Isabey Paris

Isabey Paris is a French perfume house founded in 1924 in Paris by Baron Henri James de Rothschild. The brand name was taken from the French miniaturist painter Jean-Baptiste Isabey, reflecting an early focus on artistic detailing and presentation. In its first year, the house launched Le Lys Noir, and in 1925 Isabey received a gold medal at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs for the creation Le Collier d’Isabey, confirming its early standing in the Art Deco era.

Today Isabey operates under the Panouge Group and positions itself as a niche haute perfumery brand. The house is known for reinterpreting historic formulas from the 1920s in collaboration with contemporary perfumers such as Jean Jacques, Luca Maffei and Marie Schnirer. Signature fragrances like Lys Noir and Gardenia, along with other white-floral compositions, highlight a focus on lilies, gardenias, jasmine sambac and roses, often styled with a distinctly feminine Parisian character. The brand’s collections continue to use an updated version of its historic bottle design, maintaining a visual link to its interwar heritage while releasing modern reissues and new creations aimed at enthusiasts of classic French perfumery with a polished, floral-centric style.