Eau de Hajime
Like a first affection
Chypre Floral · opens with Petitgrain, Pear, Bergamot
3.855.600 ₫US$155Ceramic 50 ml · incl. 8% VAT
Collection · Ceramic · 50 ml
Ceramic,
fired in the kiln
All six scents of R Parfums, an independent fragrance house from Saigon, Vietnam, come in Ceramic, 50 ml, from 3.580.200 ₫US$145 incl. 8% VAT. The cap is a sphere of clay, the mouth cut by hand, glazed in colours that recall Chu Đậu ware. The kiln decides the glaze and the maker’s hand the tassel, so each Ceramic bottle comes to you as it was finished.
From3.580.200 ₫US$145Incl. 8% VAT · 50 mlCurrently unavailable · expected back late November
See the six bottlesHow the cap is madeThe other 50 ml line is Patina on Brass: three pieces of brass, corroded and polished. The six scents are the same in both.
Ceramic · 50 ml · six scents
The six scents in Ceramic
Pluviophile
A Rain Reverie
Green · opens with Green Leaves, Rain, Rhubarb
3.580.200 ₫US$145Ceramic 50 ml · incl. 8% VATNostalgic March
A Memory in Bloom
Floral Fruity · opens with Pomelo Blossom, Sugarcane, Raspberry
3.855.600 ₫US$155Ceramic 50 ml · incl. 8% VAT221B
The Reckless Dreamer
Woody Leather · opens with Green Mandarin, Lemon, Blackcurrant
4.131.000 ₫US$165Ceramic 50 ml · incl. 8% VATShadow Éclat
Radiant Darkness
Modern Leather · opens with Green Mandarin, Ozone, Magnolia
4.131.000 ₫US$165Ceramic 50 ml · incl. 8% VATBéton Chaud
Where Summer Felt Like Freedom
Spicy Amber · opens with Juicy Peach, Sweet Orange, Pink Grapefruit
4.131.000 ₫US$165Ceramic 50 ml · incl. 8% VAT
Prices include VAT and are shown in US dollars or Vietnamese dong. Pay in US dollars by Credit Card, or in dong by Bank Transfer by VietQR. We deliver within Vietnam.
The making
How a Ceramic cap is made
From clay to cap, photographed at the studio where our caps are made. The mould gives the sphere its shape and the kiln gives it colour; in between, each opening is cut and sponged, one sphere at a time.
IThe mould
Liquid clay is poured into white moulds. Opened, each one gives up a sphere the colour of cream.
IIBy hand
The opening that will sit on the neck of the bottle is cut with a small tool, one sphere at a time, then wiped smooth with a sponge.
IIIGlaze and fire, at 1000°C
Raw glaze goes on pink. The kiln turns it to a colour of its own that recalls Chu Đậu ware from northern Vietnam, a little different from one firing to the next.
Pink on the brush. Another colour out of the fire.
The full craftCraft: Patina and Ceramic
The cap
Glaze and tassel
Each cap has its own shade of glaze.
Ceramic 50 ml · glazed ceramic cap · tassel · ceramic charm engraved with R
The colour of a glaze moves with the light and changes a little from one firing to the next. Photographs are a guide, not a promise.
Choose a scentSeries #3 · Film
Ceramic and fire
At the studio where our caps are made, from a block of clay to a box with a tassel in it.
What you see
The studio and its long table. Clay kneaded on plaster. Liquid clay poured into white moulds. The opening of each sphere cut and wiped by hand. Rows drying on boards. Pink raw glaze brushed on. The kiln. The spheres after the fire, in colours the pink gave no sign of. Last, a box dressed with a tassel and a charm, and a finished cap.
Two 50 ml lines, one set of scents
Ceramic or Patina
The scent inside is the same. What differs is what sits on the glass.
| Ceramic · 50 ml | Patina on Brass · 50 ml | |
|---|---|---|
| On the bottle | A ceramic sphere, glazed, its colour set in the kiln | Three pieces of brass, corroded, filed and polished |
| The finish | Set by the fire. Its colour differs a little from one firing to the next, and moves with the light | Piece I keeps its brass, piece III has turned fully to patina, piece II is caught midway |
| Details | A tassel and a ceramic charm engraved with R | Each plate its own, made for one owner |
| Colours | Glazes that recall Chu Đậu ware | Verde Patina for I–III, Brown Blue Patina for IV–VI |
| Price, six scents | 3.580.200 – 4.131.000 ₫US$145 – US$165Currently unavailable · expected back late November | 4.212.000 – 4.860.000 ₫US$170 – US$195 |
Same scent, two bottles: Patina on Brass or Ceramic — see how each is made.
Prices incl. 8% VAT. Each scent also comes in 12 ml and as a 2 ml sample. Smaller sizes
Before you choose
Smell the six first
Each of our three houses in Ho Chi Minh City keeps all six scents to try on skin. Smell them on your skin before you choose.
- Nguyễn Duy HiệuR Space, 34 Nguyễn Duy Hiệu, Thảo Điền — An Khánh WardOpen daily · 8:00–18:00
- Nguyễn Huệ42 Nguyễn Huệ, Level 2, Sài Gòn WardThe Café Apartment building, inside NOTE – The Scent LabOpen daily · 9:00–22:00
- Lý Tự Trọng26 Lý Tự Trọng, Level 3, Sài Gòn WardInside Saigon Scent LabOpen daily · 9:00–22:00
Ho Chi Minh City · +84 89 649 0038 · info@r-parfums.com
Questions
About Ceramic
Does each Ceramic cap look the same?
No. You choose the scent; the kiln and the maker’s hand decide the rest. Each cap leaves the fire with its own shade of glaze, and a glaze moves with the light, so the photographs are a guide to colour, not an exact match. Every bottle carries a tassel and a ceramic charm engraved with R.
How is the ceramic cap made?
Liquid clay is poured into white moulds to form a sphere. Its opening is cut with a small tool and wiped smooth, the spheres dry on boards, and raw glaze, pink at this stage, is brushed on. In the kiln the glaze takes its final colour. The film Ceramic and fire (1:29, silent) shows each step. Watch the film
Is the scent the same as in the Patina on Brass bottle?
Yes. Each scent has one story and one set of notes, whichever bottle it is in. Only the bottle changes.
Is there a smaller size?
Yes. Each scent comes in 12 ml, from 1.069.200 ₫, and as a 2 ml sample, from 194.400 ₫. The Discovery Set holds five 2 ml vials for 918.000 ₫. All prices incl. 8% VAT.Yes. Each scent comes in 12 ml, from US$45, and as a 2 ml sample, from US$8. The Discovery Set holds five 2 ml vials for US$35. All prices incl. 8% VAT. Smaller sizes
Where can I smell the scents before I buy?
Smell all six at our three houses in Ho Chi Minh City, open every day. Visit the houses
Do you deliver outside Vietnam?
We deliver within Vietnam only — see Stockists for Taiwan. Stockists →