Our history

Legend has it that in the 1950s, Harold and Maude moved to Paris. They were in their twenties at the time. It was in this city of light and inspiration that they would never part, and that their life of love and tumultuous passion would be devoted above all to perfumes, which they even created for several houses through their design studio.... 

Whether this love story is the testimony of an era, or simply a figment of the imagination, it is today the soul and inspiration of the new House of HAROLD & MAUDE. Like the legacy of a vision between avant-garde and tradition, the imprint of an eternal promise of exaltation! 

Today, HAROLD & MAUDE is a young, family-run 100 % French company created in 2023.

Its confidential perfumes are born in Paris and packaged in France, just like its scented candles.

Its founder, Christian Paindavoine, comes from the luxury perfume industry of the 80s and 90s, and has surrounded himself with a group of skills made up of a young, enthusiastic and inventive team! 

HAROLD & MAUDE has successfully created timeless and daring fragrances. It proudly defends its craftsmanship, the richness of the raw materials it uses and its creative freedom in a neoclassical building!