Workshops

4160 Tuesdays Perfumer-led Hammersmith, London Best for enthusiasts who want to learn real perfumery from a working indie perfumer, from a one-day taster to a serious five-day course C Cedar Naturals Northern Quarter, Manchester Best for Manchester, and the cheapest way into blending anywhere on this list at £40 Cotswold Perfumery Perfumer-led Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire Best for serious learners and aspiring perfumers who want technical, lab-based, CPD-accredited courses from a working niche perfume house - not a gift afternoon ELIX Fragrance At-home kits United Kingdom Best for blending at your own kitchen table rather than booking a class - a £155 set of accords you keep, or £45 to find out whether you enjoy it Exaltatum Perfumer-led Pimlico, London Best for people who want to be taught by a Grasse-trained perfumer with her own reviewed niche house behind her Experimental Perfume Club Group class Covent Garden, London Best for couples, friends and gift-buyers who want a polished, central-London make-your-own session and a wearable bottle to walk out with Ivy and the Wolf Group class Crystal Palace, London Best for a relaxed south London afternoon for two - £110 a pair, in a plant shop rather than a lab Karen Gilbert Perfumer-led New Forest, Hampshire Best for serious hobbyists and aspiring artisan perfumers who want industry-grade teaching, in a New Forest studio or online, rather than a one-off gift session Ladies Love Fragrance Group class Glasgow & Edinburgh Best for Scotland - a two-hour masterclass running in both Glasgow and Edinburgh, with dates you can actually book Maison 21G Group class South Kensington, London Best for couples and gift-buyers who want a slick, design-led scent-creation session in central London and a bespoke bottle each to take home Parterre Fragrances Perfumer-led Bath & Oxford Best for choosing your own depth - a £38 taster through to a £175 full day, from a house that grows its own ingredients The London Refinery Group class Notting Hill, London Best for a low-commitment first go at blending - two hours, £65, above a Notting Hill pub The Perfume Studio Group class Nottingham Best for accessible, gift-led make-your-own sessions near you - the easiest way to book a perfume workshop outside London on a modest budget Wales Perfumery Destination Wye Valley, Monmouthshire Best for making a day or a weekend of it - a working perfumery lab looking onto a 500-year-old walled garden Yougi Naturals Shoreditch & Marble Arch, London Best for an all-naturals session on a lunch break - 90 minutes, £55, and you leave with two bottles