Eight & Bob Le Pari d'Honfleur Eau de Parfum

$461⁰⁰ NZD

Size

100ml 1ml Sample

At the Deauville-La Touques racecourse, Albert Fouquet stood among the refined spectators, drawn in by the thrill of horse racing. Each summer, he joined his friend Christian - a skilled aristocratic bettor - at his estate in nearby Honfleur to enjoy the races and lively conversation.

Christian's garden, filled with Honfleur roses and sea-kissed vegetation, inspired one of Albert’s most personal creations: a perfume that captured the elegance of coastal life. Christian, enchanted by the scent, longed to own it - but Albert, ever discreet, reserved it for himself.

One day at the track, Christian proposed a playful wager: "Bet on Grillemont. If I lose, you owe me your perfume." Fouquet agreed—but Grillemont placed third. Christian lost the bet and the chance to claim the fragrance.

Back in Paris, as a gesture of friendship, Albert crafted a special version of the perfume using roses from Christian’s garden, cedarwood, and musk. He named it Le Pari d’Honfleur - a tribute to their memorable day at the races.

Creamy fig and violet with cardamom — intimate, leafy, and elegantly constructed.

Notes

Fig Coconut Violet Sandalwood Guatemalan Cardamom Musk Tonka Bean Cedarwood Papyrus

Wear profile

Longevity

Intensity

Best for Day

Season Spring · Summer

Details

Family	Woods
Year	2025
Concentration	Eau de Parfum

Description

Fragrance Family:
Woods (Fresher Green)

Notes:
Guatemalan Cardamom, Fig, Violet, Brazilian Tonka Bean, Papyrus, Coconut, Sandalwood, Virginian Cedar, Musk

Concentration:
Eau de Parfum

Occasion:
Fig happily married to woods and musks: a bold and fresh statement of green to be worn across all seasons.

Made in Spain

Editor's Notes

From afar Le Pari d’Honfleur is undoubtedly a fig fragrance, both creamy and leafy, fruity and green - but after taking a view up close, its architecture is intricate. Violet flower holds everything together - it gives the scent a marked floral dimension, inflected with cardamom and stabilised with tonka bean, coconut and fig, tied into a knot with white musk. A stylish scent - a fig done well.