[3][4] L'Artisan is based in Paris—the original store opened on Rue de Grenelle in 1979[4]—but now has outlets worldwide.

[5] Together they went through more than 100 modifications to develop the fragrance with notes of orange blossom, incense, smoke, beeswax, flowers and musk.

[4] It specialises in unusual fragrances, working with master perfumers such as Michel Almairac, Evelyne Boulanger, Bertrand Duchaufour, Jean-Claude Ellena, Dora Baghriche-Arnaud, Elisabeth Maier, Karine Vinchon, Fabrice Pellegrin,[2] Olivia Giacobetti,[2] and Anne Flipo.

Beginning in 2005, L'Artisan has issued a limited edition "grand cru" soliflore perfume each year from a specific harvest of a particular flower.

The price is considerably higher ($250–$295 per 3.4 ounce bottle) and the packaging more elaborate than for the regular fragrances.