Melbourne

classes: Perfume Making

4.9 (35)

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We envision a world where everybody feels their best – physically, emotionally, spiritually and psychologically. On a trip of a lifetime to India, we stumbled upon a perfume store in Rajasthan and purchased the shop’s stock of crystal glass bottles on a whim. Told of their unlikely arrival by India Post, I promised to follow my dream if they arrived safely home.

As the founder, I’ve immersed myself in the natural world studying Natural Perfumery under world renowned alchemist Mandy Aftel, Flower Essences, Cannabis Terpene Blends, Asia-Pacific Natives, Aromatherapy, Plant Shamanism, Medical Herbalism and Rongoa Maori Medicine. I also hold a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology & Psychology and Performance Music, relevant for my early understanding of classical composition.

I’m well-travelled with over twenty years business acumen specialising in Sales & Marketing, leading international projects. This tapestry of interests has formed the basis of a new approach to designing and sharing Natural Fragrance; Scent, Soul & Science. We’ve hosted over a thousand Club Members in three global locations and made over fifty fragrances for brands, people and places.

All of our team enrols in our in-house training programme to stay passionately abreast of international trends and techniques in fragrance, technology, art therapy and wellbeing. Not a day goes by where we don’t experiment with scent, soul science.

Thank you for being part of our scented journey.
Samantha Copland, Founder & Scent Designer

Classes

Natural Perfumery Class

4.9 (26)

Runs regularly

Melbourne

1 to 25

$189

Solid Perfume Making Class

4.5 (2)

Your choice of time

Melbourne

10 to 40

$189

Perfume Masterclass

5.0 (3)

Contact for details

Melbourne

1 to 6

$839

DIY Ayurvedic Perfume Making and Yoga

Craft kit delivered

$129

Make Two Solid Perfumes with Native Botanicals

5.0 (3)

Craft kit delivered

$125

Reviews

(35)

Jenny Luu • Nov 2023

Sam was a very friendly, kind and knowledgeable teacher running the natural perfume workshop from a beautiful, luxe space. It was a hands on experience (after a bit of a perfumery science lesson) and such a fun experience to play around with our noses. We got to make a 10ml bottle of perfume - testing what the scent would be like on our skin throughout the process. Such a personalised momento to take home or gift to someone you love.

Lena Nassar • Oct 2023

Amazing class held by Sam! We booked a private class for 3 and found the experience very knowledgeable. Wide variety of essence provided to play around with. The view from the 86th floor is also an added bonus, highly recommend this class.

Lisa Widjaja • Aug 2023

3 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews

I had fun and learnt basic natural perfumery on the wkend. Samanta n Tom were very attentive n helpful. I recommend this fun activity

Stephanie Mifsud • Jul 2023

Really fun and informative class! Great introduction to perfume making. Would highly recommend to anyone who is curious about how perfumes are made and/or wants to create their own signature natural perfume!

Silvia Rodriguez-Foord • Jul 2023

I enjoyed the Natural Perfume Making class enormously. The teacher Samantha, was very knowledgeable and presented her information in a most friendly manner. I learnt many useful information which I can put into practice in my Aromatherapy clinic in Sydney.

Jocelin Meredith • Jul 2023

6 ClassBento workshops attended • 5 reviews

I took my mother-in-law to this class as a xmas gift
It was amazing. Nice location, great guests to share the experience with, well informed and also a great ‘playground’ the explore and smell new and familiar scents.
The teachers were great helping along the way 1:1 and to the whole group. Wished we just had more time!

Kiyoung Sung • Jun 2023

It was a very special evening, being guided by the knowledgeable and graceful Samantha and creating a custom perfume. I will always remember this.

Rebecca Clowes • Mar 2023

3 ClassBento workshops attended • 3 reviews

I loved the venue, the viewa were amazing.
The class was a lot of fun and the practicalities / science behind perfumes layering /blending was very interesting.

Reema was very enthusiastic and very kind & approachable if anyone had any questions.

Sudem Kaplan • Mar 2023

everything was great. our teacher explained everything in detail and fluently. we talked about perfume, memories etc. and it was a great activity to socialize. everyone has created so many different perfumes and we talked about them all. it was a perfect gift as we could take our own perfume home as well. definitely something to experience before you die. it was a lovely birthday present for my husband.

Donna Racheal • Feb 2023

3 ClassBento workshops attended • 3 reviews

An enjoyable day. Sam was warm & welcoming, studio space well set out. Learnt alot and love the perfumes I made. Would have appreciated some help with parking/lunch options as wasn't familiar with Melb central at all. Apart from that, highly recommend.

Alexandra Simmons • Dec 2022

171 ClassBento workshops attended • 173 reviews

Great little kit! Super happy with it
Smells amazing
Look forward to experimenting with this kit

Michelle Fielden • Nov 2022

55 ClassBento workshops attended • 56 reviews

Fantastic class on all things perfumery. Absolutely wonderful to learn the history of perfume creation and how to make your own special blend

Leesly Rodriguez • Nov 2022

2 ClassBento workshops attended

This class was amazing; I created an amazing fragrance with the assistance of the host.

The venue was incredible and beautiful, and I enjoyed the view and the experience of creating my own perfume.

