Perfume Masterclass in Florence: Make your Own Personal Fragrance
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Florence, Italy
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Create your own signature scent in the heart of Florence during a perfume masterclass with a master perfumer at the historic Antica Erboristeria San Simone. Step into a centuries-old apothecary and discover the art of fragrance-making, inspired by the Renaissance alchemists. Craft your personalized 30ml perfume using rare essences, and take home both your custom blend and a certificate to commemorate the experience. A unique and sensory journey awaits.
- Make a signature fragrance with guidance from a master perfumer
- Step into a historic 1700s apothecary filled with rare essences
- Discover the rich legacy of Florentine perfumery and its Renaissance roots
- Take home a 30ml bottle of your custom scent and a signed certificate
What's Included
- Welcome and visit to "Antica Spezieria Erboristeria San Simone" store and the artisanal laboratory
- Introduction to the history of perfumery in Florence
- Creation of personal fragrance from a kit of essences
- 30ml of your own personalized perfume
- Coffee Break (complimentary coffee, tea or water)
- Certificate
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Via Ghibellina, 190, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
Via Ghibellina 190 RED - Antica Spezieria Erboristeria San Simone
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Your perfume-making class starts with meeting the master perfumer in an atmospheric workshop dating back to the 1700s.
Once inside, relive the atmosphere of alchemists and apothecaries residing in Florence during the Renaissance, surrounded by unique glassware, ampules, and rare essences.
Listen to an introduction to the history of perfumery in Florence, and learn how to choose the best ingredients and transform them into special fragrances. Then, create a personalized fragrance from a kit of essences and bottle your own perfume.
Your workshop includes a break for coffee or tea and a certificate of completion signed by the master himself.
Once inside, relive the atmosphere of alchemists and apothecaries residing in Florence during the Renaissance, surrounded by unique glassware, ampules, and rare essences.
Listen to an introduction to the history of perfumery in Florence, and learn how to choose the best ingredients and transform them into special fragrances. Then, create a personalized fragrance from a kit of essences and bottle your own perfume.
Your workshop includes a break for coffee or tea and a certificate of completion signed by the master himself.
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Antica Erboristeria San Simone
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- All participants who are over 12 years old must present one of the following: proof of full vaccination, proof of first vaccination administered at least 15 days ago, proof of a Covid-19 infection in the past 6 months, or a negative test taken no more than 48 hours before the activity starts
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Travelers consistently praise the knowledgeable and engaging guides who enhance the informative perfume creation sessions. The hands-on activities are highlighted for their interactive and personalized approach, allowing participants to blend unique fragrances. This family-friendly experience is noted for its relaxing atmosphere and inclusive nature, enabling all ages to enjoy shared creativity. Overall, the experience is described as both enjoyable and educational.
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The class was very informative and exciting! My friends and I really enjoy making our own perfume. Learning about which oil goes with each. We made the most fabulous perfume ever! Even meet a new person in the class! This class was a 10 out of 10
Very interesting and fun.My wife and enjoyed learning about perfume and made two bottles for her to west
We loved this! Great history of perfume in Florence, and a super kind and knowledgeable “nose” on all the different scents. The apothecary itself was beautiful as well!
My husband and I loved this experience! The instructors taught us about the history of perfume making and patiently guided us through the process of making our own signature scents. The ambiance of the store was so warm and aesthetically pleasing. The instructors were so sweet and kind. I highly recommend this experience.
We had an incredible time learning about the history of Italy's influence in the perfume industry. But the highlight was creating fragrances that we individually found appealing, and walking away with our own unique bottle. So fun!
My daughter and I had a great time attending the perfume master class. The class size was small and intimate, which allowed for a more personalized experience. The staff was knowledgeable and kind. After providing a brief history of perfumes and its relation to Florence, they walked us step by step on how to create our own mixture. It was self-paced, so we didn’t feel rushed. We left with some great smelling perfume and a cool memory. Save your paper with measurements and ingredients, as you can reorder your custom scent from their website!
I did this with my sister and we had so much fun selecting our perfume! I am sensitive to smells and had a great time and picked something fun and hopefully I’ll love it even more as I wear it! It’s def a cute idea wirh friends or partners! We had a few couples in there with us and they seemed to enjoy
That was such an interesting tour! A beautiful historic place in the city center. It was a lot of fun making my own perfume, and the communication and overall experience were wonderful. Highly recommend!
Fabulous time learning about the components of perfume. The best part was taking home. The souvenir..
This is our third trip to Florence and we were looking for something different to do and came across this class. We loved learning about the history of perfume in Florence. It was such a treat to blend our own signature scent. Our guide was so knowledgeable about the process. It was fun exploring how perfumes were created and both my husband and I were surprised at how complex creating a scent was. They made the process fun and interesting and we came away with a great reminder of our time in Florence.
