Officine Universelle Buly

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CEO

Nathalie Elbaz

Creation date

1803

Headquarters

12, rue de Seine, 75006 Paris - France

IdentityOFFICINE UNIVERSELLE BULY

The Parisian institution has won accolades for its bold and precise beauty formulations since its founding in 1803 by perfumer Jean-Vincent Bully. Officine Universelle Buly won prestigious awards at the Expositions Universelles of 1867 and 1878, recognizing the perfumer of “le Tout-Paris” for introducing exciting new beauty trends. Officine Universelle Buly continues to celebrate and reinvent a distinctively French approach to beauty, preserving the perfection of the past and the best of the present. Excellence in cosmetics is a compelling quest that strives for the ultimate in healthy and natural results. Legendary beauty care regimes are joined by products made possible by advanced technologies: the Officine crafted the very first water-based perfumes in 2014.Attentive French service, history, fragrances and refined scents become more than details, heightening the renown of the Officine in a world avid to embrace the singular codes of Parisian beauty. Officine Universelle Buly’s boutiques are temples of exquisite architecture where care and personalization services such as embossing, folding, calligraphy and engraving all contribute to a wondrous bespoke experience.

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How to use perfume“A good perfume adapts – to the person and to the personality. It must neither precede nor follow the wearer too intensely; it should never emanate imperiously. This ensures that the perfume is never overpowering and will appeal to everyone. It is given a gentle breath on the wrist, in the movement of the hair and the air which this movement creates. Both modest and faithful, it imposes nothing. persistent, it is never tenacious, but politely perceptible.” Inspired by this adage, L’Eau Triple, the iconic water-based perfume created by Officine Universelle Buly, reveals pure and delicate scents without ever destabilizing the balance of the skin.

PERFECTION IS NOT A DETAIL

Details are always a priority at Officine Universelle Buly. Intimately attached and faithful to French savoir-faire, the Maison’s personalization service transforms each product into a precious case.The Officine’s preparation assistants calligraph, engrave, emboss and package each creation with meticulous patience, like a signature, highlighted in gold, embodying the Buly philosophy: unique, precious and authentic.

OUR EXCEPTIONAL TALENTS

I’ve been the head of production and R&D at Conceria Masoni for 17 years. We produce different types of calfskin for luxury houses, mainly for leather goods, but also footwear. I’m the liaison between these brands and our teams. My role is to ensure that we meet their needs and that the innovations we develop are easily replicable. Sometimes designers give us an image to work from, a picture. Our job is to imagine a product that best expresses the mindset of a collection, its look, its feel, its colors and its soul…. I’m also in charge of finishing, which is the final stage in the process before the client presentation. Although all the processes, notably tanning, contribute to the end result, finishing is particularly important. It’s during this final phase that we work on the grain of the leather to protect it against water or stains, or to elevate aesthetic features, the sheen, the softness, the color, etc. We can waterproof the leather, nourish it, press it or stamp it to create an artificial grain or designs. Leather comes from a living source, so our approach is very artisanal since we never produce exactly the same thing twice. Each piece of leather is different, depending on the season, the animal, etc. I’ve been in this métier for years and I still love the fact that even though technical know-how is obviously indispensable, it’s equally essential to have a certain sensitivity, to know how to look at the hide and touch it to feel how best to enhance it, to understand how it can be worked to express its full potential. You also have to know how to translate this subjectivity to communicate to others, since this is definitely a team effort. This is why being part of LVMH Métiers d’Art is a tremendous opportunity for our tannery, enabling us to engage with and share our artisanal experience with other manufactures that are part of LVMH Métiers d’Art.