Redolia Perfumery

Redolia Perfumery is a niche fragrance boutique in Somerville, New Jersey, and the online shop that goes with it. It sells new fragrances sourced from the houses it carries and their authorised distributors.

The range is niche and independent. Houses on the shelves include BDK Parfums, Ormonde Jayne, Memo Paris, Nasomatto, Orto Parisi, Giardini di Toscana, Goldfield & Banks and Mancera. Every niche fragrance on the website can be smelled in person at the boutique's fragrance bar, which is the reason to know about Redolia: it is one of the few places in the area where a buyer can try these houses before choosing.

The boutique is open Wednesday to Sunday, with Monday and Tuesday kept for free private appointments with a fragrance specialist. Those appointments cover gifts, weddings and building a signature scent. Redolia Circle members are invited to quarterly scent events, with tastings and early previews of new arrivals.

Online, Redolia ships across the United States. Orders go out within one to two business days from its New Jersey warehouse, and standard delivery is free on US orders of $79 or more. Fragrance travels by ground service only, so it cannot ship to PO boxes or military addresses. International shipping is not open yet. The site also has a Perfume Finder that picks three bottles from a few questions, and it indexes every fragrance by house, accord, note and perfumer.

A good choice for a US buyer who wants niche perfume from a shop with a physical scent bar, and for anyone in New Jersey who would rather smell a bottle than order it blind.