It’s hard to please a group as big as 14, but it was done with this experience!! Why would you not want to have your own custom fragrance? Absolutely a do!😁
This was so much fun. 2 really fun and knowledgeable woman. We laughed and laughed making our own specialized perfumes. Yes, would do it again.
The apothecary was cozy, whimsical, and beautiful when you first step inside. The location was not too hard to find with Google maps’s help and their noticeable store signage.
The experience itself was super fun. The instructor provided a history of perfume in Florence, the origins, and the store’s history too. Another instructor told us about each fragrance, the source, and how the fragrances work together to create certain combinations. I was very impressed with how they arranged our fragrances together so we could trial what it may smell like, then provided the drop formula. It was nice being able to take a small bottle of our crafted fragrance home, along with a certificate, and being able to re-order it if we’d like! A very unique experience I would recommend you add to your Florence itinerary. Would love to bring my mom and sister to experience it together next time.
We really enjoyed creating our own signature fragrance, supported by two very knowledgeable and friendly assistants. They gave us some historic insight and walked us through the process of blending a fragrance that would work for us. The perfumerie felt like walking an old world apothecary and we spend a very pleasant hour chatting with other guests, all leaving smelling amazing! Definitely worth a visit when in Florence.
This was lots of fun and the two group leaders were friendly and very knowledgeable about perfumes. You put together all the scents that appeal to you and then they help you with the formula so you take home a bottle of your personal scent. Not suitable for kids, but great for adults - men and women.
This perfume-making class was an amazing experience! It was fascinating and so much fun to learn how perfume is created and to understand the different steps involved. Our teacher was wonderful—knowledgeable, patient, and engaging. We enjoyed the entire experience and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for something unique and memorable!
I did this class with 2 friends, and we all thoroughly enjoyed it.
Elena, our host was incredibly knowledgeable & helpful. The shop itself is beautiful.
A very unique momento that, with guidance, you create and get to keep as a reminder of your fabulous trip to Florence. I highly recommend you add this masterclass if you have time.
Fantastic experience! So fun being able to make your own scent that you are able to take back home. The girls helped so much with different pairings of the different fragrances as well as the history behind perfume. You can even order the perfume again and have it sent to your home when you have finished your bottle. Would do 100 times again!
Learned a little bit of history which was interesting. Our host was really patient and put together our fragrances really quickly once we’d picked which notes we liked.
Small group dynamic worked well and they couldn’t have been more helpful in the shop when I wanted to buy something afterwards.
The tour was a perfect mix of knowledge and active learning. Everyone in our family had an amazing time from 13-50. And we got to walk away with the perfect souvenir. Highly recommend.
What a unique idea and experience this was! I like that it wasn't an all-day class, but it still packed enough information to feel legitimate. It was well-priced, ran at a good pace, and the instructors were very pleasant and helpful. I highly recommend taking this class and look forward to using my new fragrance soon!
I've experienced a lot of attractions on my tour around Italy, but this was by far my ultimate favorite magical experience in Florence. Best of top 3. The host was knowledgeable, the perfume god was epic ( perfume specialist), and the shop itself was so magical. If this was local where I'm from, I would be a forever continuous customer. The steps was easy if you follow along, I found a unique mixed exactly what I was looking for, and even allowed the host to add a little touch to my forever perfume. Yooooooooo, because I received my ingredients and certification I'm able to bring my fragrance back home with me 🤗 Geeked... Definitely highly recommend seeing this unfold for yourself. Thanks again to these incredible women 🫶🏼
We had so much fun. They had a table set up just for our family. We loved picking out the scents. With such a variety of scent combinations, everyone’s fragrances turned out so different, yet they all smelled fantastic. The staff was very knowledgeable and kind. I loved learning about the process of perfume creation. Definitely a highlight of our Florence Trip!
Did this with my wife and 13 year old daughter. The course hosts took us through different scents, that could be combined to develop a unique fragrance. We each made our own small bottle of perfume, to take home. We all had a lot of fun in this class.
It was a good experience and made my own perfume but it could be a little more informative. Like show you how they get the scents. Overall good time and learned from the lady who was the presenter.
It was fun to smell all the fragrances and mix them together. I didn't feel like I was given much information on how to think about mixing a perfume.
We attended the perfume master class on July 2nd and had a fantastic experience. All the associates were helpful and lovely to speak with. I found Elena’s overview of the history of perfume and the shop to be very interesting.
We were offered water and espresso, which is as such a nice treat. We enjoyed mixing our own unique scent and can’t wait to try it in 28 days!!
Thanks for a memorable experience, I would highly recommend this class.
What a wonderful experience! My daughter and I love the scents we created, and had a ton of fun in the process :)
Everything was amazing! Experience was very unique and the teachers were very knowledgeable. I got my very own unique perfume! I would love to do it again but with new and more unique fragances. Location was really beautiful and cozy.
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