FRAGRANCE CREATION

On the left (far left) you'll see a bottle of Freshly Laundered, a fragrance we made for Samsung, featured in the excellent spoof ads for their EcoBubble washing machine, starring Olympic gold medal gymnast Max Whitlock.

We created the perfume, carried out the regulatory work, advised on packaging and delivered the first 100 bottles in September ready for the November launch.

As a very small company, we rarely do this, but we're open to enquiries.

If you're interested in working with us, it's best to be familiar with the kind of fragrances we make to be sure we're the right people for you, and to consider the costs.

Creating a fragrance formula starts at £6000 + VAT for three variations based on what you tell us you would like. We can work from a list of notes, a verbal description or a visual storyboard, even a playlist. We do not copy other people's work.

The prices of fragrance development does not include the fragrance itself. You can set a budget for materials and we can work within that. Our kilo prices are usually between £400 and £800 + VAT.

We retain the rights to the fragrance formula. You may buy that if you need to. This generally happens when clients wish to scale up to amounts beyond our capacity. We never use a formula for two different perfumes, and yours would be secret. 

To supply fragrances, the perfume compound (at 100% strength) starts at £400  + VAT per kilo. The more natural materials (especially floral absolutes and CO2 extract) that we include, the more you can expect to pay for your compound. We work in mixed media - naturals, with synthetics to bring the best out of them and make the scents safer - and handmake everything at our own workshop. We know that some companies make fragrances in large quantities for much less, so if you're hoping for more of a bargain, you would need to speak to someone different.

All our formulas are provided with IFRA certificates.

Finished fragrance, diluted in perfumers alcohol (Parfum, Eau de Parfum or Eau de Toilette) starts at £150 + VAT per litre. The price depends on the materials we use and is in addition to the fragrance creation cost.

We also run Brick Walls & Flaming Hoops courses for people planning to set up their own brands, and will give private consultancy by scheduled phone or Zoom call.

Things To Consider:

  • It's a lot easier to make a fragrance than it is to sell it, and this is a very competitive market. Be absolutely certain that you want to do this.

  • To make a fragrance legal to sell, you need to test its stability, comply with the new UK regulations (which are the same as EU regulations), pay for a Cosmetics Product Safety Report, upload the data on to the cosmetics portal, comply with labelling regulations and keep accurate records.

  • We can also advise on the correct details for your labels to comply with cosmetics regulations.

  • We always use bottles from Pochpac ourselves, and recommend them as they are the best quality and very reliable. You may also supply your own.

  • We can fill your bottles for you as we have a business premises classed as light industrial, and relevant insurance.

           If this is something you'd like to know more about, please get in touch.