Scentsmith Perfumery
Founded 2017
Scentsmith Perfumery is a local perfumery founded in Manila in 2017. It makes its own numbered eaux de parfum, plus body, hair and home scents, and sells them in its own shops in malls across the Philippines.
Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.
Numbered perfumes blended at the counter in Manila
Scentsmith Perfumery was founded in 2017 in Manila, in the Philippines. Its own site does not name the founders and describes a team interested in how scent affects mood and wellbeing. The name comes from smithing: a smith's work is understood to be made by an artisan, and the house uses the word for its own formulas.
It makes eaux de parfum, plus body, hair and home scents. The perfumes carry numbers as well as names, such as 101 Bergamot Patchouli and 204 Saffron Oud, and the scents numbered 301 to 309 are unisex. The eau de parfum has a 20 percent fragrance concentration, which the house says lasts about seven to eight hours. Its shops offer on-the-spot blending: once you choose a scent, staff blend the bottle by hand and personalise it. Lifestyle Asia wrote in 2024 that the house has made fragrances since 2017.
Scentsmith Perfumery runs its own shops in malls across the Philippines. In Makati, find Scentsmith Greenbelt 5 on the second floor of Ayala Center, and Scentsmith Rockwell on the R2 level of the New Wing of Power Plant Mall. Others are at SM Megamall in Mandaluyong and SM Aura in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. A 100 ml eau de parfum costs ₱1,998 on its own site. Try 101 Bergamot Patchouli first: the house names it a favourite, with citrus over peony, rose, jasmine and patchouli.
- 101 Bergamot PatchouliBergamot and mandarin over peony, rose and jasmine, on a base of patchouli, musk and amber.
- 104 White MagnoliaA fresh floral the house names among its favourites.
- 204 Saffron OudA woody scent and one of the shop's best-liked picks.
- 203 Lavandin & SandalwoodLavandin laid over sandalwood, another of the house's woody favourites.
- 201 Pink Pepper LeatherPink pepper with leather, one of the scents the house recommends.
Where to buy
- Scentsmith Greenbelt 5, Second Floor, Ayala Center, Makati City
- Scentsmith Rockwell, R2 Level, New Wing, Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Center, Makati City
- Scentsmith SM Megamall, Second Level, J. Vargas cor. EDSA, Mandaluyong City
- Scentsmith SM Aura, Third Floor, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City
- Scentsmith Market! Market!, Ground Floor, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City
- scentsmithperfumery.com (online)