Perfume making workshop experience in Istanbul

4.8 / 5
12 reviews
200+ booked
Merhaba Pastaneleri Sirkeci
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  • Create your own fragrance guided by expert perfumers in Istanbul’s cultural heart
  • Discover Istanbul’s historic role in perfumery shaped by Ottoman palaces and trade routes
  • Learn ancient techniques blending spices, florals, and resins from Anatolia’s fertile lands
  • Enjoy Turkish hospitality with tea or coffee during this immersive cultural workshop
  • Take home a personalized perfume bottle reflecting artistry, heritage, and your unique creation
  • Connect with Istanbul’s hidden gems while exploring scents that shaped its vibrant history

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What to expect

Create your own signature perfume in Istanbul! In a 2-hour workshop led by an expert, discover the magical world of essences and learn the city’s old perfume story and its role in the spice trade. Smell over 50 scents, from Turkish rose to sandalwood, and choose your favorites to craft your unique blend. While your perfume is prepared, enjoy Turkish tea or coffee with fresh cookies and chat about Istanbul’s hidden gems. Name your 50 ml bottle, design a custom label, and take home a recipe card. Leave not just with a perfume, but with an unforgettable memory you created with your own hands

Unlock creativity while mixing essences that reflect your style and spirit
Unlock creativity while mixing essences that reflect your style and spirit
Take home a crafted memory sealed in a signature fragrance bottle
Take home a crafted memory sealed in a signature fragrance bottle
Learn how perfumes carry history, identity, and unforgettable emotional connections
Learn how perfumes carry history, identity, and unforgettable emotional connections
Feel the sensory delight of roses, citrus, musk, and more
Feel the sensory delight of roses, citrus, musk, and more
Experience scent layering guided by expert knowledge and creative inspiration
Experience scent layering guided by expert knowledge and creative inspiration
Sip warm tea while scents awaken stories of heritage and memory
Sip warm tea while scents awaken stories of heritage and memory
Name your blend and design a label reflecting your personal touch
Name your blend and design a label reflecting your personal touch
Create bottled artistry combining passion, imagination, and centuries of aromatic knowledge
Create bottled artistry combining passion, imagination, and centuries of aromatic knowledge
Explore over fifty aromas from floral delicacy to rich woody tones
Explore over fifty aromas from floral delicacy to rich woody tones
Capture the joy of crafting a fragrance completely unique to you
Capture the joy of crafting a fragrance completely unique to you
Discover timeless traditions of perfumery shaped by history and the spice trade
Discover timeless traditions of perfumery shaped by history and the spice trade
Blend fragrant notes into a personal scent inspired by culture and creativity
Blend fragrant notes into a personal scent inspired by culture and creativity

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I highly recommend this experience! The communication was very good and the instructors were very knowledgeable and helpful when advising everyone on what scents go together and how to mix them. They have many scents you can choose from and mixing them is an interesting experience! We were very pleased with how our perfume turned out, it lasts for a pretty long time on the skin. The location where the workshop takes place is very nice and the tea and snacks provided were good!

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decided to join the perfume making workshop the night before, and got picked up by bahar at the european side. bahar was super friendly and kept communication with me prior to the meetup through whatsapp and also led me to the workshop space (located in uskudar), transport was covered by them too! had a lovely 2h workshop led by zeynep (zey the first!). was super helpful as it is my first time and i received alot of advice and explanation about the whole perfume making process and how to pair my favourites scents together. i truly enjoyed my time here and i love the souvenirs i will be going home with! very detailed after-workshop instructions was given to ensure our perfumes will set into the scent we wanted and it was properly bubble-wrapped to bring home as well. i came as a solo participant but would highly recommend for all - individuals, pairs, groups and families. thank you to both the lovely ladies ❤️ for both the experience and recommendations, i love manti too!

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It was a beautiful and enjoyable experience, and the service exceeded my expectations. The hospitality was delightful, and many thanks to Mustafa.

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Excellent experience, attentive staff. It was great to create my own perfume. If you're in Istanbul, I highly recommend doing this activity.

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If you're Korean and feel like you've seen all the tourist spots in Turkey, you absolutely must try this. Honestly, I was hesitant at first because it was less than 30,000 won after a discount, and there weren't many reviews. But it turned out to be incredibly good value for money and very satisfying. When I went, one instructor taught a class of about 15 people in both English and Turkish. They gave detailed advice, like which scents wouldn't go well together, if a scent was too strong, or the best mixing ratios, which helped me create my own satisfying perfume. There was a good variety of perfume essences available, like saffron and milk, and the price also included refreshments such as coffee, tea, and snacks. Even during the class, if you just tell the staff what you'd like to drink, they'll prepare it right away. At the end, they even carefully packaged it with bubble wrap, so I didn't have to worry about putting it in my luggage. It's so affordable that you might wonder if there are any hidden extra charges, but there aren't; they even cover the subway fare from the pickup location to the workshop. Thanks to this, I'm taking home a very special memory :)

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Overall a very pleasant experience. HOWEVER - do take note of the location. The instructor was experienced and friendly, and we had a good time trying different scents and blending them into a unique perfume. However - for the organisers, please update the klook listing to reflect the actual workshop location and timing (i.e. the cafe in Uskudar rather than the meetup place in Sirkeci). Note that you'll either have to meet at Sirkeci 30 mins earlier, or go to the workshop yourself.

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Great experience, very enjoyable to learn how to create a perfume with a variety of different scents that can be used. You come out with your own personalised scent.

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Great little workshop! very informative about notes in the making of perfume

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Fun and informative. Light refreshments served during class. Ze was professional, easy going, and knowledgeable. Very sweet and nice. definitely worth the money.

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Great experience & knowledge by Mustafar.

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