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.
8,418 verdicts 836 houses
Niche & Independent houses
Penhaligon's
Niche United Kingdom 111
Creed
Niche France 56
Byredo
Niche Sweden 57
Amouage
Niche Oman 102
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Niche France 43
Xerjoff
Niche Italy 148
Parfums de Marly
Niche France 41
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
Mancera
Niche France 95
Kilian
Niche France 81
Bon Parfumeur
Niche France 42
Heretic Parfum
Indie United States 25
The Saltworks Company
Niche United Kingdom 61Where to start
Baccarat Rouge 540
EDP · 2015
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Acquired
Gypsy Water
EDP · 2008
Byredo
Favourite
Santal 33
EDP · 2011
Le Labo
Favourite
Aventus
EDP · 2010
Creed
Favourite
Baccarat Rouge 540
Extrait · 2017
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Acquired
Another 13
EDP · 2010
Le Labo
Favourite
Oud for Greatness
EDP · 2018
Initio Parfums Privés
Acquired
Naxos
EDP · 2015
Xerjoff
Acquired
Gentle Fluidity Gold
EDP · 2019
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Favourite
Side Effect
EDP · 2016
Initio Parfums Privés
Acquired
Layton
EDP · 2016
Parfums de Marly
Acquired
Mojave Ghost
EDP · 2014
Byredo
Favourite
