What perfume to buy in Manila

Filipino perfume houses you can smell in person: Scentsmith in its own mall shops, Tadhana and Oscar Mejia at perfume and gift shops around Metro Manila.

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Guide last checked 7 Nov 2026. Every fact links to its source.

A panorama of the Manila skyline, taken from Harbour Square

Houses worth bringing home

Oscar Mejia Artisan Fragrances

Checked 7 Nov 2026

Manila

Oscar Mejia III is a Filipino perfumer who trained in Grasse and makes artisan perfumes and home scents with essential oils native to the Philippines. His company, Scentsories Inc., is based in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila.

Where to buy

Ayala Museum Gift Shop, Makati
Makati Shangri-La hotel gift shop, Makati
Online shop, oscarmejiaiii.linker.store

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Scentsmith Perfumery

Checked 7 Nov 2026

Manila · since 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.

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)

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Tadhana

Checked 7 Nov 2026

Manila · since 2023

Tadhana is a Filipino niche perfume house founded by perfumer Shale Albao, who trained at ISIPCA in France. Its own site says it is building a modern Asian fragrance house from Manila. Its first collection, Persona, has six perfumes such as Classy, Lover and Rebel.

Where to buy

Spatio, 3rd Floor, Opus Mall, Bridgetowne Blvd., Quezon City
The Fragrant Fox, The AutoComplex, 8 Mercury Ave., Quezon City
Kultura Atelier, 2nd Floor, SM Makati, 1223 Palm Drive, Makati City
Kultura pop-up, Mitsukoshi BGC, 8th Avenue corner 36th Street, Taguig City
Online shop, tadhana.co

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