Staff list, 12 perfumes

Beginner niche

First steps past the department store, chosen so none of them will scare you off.

Niche perfumery has a reputation for weirdness it only half deserves. These are the well-loved gateways: recognisable, beautifully made, different enough from the counter classics to show you why people bother.

  1. 1
    Chergui

    Serge Lutens

    About $230 for 100 ml

    Rated 4.50 by 1 people

  2. 2
    Molecule 01

    Escentric Molecules

    About $160 for 100 ml

    Rated 3.00 by 4 people

  3. 3
    Ambre sultan

    Serge Lutens

    About $230 for 100 ml

    Rated 3.50 by 4 people

  4. 4
    Wūlóng Chá

    Nishane

    About $320 for 100 ml

    Rated 0.00 by 0 people

  5. 5
    Bois Impérial

    Essential Parfums

    About $100 for 100 ml

    Rated 0.00 by 0 people

  6. 6
    Absinthe Boréale

    Maison Crivelli

    About $250 for 100 ml

    Rated 0.00 by 0 people

  7. 7
    Rose Saltifolia

    Maison Crivelli

    About $250 for 100 ml

    Rated 0.00 by 0 people

  8. 8
    Les Fleurs du Déchet - I Am Trash

    Etat Libre d'Orange

    About $180 for 100 ml

    Rated 0.00 by 0 people

  9. 9
    Noël au Balcon

    Etat Libre d'Orange

    About $180 for 100 ml

    Rated 0.00 by 0 people

  10. 10
    She Was An Anomaly

    Etat Libre d'Orange

    About $180 for 100 ml

    Rated 0.00 by 0 people

  11. 11
    Lavande 31

    Le Labo

    About $335 for 100 ml

    Rated 0.00 by 0 people

  12. 12
    Fleur D'Oranger 27

    Le Labo

    About $335 for 100 ml

    Rated 0.00 by 0 people

Drawn from what the whole crowd says about each perfume; refreshed as new ones arrive.

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