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Perfume in NYC: Exploring New York’s Fragrance Faves

For perfume in NYC, the options are all but limitless, running from traditional to contemporary to customized fragrances. There’s nothing like an alluring scent to transport you to another place and time. Smell is the most powerful of all the senses and is closely associated with memory, so it has the capability to unleash the mind and trigger emotion. From the custom notes at Fragrance Shop New York to the New York-inspired collection of Bond No. 9, the city has all sorts of enticing scents to explore.

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While in Manhattan, visit Bond No. 9, which celebrates New York City in its scents. The Bond No. 9 collection, which draws its name from the address of its headquarters boutique in NoHo, offers women's, men's, and unisex eaux de parfum. Its mission: to restore artistry to perfumery while capturing the essence of New York neighborhoods. The brand has several locations in Manhattan and is also available at Saks Fifth Avenue, bondno9.com.

Award-winning perfumer Christopher Brosius is the visionary behind CB I Hate Perfume. Described as “one of the most innovative perfumers of the 21st Century,” Brosius is celebrated for his unique scents. CB I Hate Perfume is loved for its At the Beach 1966, which captures the alluring scent of the seashore. There’s also Russian Caravan Tea, inspired by a dark, smoky, and memorable flavor. You can find the scents downtown at Love Adorned (loveadorned.com), at Chelsea’s New London Pharmacy (newlondonpharmacy.com), and uptown at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (cooperhewitt.org). CB I Hate Perfume is also offered at its namesake store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, cbihateperfume.com.

Paris-based Diptyque dates back to 1968, when the fragrance house composed its first eau de toilette, L’Eau, which was inspired by a 16th-century potpourri recipe and the scent of pomanders. Throughout the years, an unusual olfactory landscape has evolved at the brand. Diptyque’s popular Garden collection plays tribute to the forgotten meanings of 12 flowers. The perfumers sought to tell the story and rediscover the magic of each flower. There are several Diptyque locations in Manhattan, and its also available at Barneys, Bloomingdale’s, and beyond, diptyqueparis.com.

East Village-based Fragrance Shop New York offers an array of coveted bath and body items, as well as natural fragrance oils. Specializing in the development of unique scents, its expert staff is eager to assist clients in creating personalized fragrances. Once their scent is bottled, the formulation is filed away, which makes reordering a simple task. Customized scents can also be refashioned into fragrant perfume oils, sprays, lotions, soothing bath and massage oils, or bath salts, fragranceshopnewyork.com.

You can also try your skill at crafting your own custom fragrance at Scenterprises.  Sue Phillips, an expert in developing luxe perfumes and fragrances, has created scents for Chanel, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Tiffany & Co. Her Tribeca-based custom fragrance studio, “The Scentarium,” offers clients a scent personality quiz, which helps determine their ideal fragrance. By appointment only, the service is available for both women and men, scenterprises.com.

About the Author

Regina Molaro is a freelancer writer whose work spans from luxury to fashion, art, lifestyle, and beauty. Her work has appeared in Modern Luxury Hawai‘i, as well as Bespoke Magazine and In Season—the in-house magazines at the St. Regis and Mandarin Oriental New York.

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