Try alcohol-free attar in the family perfume shops of Kampong Glam, pick up an orchid scent, or blend your own perfume in a workshop.
Guide last checked 29 Sept 2026. Every fact links to its source.
Epilogue is a contemporary Singaporean fragrance house that makes perfumes inspired by place, memory and everyday life.
Family perfume oil house in Kampong Glam. It began in 1933 as Kazura Company, a trade store selling books and pilgrimage goods. In the mid 1970s Jamal Kazura turned it into a perfume shop focused on attar, the alcohol-free oil perfumes, and in-house blends. The heritage board calls it the oldest homegrown perfume business in Singapore. The third generation now runs it.
Custom perfume house started by French perfumer Johanna Monange. The brand describes itself as a French house, but trade press reports it was founded in Singapore, where its first boutique opened in Duxton. You create your own perfume from its oils and your formula is kept for reorders.
Singapore-based brand founded by Elizabeth Liau that pairs French perfumery with stories from Asia. Its perfumes are grouped by country, with a Singapore chapter that includes Nanyang.
Singapore-based niche brand launched in 2024 by three friends, Sai Pogaru, Sachit Sood and Utkarsh Vijayvargiya. Its perfumes take inspiration from modern India.
Independent perfume house on Arab Street, opened in 2010 by Johari Kazura, a third-generation perfumer from the Jamal Kazura family. It blends small-batch perfumes and oils in a 19th century shophouse and makes bespoke scents to order. Sifr means zero in Arabic.
The LAB Fragrances is a Singapore-based niche perfume house that makes small-batch fragrances and discloses the ingredients and their sources. Its collection is sold through boutiques in Singapore and several other countries.
Flagship boutiques and perfume shops in Singapore.
Family attar shop on the street leading to the Sultan Mosque. Ask to try the alcohol-free perfume oils on your wrist and have a small bottle filled. A second branch is at 39 Bussorah Street and the original at 728 North Bridge Road.
Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.
Independent home-grown perfume shop founded in Singapore in 2010 by third-generation perfumer Johari Kazura, in a heritage shophouse on Arab Street.
Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.
Blend your own scent with an expert and take the bottle home. Check the booking page for the current price. How prices compare in other cities.
The most tourist-friendly option. You answer a short personality quiz, then blend your own perfume from a wall of scents that leans on Singapore orchids. Easy to pair with a beach day on Sentosa.
A guided, hands-on session in a heritage shophouse run by a third-generation perfume family. You bring a creative brief and blend your own perfume. Groups of 1 to 6.
A private session with a scent designer. You pick from over 50 perfume oils, design and engrave your bottle, and your formula is saved so you can reorder it.
Group workshop at a Singapore scent design studio founded in 2017. You learn how perfumes are built from basic notes, then mix your own. A 50 ml option costs more.
A small hosted session where you blend your own perfume from a set of scents and name the bottle. Suits couples and friends who want a relaxed class in Kampong Glam.
A short class at the Scent by SIX shop in 313@Somerset. You smell the notes, learn how a perfume is built and blend your own eau de toilette to take home. Book for at least 2 people.
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