Spend a day with a perfumer and learn how sumptuous scents are composed. Perfumes have been around since ancient Egyptian times and the art of making perfumes has always been shrouded in mystery, with perfumers closely guarding their exclusive recipes. This day will give you an insight into this intriguing world and give you a 'hands on' perfume-making experience too .
Perfumes are blended using essential oils, aromas and alcohol-based solvents. The composition of a perfume can be a very simple or a complex mix and the sign of a master perfumer is one who an tell what elements make up the perfume by smelling it. Insights, anecdotes and tips will ensure your day will be a truly fascinating experience.
As well as learning all about the work of a skilled perfumer, during your day with a perfumer you too will be able to blend a special perfume and even give it your specially created name. The whole emphasis is relaxed and convivial, with a lunch included too. By the end of the day you will have learnt a lot and come up with your very own perfume that you get to keep - certainly a very scented way to remember your experience!
- Allow up to five hours for this perfume experience
- Morning session : learn about the world and work of a perfumer
- Buffet lunch break
- Afternoon session : create your own scent
- A 20ml atomiser of your perfume
- A certificate of authenticity to register the blend
- You will be part of a small group of four to seven in the morning and up to 20 in the afternoon
- The perfume days take place on selected dates, usually on a Saturday, throughout the year
- There is on average one session per month
- You will spend your day with a perfumer at the Hilton Hyde Park Hotel in London
- All those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
- Please note you may not be able to take your atomiser and certificate home with you on the day, but they will be posted out to you
- This full day experience isn't suitable for spectators
- The hotel is in the heart of tourist London near Oxford Street