The perfume factories of Grasse: Fragonard and Galimard are a sham and imitation of real production
The bottling lines are veiled by the production of perfumes! There are signs all over the city to the miracle factories. There are about 60 pieces (2019) in Grasse and they are all a family affair, passed down from generation to generation. In fact, it is all reminiscent of Turkey and Egypt with their perfume stores and Arab perfumes, analogues of the world's brand perfumes. But for the tourist it is quite different...this is France!
Entering the city of Grasse, you do not even need a map and a navigator, there are so many signs that "any landmark would envy"!
If you are a perfume user and do not know the stages of production, then you can safely go here as an informative excursion. But if you understand at least a little bit what the real production of perfumes is - you are not here! Visiting the two largest factories of Grasse - Fragonard and Galimard, the conclusion is definitely a scam for tourists with European prices!
You will be shown a "pseudo-lab", which is very similar to the game actors in the theater.) In fact, the factory receives a concentrate of perfume, it is brought to a concentration of perfume or perfumed water and poured into containers. In some places, it is poured into 100 ml aluminum containers...instead of special glass. You can imagine what the famous perfume houses of the world will say about the quality of such perfume!
The assortment of perfumes counts 10-20 pcs ... this is for all 100 years of the factories) If you "drop deeper" most likely it will turn out to be well-known brands formulas.
Soap making happens right there) They grind up the soap base, stoke it and add essential oils for fragrance. When asked where the soap base comes from and what it is made of - we buy it... Ie The most important thing because of what the skin is either velvet or dry - the basis of soap is produced elsewhere) Soap base is responsible for whether the soap will quickly wash away, will spread in the soap dish... And here it turns out that adding perfume to the soap base is soap making!
Excursions to the Grasse perfume factory are free!
Think about it here ... France ... perfume factory and the excursion is free) What's the catch? Moreover, the tour will be conducted for you in any language, even in Russian and just for you without groups or queues, at any time! The key is the store where you will be brought after the tour! Who was in Turkey and Egypt packet "all inclusive" that will understand what a miracle store! In such a store you are led like hamsters, and you have to eat everything indiscriminately ... In Turkey they take you to such "factories ala stores" of amber, textiles and of course perfumes.
At lunchtime, tour buses come to these factories filled to the teeth with customers, eager to buy perfume from the manufacturer).
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