Leila Lou
Eau de Parfum
By / Rosie Jane
Favourite
Sarah Horowitz-Thran
Known for intimate, custom-focused compositions that often begin as bespoke blends and later evolve into collection perfumes, such as Perfect Gardenia becoming the first Perfect Perfumes launch. Her work frequently emphasizes approachable, clean-yet-warm profiles suited to everyday wear, as seen in soft florals like Leila Lou and cozy, textured woods and musks in Skylar creations such as Fall Cashmere.
About
Sarah Horowitz-Thran is an American indie perfumer and founder of the California-based niche house Sarah Horowitz Parfums, evolved from her earlier venture Creative Scentualization after she moved to Los Angeles in 1994. She began creating custom fragrances in the late 1980s while a theater student at Emerson College, apprenticing for nearly four years at Essence, an apothecary-style custom perfumery on Boston’s Newbury Street, before purchasing the shop. Her first collection, Perfect Perfumes, launched in 1996 with Perfect Gardenia. Beyond her own lines such as Perfect Perfumes, Evolution, What Comes From Within and Perfumer’s Palette, she has composed fragrances for brands including kai, IF and Bronzed for Ron Robinson, Urban Decay’s limited-edition scents (Go, Sin, Pistol and Go Naked), By Rosie Jane Leila Lou, and several perfumes for Skylar including Fall Cashmere, Coconut Cove and Pink Canyon. In 2017 she added a small-run filling and manufacturing arm to support other indie brands.
Notable Creations
- Perfect Gardenia
- By Rosie Jane Leila Lou
- Skylar Fall Cashmere
- Skylar Coconut Cove
- Skylar Pink Canyon
Training
/independent (Independent)
Creations by Sarah Horowitz-Thran