformed into diffusers! We are mesmerized by the process of manually filling the bottles (and the speed!).
Luckily for us, not everything is automated by machines, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to see anything... The caps are placed just after the bottles are filled, then very delicate fingers stick the labels on.
And there you have it, the diffusers are ready to be placed in their boxes and then transported in groups of six to the warehouse. Before leaving, we take a team photo that we'll keep secret. With lab coats and caps on, no one really looked their best. Finally, after a mandatory stop at the magnificent cathedral and the center of Chartres for the team, it's back to Paris.
The end result? Four magnificent new diffusers await you. Thank you to the entire team who made this possible. Without them, these little beauties wouldn't exist...
