The Perfumer's Apprentice - Your Gateway to Fragrance Creation

Empowering Perfumers at Every Level For Over 20 Years

Discover premium perfumery ingredients, professional education, and custom services all under one roof. From beginners taking their first steps into fragrance to established brands scaling their operations, we provide:

• Professional Ingredients: High-quality aroma chemicals, essential oils, absolutes, and bases from leading suppliers like Givaudan, Firmenich, and IFF
• Education & Training: Hands-on workshops, educational kits, and expert guidance at our Scotts Valley, California facility
• Contract Services: Custom formulation and compounding for small to mid-size perfumery businesses
• Complete Support: From starter kits for hobbyists to regulatory documentation for commercial brands

Visit us to explore our ingredient library, learn about our compounding capabilities, and discover how we're supporting the next generation of independent perfumers.

Educational. Professional. Accessible.

POCHPAC

Pochpac specializes in luxury fragrance packaging, providing premium glass bottles, bespoke decoration, and personalized atelier printing. We empower niche and global brands to express their unique vision through high-quality, low-volume solutions.

BLEND FRAGRANCES - EU

Expand Your Brand into the EU 

Ready to take your perfume brand global? Transitioning into the European market shouldn’t be a regulatory headache. Based in the Netherlands, Blend Fragrances BV is your strategic partner for seamless EU expansion. We specialize in helping US-based indie brands navigate the complexities of international growth without the steep overhead of finished-product tariffs.

By shipping components and leveraging our localized value-add services, you can maintain your brand's integrity while optimizing your supply chain. We provide a comprehensive suite of solutions tailored to the modern perfumer, including:

• Compliant Bottling & Logistics: Professional handling and distribution from the heart of Europe.
• Regulatory Support: Expert guidance on EU compliance and tax navigation.
• Responsible Person (RP) Services: Ensuring your brand meets all legal requirements for the European market.

At Blend Fragrances BV, we understand the artistry of scent and the logistics of success. Let us handle the heavy lifting of compliance and manufacturing so you can focus on what you do best: creating.

Reach out to info@blendfragrances.nl for more information

Field & Florist

Opened in 2021 inside Chicago’s historic Monadnock Building, Field & Florist blends sculptural floral design with a rare selection of niche fragrance from around the world. Known for its thoughtful curation and intimate fragrance journeys, the shop has introduced Chicago to distinctive perfume houses including Jorum Studio, Marlou, Zernell Gillie, Eris Parfums, Neandertal, Parallax Olfactory and Regime des Fleurs—helping shape the city’s growing appreciation for the world of olfaction.

Perfume LENS

An new app exploring the world of fragrance to educate yourself on brands, notes and families as you uncover your unique preferences.

The Fragrance Files

Welcome to The Fragrance Files — a podcast dedicated to documenting scent, culture, and the people who live within it. Hosted by a forever goth kid and a lifelong fragrance collector, this show explores perfume as art, identity, memory, and obsession.

Each episode opens a new file: deep conversations with perfumers, brand founders, shop owners, and fellow fragrance devotees, alongside thoughtful reflections on sampling culture, collecting, and how we choose to wear scent in our lives. Expect honest dialogue, niche perspectives, and a reverence for the strange, the beautiful, and the personal side of perfume.
If you believe fragrance is more than just something you wear — if it’s something you feel, remember, and become — you’re in the right place.

Clean Air Club

And an amazingly big shout out the the Clean Air Club for providing FUMED with air purifiers and carbon dioxide monitors to help lean the air in the space and protect the health of our attendees and vendors.

Clean Air Club believes that focusing on indoor air quality during an ongoing pandemic is one of the ways that we can protect the health and safety of everyone in this community. It's good for performers, it's good for us, and it's good for the long-term health of our thriving creative scene.