From tailor to perfume: the idea behind the house
Barrois comes from haute couture. In 2015 he met Quentin Bisch, and the two found they shared common tastes, such as leather, beautiful materials, the woods and fresh flowers. The method has stayed the same: Barrois describes an emotion or a memory and Bisch translates it into a formula. The perfumes are made in France.
The fragrances in the catalog
The leathers: B683, Ganymede, Encelade
B683 is a soft leather that opens with black pepper, chili pepper and saffron and has a base of sandalwood and patchouli. The house calls it a great classic revisited.
From 2019 comes Ganymede, a different leather, mineral and almost metallic, with mandarin, osmanthus, salty-accented immortelle and Akigalawood.
Encelade, from 2022, is a smoky leather that opens with green, tart rhubarb, followed by Atlas cedar, vetiver and tonka bean.
The floral constellation: Tilia and Aldebaran
The star-inspired floral series began in 2024 with Tilia, a floral built on linden blossom, broom with a honeyed apricot tone, sambac jasmine and heliotrope, with an earthy vetiver in the base. The house describes it as the scent of an endless summer.
The second chapter is Aldebaran, from 2025, a nocturnal tuberose absolute with an accord of paprika, maté and tonka bean.
The extraits: B683 and Ganymede in a denser version
The extrait is not just a higher concentration but a different version of the perfume. B683 Extrait adds natural Laotian oud and green apple and has a base of patchouli and vanilla. In Ganymede Extrait, the immortelle is dosed higher and joined by myrrh and incense, which give it an almost licorice tone: a spicy leather.
The scented candles and their addresses
Each candle bears a Roman numeral and an address. XIII is dedicated to the Galerie Véro-Dodat in Paris and combines wax, honey and incense with sandalwood and guaiac. For rue de Budapest there is VI, based on labdanum, leather notes and woods; IV, dedicated to Piccadilly Arcade in London, pairs carrot flowers, lavender and iris in a composition the description calls slightly surreal.
How to find your way among the perfumes
The first choice is between leather and flowers. Among the leathers, the opening changes: spicy in B683, citrus and salty in Ganymede, green in Encelade. Among the florals, Tilia is built on linden and broom, Aldebaran on tuberose. Then comes concentration: B683 and Ganymede also exist as extraits, which the house builds with notes of their own rather than as simply more concentrated versions. Finally, the candles scent the home with woods, honey and incense.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Marc-Antoine Barrois?
Marc-Antoine Barrois is a French couturier. In 2009 he founded his haute couture house, and in 2016 he launched his first perfume, B683, created with perfumer Quentin Bisch, who has signed all of the house's fragrances ever since.
Who makes Marc-Antoine Barrois perfumes?
Marc-Antoine Barrois perfumes are created by perfumer Quentin Bisch together with Barrois himself, who met him in 2015. Barrois proposes the idea, which may be a memory or an emotion, and Bisch turns it into a formula. From B683 to Aldebaran, all of the house's fragrances come from this collaboration.
What does Ganymede by Marc-Antoine Barrois smell like?
Ganymede is a fresh, mineral leather. It opens with mandarin, moves to the spicy, slightly salty notes of immortelle, and closes on an almost metallic leather accord supported by Akigalawood. The house presents it as the signature of a new fresh, mineral elegance.
What is the difference between Ganymede eau de parfum and extrait?
Ganymede Extrait is built on an overdose of immortelle, which the house describes as an addictive spicy leather. Compared with the eau de parfum, it adds myrrh and incense, which give it an almost licorice facet, and keeps the Ganymede signature, the mineral accords of Akigalawood and mandarin.
What is the difference between B683 and B683 Extrait?
B683 Extrait is a woody, carnal leather. The eau de parfum is based on black pepper, chili pepper and saffron with a base of sandalwood and patchouli, while the extrait adds natural Laotian oud and tart green apple and closes on patchouli and vanilla.
Which Marc-Antoine Barrois perfume should I start with?
You can start with B683, the house's first perfume, which is a spicy leather. If you are looking for green notes, try Encelade, which opens with rhubarb, while if leather is not for you, you can begin with the florals Tilia and Aldebaran.
What does Tilia by Marc-Antoine Barrois smell like?
Tilia is a sunny floral launched in 2024, the first chapter of the house's floral constellation. It is built on broom, which has a honeyed apricot tone, heliotrope with a tender, powdery note, and sambac jasmine, with an earthy, smoky vetiver in the base. The house describes it as the scent of an endless summer.
What does Aldebaran smell like?
Aldebaran is a nocturnal floral built on tuberose absolute, with an accord of paprika, maté and tonka bean. It is the second chapter of the house's floral constellation, after Tilia, which is sunny instead. The house describes it as a white light in the darkness, the moon over a field of tuberoses.
What does Encelade smell like?
Encelade is a green, smoky leather launched in 2022. It opens with fresh, tart rhubarb and develops into a smoky leather with Atlas cedar, sandy vetiver and sandalwood. The house calls it a great green leather, sensual and powerful.
Does Marc-Antoine Barrois make scented candles?
Yes, Marc-Antoine Barrois offers scented candles, each with a Roman numeral and an address, from Paris to London. XIII combines wax, honey, incense, sandalwood and guaiac, VI is built on labdanum, leather and woods, and IV pairs carrot flowers, lavender and iris.
