Through a guided one-on-one process, we will discover the world of scent as a tool of self-expression. We will combine your personal intuition with art of olfaction to design your unique perfume.

Design your olfactive signature

A step by step process.

  • Kim Gerlach writing her scent formula in a notebook

    Set an olfactive vision.

    Together we will smell 20 pure essences to develop a language that will become the foundation for communicating and refining the vision for your perfume. You will learn about fine fragrance (synthetic notes) and aromatherapy (natural essences / essential oils), and get more familiar with how you resonate with each of the core essence categories. We will then explore the space you want this new fragrance to have in your life.

    2h session, preferably in-person.

  • Kim Gerlach holding brown bottle in her hand

    Design two drafts

    Based on our first session, I will produce two unique draft fragrances of 5 ml and send them to you. They will be similar in primary notes, but quite different in secondary notes. You will have time to try them in your everyday life and get to experience how their various layers are revealed throughout the day. Once you have an intuitive feeling of the direction you'd like to go toward, we will continue to stage 3 where we'll explore together ways to refine the fragrance to get to your final perfume.

  • Kim Gerlach mixing her scent creation in a small glass container

    Refine and polish

    At this step, we will get more methodical as I will reveal the proportions of all notes in the draft you preferred. We will have a conversation about your experience with the two drafts and work on refining the fragrance by adjusting the notes and proportions. Once we are happy, I will get to work and create your personal 30 ml fragrance (alcohol or oil-based), before finally sending it to you.

    1h session, preferably in-person.

Glass bottle with fragrance placed on a white table with crystals
Kim Gerlach dropping scent into a small glass container and is in a progress to create a new scent for her client

Facts

    • One personalized perfume (30 ml)

    • Two draft fragrances (5 ml each)

    • 20 individual essences (samples)

    • A refinement of your sense of smell and a new understanding of how to use it in everyday life

    • A workbook on how perfumes are built

    • An understanding of your personal smell preferences and which essence categories you resonate with most

  • The process can take anywhere from 2 to 8 weeks, depending on our common preference and availability. The creation of the final perfume takes approximately 2 weeks.

  • 333 € excl. tax: in-person process

    369 € excl. tax: virtual process*

    Sprint version (48h, excluding the final perfume creation): additional 100 €. This is great for weekend visitors.

    Re-orders: starting at 80€ excl. tax, depending on the size.

    50% is paid before beginning the process and the other 50% is paid 14 days after receiving the final perfume.

    *Note that the virtual sessions are more expensive due to shipping and higher material costs.

Contact Kim

Ready to start?

Drop me a note with your name and more details on why you're interested in designing a personal perfume.