Picture a Paris flat on a December evening. It is barely half past four and the sky has already turned ink-blue. Across the courtyard, windows light up one by one. Then the doorbell rings — and when the door opens, the hallway fills with the smell of a winter forest.
That is the gift. Not just another parcel, but Christmas itself, in its most physical form: fresh fir, dried oranges, cinnamon, candlelight. Something that changes the whole flat for the rest of December, and makes whoever lives there think of you every time they walk past it.
Whether it's your daughter in her first Paris winter, your parents who've just moved to France, a friend far from home or a client you want to thank properly, here is how we send Christmas across Paris.
A real Christmas tree garland — for the mantelpiece, the windowsill, the Christmas table
This is where Christmas begins. A real Christmas tree garland made of fresh fir, with real needles and that resinous scent you notice the moment you step inside. It runs along a Haussmann mantelpiece, stretches across a windowsill from wall to wall, or dresses the console by the door. Tucked between the branches: small pine cones and slices of dried orange that glow like stained glass when the light shines through.
On Christmas Eve it moves to the table and becomes the centrepiece — a living green ribbon from one end to the other, filling the room with the scent of the forest while glasses catch the candlelight.
Our Natural Christmas garland comes in a standard length, but if you know the size of their mantelpiece or table, send it to us on WhatsApp and we'll make it to measure.
A Christmas wreath delivered to their door
There is something fairy-tale about a wreath: it's the first thing they see when they come home, and it tells them someone is thinking of them before they've even found their keys.
Winter Bright is a fresh Nordmann fir wreath made with the same decoration as the Amber Glow composition: cotton, glass baubles, pine cones and dried orange, laid out in a circle and following the curve of the branches. Soft, warm and glowing. It is finished on one side and hangs from a ribbon on a front door, a wall or above a fireplace. It is about 15 cm deep, so it's worth checking there is space for it.
Frosted Star is its colder, sharper sibling: a wreath woven from branches and fir, with blue baubles and copper details. Graphic, confident, made for a window — against the grey Paris sky by day, and glowing in the lamplight by night, a signal to anyone passing by that Christmas lives here.
Christmas wreath delivery across Paris works like everything else we make: order the day before, and it is at their door the next day.
A mini Christmas tree that smells like oranges — for a small Paris flat
Paris flats are beautiful and Paris flats are small. A full-size tree means six flights of stairs with no lift, a sofa pushed into the corner and needles in the parquet until Easter. A mini tree solves all of that.
Our Mini Christmas tree "Parfum d'Orange" is a real little fir in a white pot, dressed with cotton, glass baubles, dried orange slices, snowflakes and pine cones. If you've ever searched for a Christmas tree that smells like oranges, this is it: an orange-scented Christmas tree that sits on a kitchen windowsill, a desk or a bedside table and does everything a big tree does — just at a scale a Paris flat can handle. A small French Christmas tree, made in Paris.
A Christmas centrepiece for their table
If you want to send something that takes centre stage, send a composition. Velvet Night brings together fir branches, candles, oranges and cinnamon in gold and brown tones — the classic Christmas scent of forest, citrus and spice in one piece. It's the kind of gift that ends up in every photo of the Christmas dinner.
For a quieter, wintry mood there is Nordic Morning: blue, copper, fresh fir and a small fawn standing as if listening to the silence. Paired with the Frosted Star wreath, it makes a complete set. And Amber Glow — fir, cotton, glass baubles and dried oranges around a little deer, in a white ceramic pot — pairs with Winter Bright, so the front door and the living room share one scent.
A Christmas gift to make together — the DIY gift box
Some gifts are things. The best ones are evenings. Our DIY gift box "Parfum d'Orange" holds everything needed to build a Christmas table centrepiece by hand: fir, dried oranges, cinnamon, star anise and a little deer figurine. About an hour of work, and hands that smell of citrus and forest for the rest of the night.
It's a lovely gift for a family with children — one of the rare Christmas activities kids don't get bored of. But it's just as good for a couple, for your parents, or for a friend who has spent December running around. A reason to put the phone down, open a bottle, slow down and make something together, where everyone leaves their mark: one hides the deer deep in the branches, another arranges the oranges in a circle, and someone will defend the position of the candle to the end.
More about it in our article on the box.
Christmas gifts for clients and teams in Paris
Sending Christmas to an office, or to several clients across the city? We make corporate compositions and deliver to multiple addresses. Here is how corporate Christmas gifting works with us.
How to keep it fresh — a few tips to pass on
Fresh fir and real oranges don't last forever, but with a little care they stay beautiful for three to four weeks. If you're sending a gift, these are worth forwarding.
Unpack it gently: lift the composition or mini tree out of its bag by holding the base or the pot from underneath, never by the branches.
Keep it away from heat — not next to a radiator or a lit fireplace — and away from the edge of a table, a narrow corridor, or the reach of a curious cat or toddler.
Fir loves cool air. At 18–20 °C it lasts noticeably longer, and moving it somewhere cooler at night helps even more.
Water the foam, not the branches. Compositions and the mini tree sit in floral foam, which is their water supply. Check it every day; as soon as the top feels dry, pour water slowly and in small amounts from the top so the foam soaks it up without the saucer overflowing. Moist is enough — no need to flood it.
Mist the garland every couple of days with a spray bottle, as long as there are no electric lights in it.
Never leave candles burning unattended. Fir, especially as it dries, catches fire easily. Don't let candles burn down to the branches, and blow them out before bed. For light through the night, use battery-powered micro-lights instead.
Dried orange slices keep their shape and scent for four to six weeks. In a humid flat they can soften slightly — that's normal.
How to send Christmas to Paris
Everything is made to order in our Paris atelier and delivered across Paris, Monday to Saturday. Order the day before and we deliver the next day. Delivery is free on orders from €100.
If the gift needs to arrive on a specific day — a Christmas dinner, a birthday, the day they land — let us know in advance and we'll reserve the materials and the delivery date. For a made-to-measure garland, a piece designed around their home, or gifts to several addresses at once, message us on WhatsApp: +33 6 13 94 14 74.
In fairy tales, the forest always finds its way to the hero. In Paris, we bring it to their door.