Briseis
Spanish heritage perfumery since 1948.
Briseis is a Spanish fragrance house founded in 1948 by Antonio López Jiménez in the years immediately following the Second World War, when Spanish industry was rebuilding under autarky and domestic consumer brands took on heightened cultural significance. The house has maintained continuous production for over seven decades, offering traditional Spanish fragrance structures—floral colognes, aromatic waters, and modest oriental compositions—at mass-market price points suited to everyday household use. Briseis does not pursue prestige positioning; its identity is rooted in dependability and longevity, producing recognizable formulas that multiple generations of Spanish families have incorporated into daily grooming rituals. The brand distributes through pharmacy chains, drugstores, and supermarkets rather than perfumery boutiques, representing the quiet persistence of mid-century Spanish fragrance culture within a contemporary market dominated by international conglomerates.
DNA over time
Each column is an era. Each colored band shows that family’s share of accord weight across every perfume the house released in that window. Bigger band = the house leaned harder on that family.
