Make Your Own Perfume in Seoul's Hongdae: 50ml Custom Blend

Blend 30 scent notes into a signature perfume you designed

Create a custom 50ml perfume in Hongdae, Seoul, by selecting from 20 European base fragrances and 30 individual scent notes under guidance from a professional scent curator. You'll learn how top, middle and base notes work together, blend your own fragrance using professional tools, and label your bottle to take home as a personalized souvenir.

What’s included

• Use of 20 European base perfumes and 30 single-note scent ingredients.
• one 50ml custom perfume you create and take home.
• all professional tools and materials including pipettes, beakers, scent strips and blending charts.
• complimentary mini luxury room and fabric spray.
• gift wrapping with soft pouch and shopping bag.
• access to the Hongdae studio.
• guidance from a professional scent curator.
• personalized perfume recipe card in English or Korean.

Times

• Every day 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00

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Before you book

Group Private 1 group tour ›

Live guide English, Chinese and Japanese Another language? ›

Meeting point and pickup No hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Book up to 1h before

Ages Adult (7 to 80 years) · Under 7: can't be booked

Cancellation and refunds Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Good to know

Low physical effort Wheelchair accessible Accessible transport Stroller-friendly Infant seats available Pets welcome Public transport nearby Infants must sit on laps

Operated by Parfum9

Prices and times updated 7 days ago

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The experience

You walk into Parfum 9's studio in Hongdae with an afternoon free and leave with a fragrance made entirely by you. The workshop starts with smelling over 30 single-note ingredients (white musk, bergamot, cotton, rose, sandalwood and others), so you can identify what actually appeals to you rather than guessing. A professional scent curator guides you through the process, explaining how top, middle and base notes layer together to build a complete fragrance. You'll choose one of 20 European base perfumes inspired by luxury houses like Byredo, Jo Malone, Tom Ford, Le Labo and Chanel, then select up to 6 individual notes to blend on top of it.

The hands-on part is where the workshop earns its place. You use professional perfumery tools (pipettes, beakers, blending charts, scent strips) to measure and mix your ingredients into a 50ml bottle. There's room to experiment: you can test different combinations before committing to your final blend, so the fragrance that goes home is genuinely the one you wanted. Once you've settled on your scent, you label the bottle with your name or a message, then it gets wrapped in a soft pouch and shopping bag. You also receive a personalized perfume recipe card in English or Korean so you can remember exactly what you made.

The session runs about an hour and includes all materials, tools and a complimentary mini luxury room and fabric spray. The studio is in Hongdae, accessible by public transportation, and wheelchair accessible throughout. A live guide speaks English, Chinese or Japanese, so language isn't a barrier whether you're traveling solo, with a partner or with friends.

Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Chinese and Japanese.

How many scent notes can I choose from to create my perfume?

You'll smell over 30 individual single-note ingredients like white musk, bergamot, cotton, rose and sandalwood, then select up to 6 of them to layer on your chosen base fragrance.

What base fragrances are available to choose from?

You pick from 20 European base perfumes inspired by luxury fragrance houses including Byredo, Jo Malone, Tom Ford, Le Labo and Chanel.

Do I get to take my perfume home with me?

Yes, you create a 50ml custom perfume during the workshop, label it yourself, and take it home in gift wrapping that includes a soft pouch and shopping bag.

What if I've never made perfume before?

The workshop is designed for first-time perfume makers. A professional scent curator provides step-by-step guidance throughout, and you can test different combinations before finalizing your blend.