Perfume Playground

I’ll always love this part.

The experimenting, the tiny adjustments, going back and smelling again, adding another drop and seeing where it takes you.

After all these years working with scent, I still find the process of making perfume endlessly fascinating.

No two blends are ever quite the same, and that’s part of the magic.

This is where you’ll usually find me at Perfume Playground, somewhere between an idea and a finished scent.

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Just me and a few litres of fragrance.
10 years into Perfume Playground, and I still love the making as much as the dreaming.

📷 Foto by Phil

Jasper in his element ✨

Guiding guests through the world of fragrance, exploring ingredients, following intuition and creating a perfume entirely their own.

A little glimpse inside a Perfume Playground workshop.

📷 Foto by Phil

A little hidden corner of Auckland ✨

Find Perfume Playground at Victoria Park Market, Studio 48 - tucked inside one of the city’s most character-filled historic spaces.

This is our Auckland home for fragrance discovery, perfume workshops and creative scent experiences.

Come find us, follow your nose, and step inside the Playground.

📍 Studio 48, Victoria Park Market, Auckland

Fresh tulips
The Language of Flowers, Mandy Kirkby

Creating a fragrance is more than blending beautiful notes, it’s understanding the story behind every botanical.

Thank you, Pradyumna, for sharing your experience. We’re delighted you enjoyed the workshop and the journey of natural perfumery. ✨

Not every beautiful fragrance looks beautiful in the beaker!

This rich, earthy colour comes from one of perfumery’s most iconic botanicals: oakmoss. Deep, complex and intensely aromatic, it’s one of the darkest natural ingredients we work with, and proof that nature always has a surprise in store.