Heritage
A house, in its own words
Simone Paris is a newcomer to the fragrance landscape, and the available record treats it as a new brand rather than a house with a long lineage. The project was conceived by Simone Eisenbeiss, who designs the bottles, and Michael Foerster, who composes the scents, a division of labor that gives the house a dual creative identity from day one. The brand entered the market in 2024, when its first five fragrances were introduced together as a coordinated launch, each one built around a different animal totem. Coverage from perfume writers in 2024 described the line as witchy, nature-inspired, and collectible, signaling an intentional positioning that differs from the heritage narratives carried by older Parisian houses. Because the brand is young, its history is less a chronology of decades than a portrait of its founding partnership, its chosen causes, and the deliberate choice to debut in France rather than at any other production center. There are no recorded awards, industry rankings, or earlier incarnations tied to the Simone Paris name, and the house has not yet appeared in encyclopedic fragrance references such as the Osmothèque archive or in books on niche perfumery. What defines the heritage, for now, is a clear origin story: two creators, one artistic vision, and a first collection released together. Simone Paris describes its work as a fusion of art and perfumery, treating scent as a medium that can carry the same emotional weight as a painting or a sculpture. The brand has stated a mission to support the environment, people, and animals, three pillars that connect directly to the spirit-animal naming of its debut lineup. Rather than building around a traditional olfactory family like fougère or oriental, the house organizes its creativity around themes drawn from the natural world and the symbolic language of animals. Each fragrance is positioned as a piece of art, with the bottle conceived as an object worthy of display, not just a container. This framing suggests a philosophy that values narrative and symbolism as much as the juice itself, inviting the wearer to engage with a story rather than simply choose a pleasant smell. The collaboration between Eisenbeiss and Foerster also signals a belief that perfumery is a two-pillar discipline, requiring both visual and olfactory authorship.