Perfume house · 
France · Since 2019
Matière Première
FranceSay it mah-TYAIR pruh-MYAIR · French for 'raw material'
Perfumes each built on a large dose of one natural ingredient, some grown on its own Grasse fields; best known for Vanilla Powder.
Perfumer Aurélien Guichard planted his first fields near Grasse in 2016, and with Cédric Meiffret and Caius von Knorring launched Matière Première in 2019 with six perfumes. Kering Beauté took a minority stake in 2024; Vanilla Powder is its best seller.
Owned by
Owned mainly by its three founders; Kering Beauté, now part of L'Oréal, took a minority stake in 2024. Checked October 2026.
Where this comes from
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6 of the 13 perfumes its own site lists are here.
In many of its perfumes
Best known
Vanilla Powder2023 · Eau de ParfumUnisexWoody palo santo over a dark Madagascar vanilla made white and powdery with coconut, wrapped in clean musks.
Radical Rose2020 · Eau de ParfumUnisexA dark, peppery rose lit with saffron and allspice berries, deepened by earthy patchouli and resinous labdanum.
Metal Lavender2026 · Eau de ParfumUnisexHerbal lavender and lavandin with a bright bergamot edge, over a soft, woody musk.
Crystal SaffronEau de ParfumUnisexDry saffron and smoky incense over salty ambergris-like woods and a clean, skin-close musk.
Parisian MuscEau de ParfumUnisexSoft, powdery ambrette musk with a green fig-leaf note, over dry cedar and salty ambergris-like woods.
Encens SuaveExtrait de ParfumUnisexSmoky, resinous incense with warm amber, a roasted coffee note and a sweet vanilla finish.All 6 here
6 perfumes · the best known first
Vanilla Powder2023 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Premium $$$Woody palo santo over a dark Madagascar vanilla made white and powdery with coconut, wrapped in clean musks.Radical Rose2020 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Premium $$$A dark, peppery rose lit with saffron and allspice berries, deepened by earthy patchouli and resinous labdanum.Metal Lavender2026 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Premium $$$Herbal lavender and lavandin with a bright bergamot edge, over a soft, woody musk.Crystal SaffronEau de Parfum · Unisex · Luxury $$$$Dry saffron and smoky incense over salty ambergris-like woods and a clean, skin-close musk.Parisian MuscEau de Parfum · Unisex · Premium $$$Soft, powdery ambrette musk with a green fig-leaf note, over dry cedar and salty ambergris-like woods.No sales evidence yet for the 1 below, so A to Z
Encens SuaveExtrait de Parfum · Unisex · Top luxury $$$$$Smoky, resinous incense with warm amber, a roasted coffee note and a sweet vanilla finish.Its perfumers here: Aurélien Guichard (6).