Olfactory NYC - New York, New York

Kristina Zhegunova

My friend gave me an empty perfume bottle for my birthday. When I saw it, I gasped—did something spill among all the gifts? What should I do now? Upon closer inspection, I noticed a note that said I could create my own perfume by signing up for an experience in a convenient location. A month later, my boyfriend and I headed to Soho to make our own fragrances.

Honestly, I have a very sensitive sense of smell—I can pick up on the tiniest nuances, and it's tough for me to tolerate certain scents, especially unpleasant ones. So, it was challenging for me in that cacophony of smells. I quickly realized that to identify the fragrances, I needed to step outside. We did this several times to choose a base and then an additional note for the scent. If the weather had been bad—cold, rainy—it probably wouldn’t have been as enjoyable.

Nevertheless, our assistant was incredibly helpful, explaining everything and answering all our questions. When purchasing the fragrance, you could also buy additional products at a special price, which could be a great option. I really enjoyed it! I think we’ll keep this idea in mind as a gift for our friends in the future!

TheMichiDoll

Best experience ever. I went with both of my daughters and we had a wonderful experience. We were so surprised how Hope knew every note we were looking for in our own personal perfume. She was so on point in giving us the smells we were looking for. She definitely knew her stuff. We will definitely be back again and will request for Hope again. Thank you for this great experience with my daughters!

Callie Temple

My husband and I went to the Mott Street location in NYC. We had the best experience ever with Finn! He was so kind to us and informative about everything. My husband wasn’t sure he wanted to do it but after we did he was really glad that we did it because Finn made it such a laid back experience for us. He really took his time and was so patient with 2 very indecisive people! We will definitely be back and hope to get him again! Thank you Finn ❤️

Kerissa Phillips

I booked a reservation for a total of 3 and ended up with Joanna as our helper and she was wonderful! She was super helpful and supportive of any of the accents that we added to our bases as well being super helpful with finding an accent that went with our tastes and our bases!! Overall the experience was super nice and if we make it over to New York again we would definitely do it again and hope to have Joanna!!

Rosezena Kassim

Gifted this experience to my best friend for her birthday and we both LOVED the results of our customized perfumes! Lee, our “scentologist”was patience and extremely mindful as he mixed multiple scents for us to try. He also ensured that we left the store with products that truly pleased our “olfactory” senses!! The perfumes are high quality for $85 per bottle and the packaging is truly impressive. I would definitely recommend everyone to visit this place if not once but multiple times — Definitely will be going again for more perfumes ! 🙂

Shawndell Winfield

My friends and I visited Olfactory NYC (Georgetown) this past Thursday (5/16), celebrating my birthday and our experience totally exceeded our expectations! We knew we would have a good time based on all of the reviews we saw, but I must tell everyone that our experience was exceptional! Diamond was the person who assisted us and she was great! She was patient with us. She explained everything to us in-depth. She helped us to feel comfortable and creative while designing our own fragrances. Everyone there was extremely friendly. The atmosphere was inviting and fun. It was a Whole Vibe. Great people. Great music. Great fragrances. Great time. We give this location 10/10. We've told our friends about it and I'm sure we will be back again.

Nicole Jefferson

I thoroughly enjoyed myself. My mom and I were walked through the process and I really liked the hands on approach, the knowledge and the attention to detail. It was a great experience. The weather was great so going outside to try the scents was fine but on rainy days it might not be the best experience. Other than that I loved it. We both think the scents were spot on. The hardest part was making the final choice for the scent I wanted. The BONUS, I can reorder the scent that was made so I don't have to brave the traffic each time. Plus Christian was great. The other gentleman man there who helped out was fantastic too

Brenna Ingram

We made an appointment in advanced & ended up with Megan! She was kind and wonderful. After describing the types of scents in our collections she got to work. She picked out amazing and complex combs and guided us through the entire experience. Megan was patient with us as we went back and forth until we found the perfect scent. 10/10 experience! Very unique