Perfume Shops

From Lia’s first shop in 1965 to the specialist perfumery of 1990 and today’s Bologna address, explore Al Sacro Cuore’s history, its support for creators and its ways of revealing the inner workings of perfume.

Born from the experience of traveling to find niche perfumes, Copenhagen’s Crime Passionnel brings together two friends’ selections, visits to fragrance houses, unhurried sampling and a multi-brand shop on Hyskenstræde.

Serge Lutens conceives perfume and space together. His own words guide a visit to the purple salon at the Palais Royal and the craftsmanship and memories of Saint-Honoré.

Opened on Harrods’ sixth floor in London in 2014, Salon de Parfums brings together dedicated boutiques, exclusive fragrances and in-person advice. The people behind its opening and its buyers explain the work behind the department.

From family memories of perfume to a Hong Kong specialist boutique. Follow Pauline Lau and Benny Tung through its founding, moves, niche fragrance selection, storytelling, sampling and current ELEMENTS location.

Explore Buly’s shops through the words of Ramdane Touhami and Victoire de Taillac: the Paris relaunch on rue Bonaparte in 2014, the French and Japanese craftsmanship of Daikanyama, and service completed with lettering and wrapping.

From the former rue de Grenelle boutique to the mirrored Marais store and the stone arches and perfumer-led shelves of rue Cambon, explore spaces for choosing perfume through Frédéric Malle’s words and his architects’ ideas.

Explore Floris’s Jermyn Street shop, its Great Exhibition shelves, museum and perfumery behind a blue door, and a bespoke service guided by memory and the experience of scent on skin.

Fueguia 1833’s perfume shops began as an artistic installation. Explore Bedel’s ideas about galleries and glass smelling vessels, and trace the opening and interior of the Alvear shop.

From Muscat's original SABCO boutique, with its wooden frankincense tree and Majlis, to two New York stores, explore Amouage's expression of Omani hospitality.