CREATIVE PERFUMERY
We are one of only a few independent fragrance development teams in the world. We do creative perfumery – which means we provide our clients with unique creations, and do not offer matching.
Our main applications are fine fragrance (EdT, EdP, etc) and home fragrance (candles, diffusers), but are also able to create for certain other product types, client requirements permitting.
We create fragrances for businesses and brands. If you are interested in having a perfume, perfume range, or a fragrance developed, please read this section first, then use the contact form to get in touch.
We provide the creative perfumery and the supply of fragrance oil through our partners, Accords & Parfums, and are not a manufacturer of the finished product.
Our perfumery team is a blend of creative passion and technical skill, and we have created unique fragrances for many well- known brands. We offer creative perfumery using both the freedom that independent perfumery allows, and the confidence that our manufacturing partnership brings.
We have created hundreds of formulas for dozens of product types over several decades. We have a well equipped laboratory and a fully stocked shelf of high-quality materials from across multiple leading fragrance houses and suppliers.
PIA LONG
Pia Long is a Finnish-born, UK-based perfumer who views perfumery as a medium to tell stories. With an upbringing and education rooted in studying languages, translation and writing, she has found scents are a language with the power to convey narratives and emotions.
Constructing olfactive stories through an approach that starts somewhere hyper-real and is built on from there with twists and novel elements, Pia describes her perfumery style as magic realism. “Taking science, creativity, art and design in combination with knowledge of raw materials allows me to create cross-modally and enter liminal spaces that feel like magic.”
Her career in the fragrance industry spans four decades, during which she has created a multitude of perfumes and product fragrances. She is a member of the International Society of Perfumer Creators, and recipient of the Septimus Piesse Visionary Award from the Institute of Art and Olfaction.
ACCORDS & PARFUMS
Situated at the legendary Domaine Sainte Blanche in the hills above Grasse, Accords & Parfums was established by Olivier Maure in 2004. Born from Edmond Roudnitska's Art & Parfum, they serve as a service provider and compounding house for independent perfumers.
Founded on the belief that perfumery is an art, the team at Accords & Parfums provide us with the tools needed to create exceptional fragrances - from formulation software to stringent quality control of raw materials - allowing Olfiction to operate with the functionality of a larger fragrance house.
We work exclusively with Accords & Parfums to provide our fragrance compound. Once we create the fragrance for your brand, we put you in touch with the team at Accords & Parfums to order your fragrance compound, and they provide all relevant regulatory paperwork.
PROCESS
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Once you have told us about your business and your initial fragrance requirements (your creative fragrance brief; how many units you intend to manufacture, etc), we arrange to call or meet in person.
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We give you a quote for the creative work, and how much we estimate your fragrance compound (the concentrate) is going to cost.
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We begin to create together. How long this process takes depends entirely on the nature of your project.
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Once your fragrance(s) are signed off, we arrange all the pragmatic details of getting the fragrance compound manufactured, and give you the final offer price based on current ingredient prices.
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You place an order, and have the fragrance delivered to your chosen contract manufacturer / to your factory or premises, along with all the regulatory paperwork.
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You arrange to manufacture the finished product (we can help you find a perfume contract filler or a home fragrance manufacturer if required).
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