Tanners found the region’s many rivers indispensable to their trade – a notoriously foul-smelling one due to the stench of decaying hides, not to mention the use of animal excrement in the tanning process – which thrived here from the 12th century onward.

They honour nature by sourcing the finest raw materials and preserving the delicacy of the ingredients, then curate, combine and harmonise them to create perfumes that combine Parisian elegance with London's eclectic street styles.But in the 1960s and 1970s, production began a precipitous decline due a flood of low-cost synthetic materials and a Côte d’Azur real-estate boom that made the fields of the Pays de Grasse more lucrative for villas than for flowers. Le Domaine de Manon, now headed by the fourth-generation grower Carole Biancalana, cultivates the roses, jasmine and tuberoses and extracts the absolutes exclusive to the perfumes of Dior, such as J’Adore L’Or and Miss Dior Rose. Join the City Perfume newsletter to get the best offers, money-saving promotions and exclusive deals sent straight to your inbox. Queen Catherine de’ Medici, the industrious widow of King Henry II, credited with bringing everything from fine pastry to the fork to France from her native Italy, came to the rescue by dousing her gloves in scent. We’ve picked out the best products from some of the hottest brands in the fragrance market, including Jimmy Choo .

In 2018, the “world capital of perfume” was honoured with UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage status to acknowledge and protect a centuries-old expertise. Your security is paramount to them, all online transactions are protected by secure server software. The latest industry standard military grade 128 bit encryption technology will be their standard to protect your credit card information and keep your transaction details secure. Pick up a thank you gift for a colleague, send a birthday present to your best friend or show your Mum you are thinking of her even when you’re busy as it only takes minutes to arrange.The niche perfumes follow a strict guideline of principles, with the composition of ingredients being subject to the highest standards of manufacturing. City Perfume will require satisfactory proof of purchase before providing a remedy under the Australian Consumer Law. Fresh green notes create a surge of freshness with bergamot, angelica, and black currant creating the top.

On the Côte d’Azur, about 15 miles from Grasse, Chanel was introduced to Ernest Beaux, a brilliant “nose” working for a notable Grasse perfumer.

City Perfume are an Authorised Agent for Luxury and Niche brands including Amouage, Creed, Penhaligon’s London, Christian Dior, Ralph Lauren and many more, increasing their range on a constant basis. However evanescent the nature of perfume or intangible the expertise that goes into it, the many people and professions that make Grasse unique in the world are determined to keep this particular romance alive.

Scent City plan to bring that excitement back, the true essence of fragrance aimed at our generation.Visitors to Grasse should not forego a visit to Fragonard or the city’s two other major perfumers, Galimard, the oldest, founded in 1747, and Molinard, founded in 1849, for a taste of what makes Grasse the undisputed world capital of perfume. The name Fragonard comes up often in Grasse, and at the elegant Villa Musée Fragonard you’ll see why. For over 25 years City Perfume has been the preferred supplier of perfumes to an ever increasing clientele.