About this tour
A 2.5-hour hands-on workshop introducing fragrance composition fundamentals. You'll learn perfume history, smell raw materials and accords, deconstruct real formulas, and create a 5ml custom fragrance to take home. Pitched at curious newcomers as much as enthusiasts, the workshop gives you practical insight into how professional perfumers build scent, not just appreciation for finished bottles.
Highlights
- Smell and learn raw perfumery ingredients and simple accords
- Analyse real fragrance formulas to understand their structure
- Create and custom-blend your own 5ml fragrance composition
- Learn brief history of perfume and professional tools used
- Debunk common myths about how fragrance actually works
- Take home your completed custom scent in a bottle
What to expect
You'll start with a short introduction to perfume history and an overview of the tools and materials perfumers use. The bulk of the session is sensory: you'll smell a range of individual ingredients and simple combinations (accords), building familiarity with how scents layer and interact. Partway through, you'll look at actual fragrance formulas, learning to read them and understand their construction.
Then you move into creation: you'll design and blend your own 5ml fragrance, guided through the process. The workshop staff will finish the blending professionally, and you'll leave with your completed custom scent. The whole thing moves at a pace accessible to all fitness levels—it's mostly seated, hands-on olfactory work.
What travellers say
- Hands-on creation — you leave with your own blended fragrance
- Demystifies fragrance structure through real formula analysis
- Sensory-focused teaching makes scent composition tangible and memorable
- Welcoming to complete beginners with no chemistry background
- Scent fatigue possible during extended ingredient-smelling sessions
- Limited to small group size may affect availability and booking
Themes summarised by our team from public information about this tour. Verify specifics on the operator's page before booking.
Good to know
This suits anyone curious about how fragrance works, whether you wear perfume daily or rarely. It's equally valuable for people who want a sensory experience and those keen to understand the craft behind it. No prior knowledge is required. The workshop is physically undemanding and accessible to all fitness levels. Be aware: scent fatigue can set in after an hour of smelling, so pace yourself during the ingredient-sampling section. The session is indoors. Public transport links are available nearby if you're not driving. Your 5ml custom fragrance is included; no additional fragrance purchases are required to complete the workshop.
Tour sold and operated by Viator via Viator. Descriptions on this page are original BookNow summaries written by our team — not copied from the operator. Prices and availability are confirmed at checkout.