Entry No. 4 — the Santa Cruz file — filed under: perfume making

The Perfumer's Apprentice

What began in 2004 as a small perfumery-supply shop in a Santa Cruz loft grew into a professional fragrance-ingredient house sourcing from Givaudan, Firmenich, and IFF — the kind of raw materials working perfumers actually use, not hobby kits. Their boutique moved to Scotts Valley in 2016 and still runs a walk-in-feeling "Introductory Perfume Creation" class in a small, quiet room where they serve tea and pastries while you build a scent from scratch.

The move: Book the $75 Introductory Perfume Creation session (1.5–2 hours, reservations required): sip coffee or tea, choose from 45 professional fragrance ingredients with an instructor's guidance, and leave with a custom-blended 10ml spray or coconut-oil roll-on you formulated together.

📍 Scotts Valley
💸 $$
⚡ Up for anything
🌗 Indoors

Where: 200 Technology Cir, Scotts Valley, CA 95066

Hours: Added 2026-07-20 — confirm current hours before you go.

#perfume making #fragrance workshop #hands-on class #date night #Scotts Valley

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Further reading: Official site · tpgonlinedaily.com · Yelp

last checked: 2026-07-20