Natural Perfume Making Class: from Plant to Perfume

Use Australian botanicals and traditional scents to make your own perfume in the Byron Bay Hinterland!



3 hours

Class size 1 to 20 (public classes), 1 to 30

  $135 - $145 ($135 for Senior; $145 for Person. $100 per class surcharge applies for private classes) (Afterpay available)

Join us for a unique, hands-on class in Dalwood, the Byron/Ballina hinterland, where you will experience the whole perfume making process!
You'll first start with a stroll through our sensory fragrant gardens, before distilling a botanical for a hydrosol room spray/body spritz and curating your very own signature scent as a parfum solide using Australian botanicals and many other traditional oils, or a spray perfume using sugarcane alcohol or an oil based roll on using the highest grade natural perfume ingredients.
Suitable for beginners, our experienced instructor, Dr. Julie, will provide step-by-step instructions and tips to help you unleash your creativity to curate scents that take you to 'your happy place'.
You will be introduced to the principles of aromatherapy so that you can apply these when crafting your perfumes to improve wellbeing, mood and more.
You will have access to more than 30 natural Australian botanicals, such as lemon myrtle, Rosalina, Fragonia, Buddha wood, Australian Sandalwood, and many from the local area, such as Byron Bay rose, pineapple myrtle and blue cypress to add to your sensory repertoire when creating your bespoke perfumes.
With an additional 100 natural oils, absolutes and isolates available in our studio, we'll explore the fragrance families from fresh, floral and fruity to spicy, earthy, woody and more. You will be spoilt for choice of group favourites and niche scents such as ylang ylang, rose, lily, fig, vanilla, oud, rosemary, patchouli, pink pepper, and ginger, to name a few.
Throughout the class, you will learn the secrets of scent layering to achieve well-balanced fragrances that suit your individual preferences.
By the end of the class, you will take home a perfume and hydrosol room spray/body spritz, as well as new skills to create more artisan perfumes and fragrances in the future!
Get in touch with us at Scent if you have a special request such a as a birthday party, hens, business team building event, etc. so we can create something 'sensory' special for your group. A minimum of 3 participants in private classes is required.
What you'll get
You will go home with both a hydrosol room spray/body spritz and natural perfume using either beeswax or calendula wax (vegan) and jojoba oil as a base for a solid perfume, or a natural sugarcane based alcohol spray perfume or an oil based roll on perfume.
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly. No knowledge or skill required, just a nose! If you are pregnant or breastfeeding you will be provided with materials suited to your needs. Please advise at the time of booking. This class is not suitable for babies.
What to bring
You should not wear perfume or scent on the day as it can interfere with the creative nose.
Class is not suitable for babies. Pregnant and breastfeeding mum's will be provided with materials suitable to their needs.
Please bring closed-toe shoes and even better, gum boots! But if don't have any, we have some that will fit.
Don't have a car. We have relationships with drivers so get in touch if you don't have any wheels. Or simply hire a car and enjoy a hinterland day out to Bangalow and the Eltham Pub for instance.
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, birthday or hens party.

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 12 years old).

An adult must accompany any attending kids, and must pay for a separate ticket.

This experience would also be a fun gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.

Location

Dalwood, NSW

Exact location is masked for privacy. You'll automatically get the specific address after booking.

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Scent
Scent

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Picture this: a crowded hotel lift at an international women’s event in the 1980s. I step in—and I am hit by a wall of perfume. Not just any perfume. Poison—on steroids. There’s barely enough oxygen left to think. One woman chirps, “It smells nice in here.” I quip, “Must be the one man!” You see, it was the ’80s—big hair, big shoulder pads, and even bigger perfume.
From that moment on, I decided if I was going to be surrounded by scent, I wanted it to be natural.. So I started making my own perfumes—blends that whispered, not shouted. Inspired by nature, by the Aussie bush, bouquets of fresh-cut flowers, salt spray on a summer breeze, and the distinctive aromas of new places when travelling.
Today, I have a vast personal scent library—an ever-growing collection of natural aromatic ingredients. From Australia: blue cypress, rosewood, Fragonia, Kunzea, lemon-scented tea tree, Rosalina, pineapple myrtle and the rare Byron Bay rose. From afar: Nepalese tulip, Indonesian jasmine, Laotian vetiver, Indian rose, Italian petitgrain… and that’s just scratching the surface.
My training includes multiple Master Perfumers’ courses, studies in natural perfumery with Karen Gilbert in the UK, and two in-depth programs with the internationally respected PerfumersWorld. While I specialise in naturals, I also understand synthetics and mixed media—because knowing the science helps sharpen the artistry. With daily blending and exploration, I’ve refined my skills in the craft (and joy) of creating perfumes that are alive with nature’s story.
At Rosewood Estate, my farm in northern NSW, and in my studio in Miami on the Gold Coast, I run natural perfumery and wellness balm workshops. At the farm, guests can also join me for a sensory garden walk—meeting fragrant plants face-to-leaf—and watch a full distillation of botanicals like lemon myrtle, rosemary, thyme, and more using traditional copper stills. I trained in distillation under the legendary Jill Mulvaney of Alembics New Zealand, deepening my connection to scent at its source.
My work is grounded in the belief that scent isn’t just beautiful—it’s transformative. With over 30 years of experience as a psychological counsellor and educator, I’ve used scent as a sensory anchor to help people shift emotion, perspective, and behaviour. Like Mary Poppins, I pull from a diverse bag of tricks, blending science, nature, and emotional insight to help others feel more connected—to themselves, to others, and to the world around them.
One day, I hope to write the perfume equivalent of a cookbook—something rich with recipes, stories, and the kind of inspiration that invites others to play, explore, and fall in love with the alchemy of scent.

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