maison millais is a niche fragrance house and cultural project - creating storied, creative perfumes with a cosmopolitan sensibility. Independently founded between New York and Paris, the house moves away from the conventions of heritage storytelling, bringing forth a global and contemporary understanding of fragrance.
Perfume houses often root themselves in geography and heritage. However, perfumery is inherently transcultural: in its ingredient sourcing, its collaborative processes, its inspirations. Crafted with perfumers from the cultural capitals of the world, Maison Millais revives the conversation between perfumery, literature, and the arts that contemporary fragrance has largely left behind.
The house takes an “of course” approach to ecological practices: sustainable commitments have accompanied Maison Millais from the very beginning. Anything ranging from animal testing to harmful ingredients was unquestionably out of consideration.
EU compliant, vegan, and cruelty-free
Phthalate-free
Ingredients strictly approved by RIFM (Research Institute for Fragrance Materials) and IFRA (International Fragrance Association)
Composed with perfumers specifically versed in natural perfumery
We work with natural perfumery specialists because of the question underneath all of it: how do you compose within the restraint that clean and natural materials demand, and lose nothing? Their technical skill allows each fragrance to hold complexity, depth, and wear without compromising ecological guidelines.
maison millais fragrances are inspired by city culture and the sentiments within. Every bottle is crafted to compliment your day-to-day, from the light hearted to extraordinary. May all of your dreams come true.
Haera Millais is the founder and creative director of Maison Millais, an independent fragrance house and cultural project she leads across both its creative and operational sides. Raised in an expat family of diplomats, art historians, and creative entrepreneurs, she grew up surrounded by people leading international lives — an upbringing that took her between Paris, New York, London, and Seoul.
Her path into perfumery began at a boarding school where a small atelier of independent perfumers worked. She visited nearly every day for a month until one of the perfumers began teaching her to compose fragrance. It was during this period that she created Citiette, the house's emblematic scent, which she sent as gifts to friends moving between cities.
She founded Maison Millais upon leaving university, determined to build a house on her own terms — "with beauty, but also ethics."