Sandra Katsikis • Oct 2022

3 ClassBento workshops attended • 3 reviews

Teachers were wonderfully supportive and helpful. Kept things clear and simple, and everyone managed to share some beautifully diverse and gorgeous scenes as a result! Class size was nice and small too.

Maria Haralabidis • Sep 2022

I really enjoyed a private lesson doing this perfume work shop. I learned a lot about fragrances and perfumes and what is best to use depending on my preference. I think these workshops are great fun and are worth the time.

Angela Keng • Sep 2022

The class was fantastic. It probably moved a little too fast I think I only managed to smell 1/3 of the oils but otherwise it was a great introduction into perfumery.

Leonie Cusick • Jul 2022

Teachers were fabulous and very knowledgeable and helpful. They were able to guide us and make suggestions to enhance our fragrance. Tom and Nick were a great team. Time went very quick. They were able to give us all positive feedback about the fragrances we had created. I loved the class.

Richie • Jul 2022

2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews

Both Tom and Nick were fantastic. They have great knowledge base and easy going attitude. Great experience of exploring scents, hands on experience on making perfume.

Mami Metherell • Jul 2022

2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews

It was awesome experience, and I loved it so much
Definitely want to come back :)

Christian Veloso • Jun 2022

It was an amazing experience! Two hours goes by so quickly. Only wished we had more time to learn more fundamentals on how blends work and compliment each other. Love that you go home with a perfume you concoct.

Kathryn Marangos • Jun 2022

40 ClassBento workshops attended • 36 reviews

Fantastic insight to perfume and its magical affects. Learning how to produce a signature scent with the best teachers there are. Highly recommended. Thank you Samantha for a fantastic day.

Cheryll Deano • Mar 2022

Great teachers and got to smell so many different scents! Great to also smell everyone's creations. Overall an enjoyable afternoon. I'd love to do the next class.

Mary McNicoll • Feb 2022

2 ClassBento workshops attended

This was a great experience and a fun way to spend Sunday afternoon. Learner a lot about scents. Bubbly and quality nibbles were an unexpected bonus.

Julia Raffaele • Jan 2022

Was a fun class, nice afternoon to meet new people and learn about perfume making located at a beautiful venue. It is very much an intro class, too whats involved. The teachers were there helping out a cheat sheet to smells that go together would have been helpful in saying that though, its meant to be experimental to your choice so it might defeat the purpose. I had a nice time, went by myself and felt very included in the group and I would recommend to friends to go.

Tj Carroll • Nov 2021

5 ClassBento workshops attended • 4 reviews

I has so much fun participating in the fragrance workshop, Samantha and her team are such a pleasure to deal with, and so helpful. We hosted the workshop as a drop in style format which was part of a larger event, and it worked exceptionally well. From the get go Samantha was so passionate about ensuring everything was perfect, and it was. The workshop was enjoyed by all sexes and ages, I can 't wait for another client to pitch the workshop for. LOVED IT!

Shelley Sun • Nov 2021

5 ClassBento workshops attended • 4 reviews

The experience was really really good.
I've organised this event for a group of my girlfriends (20 ppl) as a celebration for getting out of lockdown since we haven't seen each other for some time.
The venue was great, the teachers were really professional and helpful. We were all really pleased, even those that didn't actually make something that they would normally wear, they were all really pleased with the whole experience.

Mariela Diaz • Nov 2021

Great class in a lovely venue. Broad range of high quality materials. I Love my new scent!

Jessica Douglass • Sep 2021

93 ClassBento workshops attended • 84 reviews

Such a beautiful craft kit! I love the smell and the fact that I am able to create something so personal.

Matilda • Sep 2021

78 ClassBento workshops attended • 47 reviews

The kit itself was really lovely, quality ingredients. Unfortunately the video was just a recording of a live zoom session which perhaps could have been better packaged, even simply edited for an at home prerecorded viewing.

Holly Windisch • May 2021

My Mum and I loved this experience. Educational, super engaging/hands on and alot of fun.

Nathan Shoemark • May 2021

Great incite into the perfume world. Presented well with good one on one assistants when needed

Genevieve Dolan • Apr 2021

Sam and Maggie were incredibly welcoming and knowledgeable. I attended on my own and I felt completely at ease from the outset. The location was spectacular (views over Melbourne CBD and beyond!) and I learnt so much about how to make / measure and test options for making my very own perfume. I had a brilliant time and I’m looking forward to signing up for the master class!

Felicity Tsiang • Nov 2020

What was the teacher like?
They were really nice! My friend and I were quite indecisive but they were super patient with us, which I appreciated a lot :)

How was the venue?
It was really nice and fitting for the class. The atmosphere was nice and it had a lot of ventilation in the room so we didn't feel too stuffy.

If materials were provided, did you like them?
Yes, definitely learned a lot about new scents and fragrances.

Was the class good value for money?
Yes! Just wish that it was a little bit longer (we did go a bit overtime) so that we could play around a little more.

What did you do / learn?
We learned how to mix and blend certain scents together to make a perfume.

Victoria Shubenina • Jun 2020

We had great time. The instructor was very experienced and patient with our group. There was a lot of oils to choose from, so we all created a very nice perfume that we took home.

Genevieve Giraud • Dec 2019

2 ClassBento workshops attended

Great discovery with clear explanation from Samantha.
Great to see and smell the outcome of perfume from natural oils.

Samantha Copland

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