PARFUMS VOLNAY
FRENCH PERFUME HOUSE - AN EXCEPTIONAL WOMEN, A PASSION FOR PERFUMES

Volnay is a perfume house founded in 1919 by Germaine Madeline Duval, a rebellious and adventurous woman, and the first female passenger to fly over the Andes. A love for travel, her destiny was determined during an Atlantic crossing. On a ship bound for New York, she met the man who would become her second husband, René Duval. He worked for René Coty, she was a model for Lanvin. From that encounter was born a beautiful love story: the Volnay Perfume House. These two lovers were fond of elegance and sophistication with a keen sense of excellence and prestige - a rarity combined with a great sense of marketing. This beautiful, strong-willed woman, inspired by the revolution of Art Nouveau which transformed the arts, fashion and architecture of the time, proved to be a true business woman.

Very quickly, the perfume house radiated throughout all spectrums where elegant and beautiful people gathered, dreaming of French chic and eagerly awaiting for Paris’ latest products. From London, Brussels and Milan to Buenos Aires, Sydney, Melbourne, Montreal and New York, the press bestowed upon Volnay the sublime tribute: “The most luxurious perfume in Paris in the most beautiful flacon in the world.”

PARFUMS VOLNAY INSPIRATION - THE ROUND, BEAUTIFUL AND GENEROUS NATURE 

Art Deco, the 1920s - years which privileged women who were finally released from their tight clothing and bulky hats, who cut their hair short and dared new fragrances which captured the essence of their time. Their time is one of the great perfumers who, to escape the boredom of single flower perfumes, created fragrances composed of multiple natural and vegetal materials - flowers, plants, smells of wood, earth and rain mixed with vanilla, musk or amber for an unknown, indefinable, mesmerizing result.