Wren Atelier
Founded 2020
Wren Atelier was founded in 2020 by Filipino perfumer Renato Lopena Jr. It began with bespoke scents and private label perfumes, and now sells its own perfumes such as Hacienderos and Manila Oud.
Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.
A Filipino perfumer's atelier named after a rare bird
Wren Atelier was founded in 2020 by Filipino perfumer Renato Lopena Jr. He trained at the Grasse Institute of Perfumery in France and holds certificates as an aromatherapist and olfaction trainer. His career began with a project called Linger for Whiff. He named the house after the wren, a bird that is rare to spot. His site says he is the first Filipino member of the International Society of Perfumer-Creators.
The atelier began with bespoke scents and private label perfumes for others, and now sells its own compositions. His first, Hacienderos, draws on Filipino heritage. In 2025 Batuk was named Best Filipino Fragrance at the Mega Beauty Awards, and Smoky Gourmand won an Emerging Perfume Brand award at the Asia Perfume Foundation awards. Wren Atelier is a registered business in the Philippines.
It has no shop of its own. Its retail partners page names The Fragrant Fox in Quezon City, which carries nine of its scents, and Art of Scent, whose shop is at Shangri-La Plaza in Mandaluyong. Its perfumes start at ₱4,500 on its own site. Try Batuk first: it is the award winner, and the house calls it an ode to batok, the old tattoo tradition of the Cordillera highlands.
- HacienderosThe perfumer's debut, inspired by Filipino heritage and his love of telling stories through scent.
- BatukAn ode to batok, the old tattoo tradition of the Cordillera highlands.
- Smoky GourmandA reworked, renamed version of the earlier 2437, and the scent that won the house an Asia Perfume Foundation award.
Where to buy
- The Fragrant Fox, The AutoComplex, 8 Mercury Ave., Quezon City
- Art of Scent, Level 2 East Wing, Shangri-La Plaza, EDSA, Mandaluyong
- Wren Atelier online store, wrenatelier.com.ph, online