The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
A Walk In Giverny began with a place that feels alive on the skin. Launched in 2021 and created by Olivia Larson and co-perfumer Andrej Babicky, the fragrance takes its name from Giverny, the garden associated with Claude Monet. The reference notes paint a path through rhododendrons, violets, jasmine, geraniums, and blackcurrant buds, with citrus rushing forward and tuberose and patchouli waiting in the soil. Its inspiration isn't a watercolor held at arm's length. It's the sensation of moving from bright flowers toward damp earth, green stems, and the warm trace of resin. The name sets that movement in place: first the open sky and saturated color, then the more tactile scent of the path beneath your feet.
What makes the composition distinctive is its balance of floral brightness and chypre weight. Bergamot gives the opening a clean, citrusy lift, while rhododendron keeps it green rather than simply sparkling. Hay, geranium, carnation, jasmine, blackcurrant, and tuberose build a textured floral heart, with fruit, greenery, and a creamy floral heat. Beneath that sits an unusual foundation of balsam fir, opoponax, styrax, labdanum, patchouli, musk, and benzoin. The result moves like a garden breeze with its shoes muddy, floral at first glance, then herbal, resinous, and quietly smoky.
The evolution
The opening arrives with citrus air and the cool green snap of rhododendron. Bergamot keeps it lucid, almost weightless, while the floral heart gathers quickly around geranium, carnation, jasmine, blackcurrant, and tuberose. Hay adds a sun-dried, grassy texture that prevents the bouquet from becoming polished or sweet. Tuberose gives the middle a fleshy creaminess, and blackcurrant brings a dark, tart edge that makes the flowers feel less decorative. As the composition dries down, the bright garden recedes. Musk softens the edges, patchouli pulls up the earth, and balsam fir adds a resinous green shadow. Benzoin, labdanum, styrax, and opoponax leave a warm, smoky trail with vanilla and violet underneath. The final effect is less like a freshly cut bouquet than a garden remembered after rain: close, woody, gently sweet, and still carrying the floral day.
Cultural impact
A Walk In Giverny offers a floral composition rooted in the sensory character of Giverny, the garden associated with Claude Monet. Its unisex profile suits a fragrance that reads less like a fixed category and more like a place: a green path, a warm patch of earth, and flowers insisting on their own terms. Citrus opens the scent with brightness before rhododendrons, violets, jasmine, and geraniums unfold into a layered floral center. Blackcurrant buds add a dark, fruit-like edge, while tuberose and patchouli settle close to the skin with a soft, earthy depth.
The House
La Fleur by LivvyLa Fleur by Livvy is a small-batch natural perfume house founded in 2013 by self-taught artisan Olivia Larson in Grand Junction, Colorado. The brand specializes in handcrafted fragrances made entirely from natural ingredients, with a signature focus on floral compositions that reflects the founder's deep appreciation for flowers. Over the past decade, the house has developed an extensive catalog spanning more than a dozen distinctive scents, ranging from romantic florals like Fleur d'Innocence and Fleur De Mystere to more complex compositions such as Spicy Surrender and Puck's Potion. Each fragrance emerges from Larson's personal creative vision, developed in her Colorado studio and produced in strictly limited quantities to maintain quality control. The brand operates as an independent, self-distributed perfume house without retail partnerships, connecting with customers primarily through online channels and occasional local appearances in the Grand Junction area. La Fleur by Livvy has gained recognition within natural perfumery circles, particularly for its commitment to botanical ingredients and its founder's journey from curious beginner to established artisan perfumer.
The Creator
Olivia LarsonLarson's style favors clarity and restraint. She gravitates toward natural materials that tell a specific story: resins that feel sun-warmed, florals with genuine botanical weight rather than synthetic brightness.
