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.
5,876 verdicts 478 houses
Niche & Independent houses
Roja Dove
Niche United Kingdom 179
Mancera
Niche France 152
Serge Lutens
Niche France 149
Xerjoff
Niche Italy 129
4160 Tuesdays
Indie United Kingdom 123
Montale
Niche France 119
Penhaligon's
Niche United Kingdom 111
The Saltworks Company
Niche United Kingdom 99
Amouage
Niche Oman 96
Clive Christian Perfume
Niche United Kingdom 93
Ormonde Jayne
Niche United Kingdom 93
Tiziana Terenzi
Niche Italy 92
Kilian
Niche France 77
Miller Harris
Niche United Kingdom 77
Ajmal
Niche United Arab Emirates 70
Atkinsons
Niche United Kingdom 70
Demeter Fragrance Library
Niche United States 61Where to start
Baccarat Rouge 540
Extrait
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Gypsy Water
Eau de Parfum
Byredo
Baccarat Rouge 540
Eau de Parfum
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Santal 33
Eau de Parfum
Le Labo
Gentle Fluidity Gold
Eau de Parfum
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Aventus
Eau de Parfum
Creed
Oud for Greatness
Eau de Parfum
Initio Parfums Privés
Layton
Eau de Parfum
Parfums de Marly
The Tragedy of Lord George
Eau de Parfum
Penhaligon's
Another 13
Eau de Parfum
Le Labo
Delina
Eau de Parfum
Parfums de Marly
Not A Perfume
Eau de Parfum
Juliette Has A Gun