Niche & Independent
Niche & Independent, Judged
Niche and independent houses chase craft over reach - rarer materials, bolder briefs, smaller batches, and the perfumer-owned studios doing their own thing. We judge each on what it delivers in the bottle rather than the price on the box, and every profile gets its own ScentArt rendering.
8,540 verdicts 848 houses
Niche & Independent houses
Penhaligon's
Niche United Kingdom 111
Amouage
Niche Oman 102
Byredo
Niche Sweden 57
Creed
Niche France 57
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Niche France 43
Parfums de Marly
Niche France 41
Xerjoff
Niche Italy 148
Initio Parfums Privés
Niche France 25
Juliette Has A Gun
Niche France 39
Thomson Carter
Niche United Kingdom 11
Diptyque
Niche France 46
Escentric Molecules
Niche Germany 21
Kilian
Niche France 80
Serge Lutens
Niche France 97
Maison Louis Marie
Indie United States 6
Boadicea the Victorious
Niche United Kingdom 182
Mancera
Niche France 95Where to start
Baccarat Rouge 540
EDP · 2015
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Acquired
Aventus
EDP · 2010
Creed
Favourite
Santal 33
EDP · 2011
Le Labo
Favourite
Gypsy Water
EDP · 2008
Byredo
Favourite
Another 13
EDP · 2010
Le Labo
Favourite
Baccarat Rouge 540
Extrait · 2017
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Acquired
Naxos
EDP · 2015
Xerjoff
Acquired
Layton
EDP · 2016
Parfums de Marly
Acquired
Oud for Greatness
EDP · 2018
Initio Parfums Privés
Acquired
Gentle Fluidity Gold
EDP · 2019
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Favourite
Side Effect
EDP · 2016
Initio Parfums Privés
Acquired
The Tragedy of Lord George
EDP · 2016
Penhaligon's
Favourite
