A happy gourmand perfume with a note of praline, amber and patchouli, all glazed with bergamot.
Bon Parfumeur open olfactive dimensions and invite you to add your own story. Try 501 if you have a sweet tooth and like aromas of tasty treats such as cake, candy and various patisseries.
Perfumer: Philippe Romano
All about this scent
Vibe Check
This is a fragrance for close, relaxed company, when sweetness can feel intimate rather than loud. It suits a soft sweater, a late afternoon that drifts into evening, and the kind of setting where a warm trail of praline and woods feels inviting rather than formal.
When and where to wear suggestions
Best in cool to mild weather, 501 wears comfortably when the air can hold its gourmand warmth without flattening it. Two to four sprays are enough; on skin it turns creamy and nutty, while in the air the bergamot and yuzu keep the opening from feeling too dense. The drydown becomes softer, woodier and more musky over time.
Who It’s For
For people who enjoy gourmand perfumes with structure: sweet but not childish, cozy but not opaque. It will appeal to those who like praline, hazelnut, iris and patchouli together, and who prefer edible scents with a polished, woody finish.
Release Year
2016
The Nose
Philippe Romano is known for a gourmand-leaning style that can feel playful, velvety and a little mischievous. His work often balances sweetness with texture and depth, using woods, smoke or amber to keep the composition from becoming flat. For Bon Parfumeur 501, Romano builds a dessert-like accord around praline and hazelnut, then gives it shape with iris, cashmere wood and patchouli. The result is a fragrance that reads as indulgent but still structured, with the kind of contrast he is known for: edible facets set against a more tactile, perfumed base.
Collaborators
Ludovic Bonneton, the founder, appears to have shaped the creative brief by asking for a praline-centered composition meant to awaken childhood memories, while also encouraging the perfumer to keep the mood vivid and sparkling. The fragrance was developed as part of Bon Parfumeur’s carte blanche approach, where the house gives the perfumer room to interpret the concept freely.
Bon Parfumeur’s Story
Bon Parfumeur is built around creative freedom, transparency and the idea of layering fragrances like a personal playlist. The house favors a contemporary French niche style: unisex compositions, clear note-led identities and a playful, mix-and-match spirit that invites wearers to build their own signature.
501’s Concept
501 was conceived as a nostalgic gourmand, with the founder describing an image of crunchy praline unfolding inside powdery iris and cashmere. That childhood-memory idea gives the fragrance its emotional center: a sweet, comforting composition that still feels airy and modern rather than heavy or syrupy.
Extra Info
Bon Parfumeur 501 is part of the house’s numbered collection and is identified by its three-note style on the bottle. It is made in France and built around a praline-and-patchouli gourmand accord with a distinctive powdered iris effect.
A happy gourmand perfume with a note of praline, amber and patchouli, all glazed with bergamot.
Bon Parfumeur open olfactive dimensions and invite you to add your own story. Try 501 if you have a sweet tooth and like aromas of tasty treats such as cake, candy and various patisseries.
Perfumer: Philippe Romano
All about this scent
Vibe Check
This is a fragrance for close, relaxed company, when sweetness can feel intimate rather than loud. It suits a soft sweater, a late afternoon that drifts into evening, and the kind of setting where a warm trail of praline and woods feels inviting rather than formal.
When and where to wear suggestions
Best in cool to mild weather, 501 wears comfortably when the air can hold its gourmand warmth without flattening it. Two to four sprays are enough; on skin it turns creamy and nutty, while in the air the bergamot and yuzu keep the opening from feeling too dense. The drydown becomes softer, woodier and more musky over time.
Who It’s For
For people who enjoy gourmand perfumes with structure: sweet but not childish, cozy but not opaque. It will appeal to those who like praline, hazelnut, iris and patchouli together, and who prefer edible scents with a polished, woody finish.
Release Year
2016
The Nose
Philippe Romano is known for a gourmand-leaning style that can feel playful, velvety and a little mischievous. His work often balances sweetness with texture and depth, using woods, smoke or amber to keep the composition from becoming flat. For Bon Parfumeur 501, Romano builds a dessert-like accord around praline and hazelnut, then gives it shape with iris, cashmere wood and patchouli. The result is a fragrance that reads as indulgent but still structured, with the kind of contrast he is known for: edible facets set against a more tactile, perfumed base.
Collaborators
Ludovic Bonneton, the founder, appears to have shaped the creative brief by asking for a praline-centered composition meant to awaken childhood memories, while also encouraging the perfumer to keep the mood vivid and sparkling. The fragrance was developed as part of Bon Parfumeur’s carte blanche approach, where the house gives the perfumer room to interpret the concept freely.
Bon Parfumeur’s Story
Bon Parfumeur is built around creative freedom, transparency and the idea of layering fragrances like a personal playlist. The house favors a contemporary French niche style: unisex compositions, clear note-led identities and a playful, mix-and-match spirit that invites wearers to build their own signature.
501’s Concept
501 was conceived as a nostalgic gourmand, with the founder describing an image of crunchy praline unfolding inside powdery iris and cashmere. That childhood-memory idea gives the fragrance its emotional center: a sweet, comforting composition that still feels airy and modern rather than heavy or syrupy.
Extra Info
Bon Parfumeur 501 is part of the house’s numbered collection and is identified by its three-note style on the bottle. It is made in France and built around a praline-and-patchouli gourmand accord with a distinctive powdered iris effect.