Tulipe Fièvre was founded by Barbara and Laura, whose shared sensitivity to scent comes from two distinct yet deeply connected worlds.
Barbara was born in Florence, Italy, where scent, beauty, and ritual are woven into everyday life. Her earliest memories are olfactory—gardens, herbs, coastal air, and long walks through landscapes shaped by light and nature. Years of travel across the Mediterranean, Hawaii, Africa, and Asia expanded this sensory language, shaping a quiet understanding of balance, warmth, and restraint.
Laura, a New York native and conceptual artist, has long explored transformation, fragility, and the relationship between humans and nature through living materials and plants. Her approach to fragrance is both artistic and deeply personal, shaped by a commitment to beauty that respects the body and well-being.
Together, they created Tulipe Fièvre as an alternative to conventional fragrance—crafted in small batches with thoughtfully sourced natural ingredients and carefully chosen safe synthetics. Each composition is designed to live close to the body, meant to be revisited, reapplied, and experienced over time.
At its core, Tulipe Fièvre is about presence: fragrance as ritual rather than performance, scent as memory, touch, and atmosphere—something lived with, not worn for effect.