Les Bains Guerbois

Les Bains Guerbois is a French niche perfume house based in Paris, directly descended from the historic Les Bains thermal establishment opened in 1885 by François Auguste Guerbois. The building’s story runs from Belle Époque spa to the Les Bains Douches nightclub created in 1978, famous for drawing artists, designers, musicians and fashion figures to its Philippe Starck interiors. In 2015 the site was transformed again into a five-star boutique hotel.

In 2016, owner and heir Jean-Pierre Marois relaunched Les Bains Guerbois as a perfume brand with a signature cologne and a scented candle, created with perfumers Michel Almairac and Dorothée Piot. According to Pitti Fragranze and multiple retail sources, an Eau de Parfum collection followed from 2017 onward, with compositions by perfumers including Dominique Ropion, Fanny Bal, Bertrand Duchaufour, Jérôme Epinette and others. Each fragrance is tied to a specific year in the venue’s history, such as 1885 Bains Sulfureux, 1900 L’Heure de Proust, 1978 Les Bains Douches and 1979 New Wave.

Later expansions include the Formes & Matières collection launched in 2022, which focuses on the materials and architecture of the building itself. Across the line, Les Bains Guerbois uses its address and layered past as the primary creative brief, turning key eras of Parisian nightlife, literature and art into named, dated perfumes that function as chapters in the continuing story of the Les Bains site.