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Perfume from the people who make it.
A library of independent perfume houses. Search by note, maker and country.
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Seventeen drawers
Every fragrance is filed under one to three olfactive families. Open a drawer to see what is in it.
CitrusBright peel, zest and sparkle.362 fragrances
FruityOrchard, berry and tropical fruits.580 fragrances
FloralRose, iris, violet and the garden.796 fragrances
White FloralJasmine, tuberose, gardenia: heady and lush.395 fragrances
GreenLeaves, stems, cut grass and sap.266 fragrances
Herbal & AromaticLavender, sage, mint, tea and the herb garden.319 fragrances
SpicyPepper, cinnamon, clove, saffron and warmth.496 fragrances
WoodySandalwood, cedar, oud and dry timber.1,288 fragrances
Amber & ResinLabdanum, benzoin, balsams and glowing resins.730 fragrances
Sweet & GourmandVanilla, caramel, chocolate and the bakery.933 fragrances
MuskySkin, clean musk, ambrette and cotton.346 fragrances
Leather & AnimalicLeather, suede, civet, hyraceum and beeswax.325 fragrances
Smoke & IncenseFrankincense, birch tar, bonfire and ash.427 fragrances
Earth & MossPatchouli, vetiver, oakmoss, soil and petrichor.570 fragrances
Aquatic & OzonicSea salt, rain, marine air and cold metal.221 fragrances
Powdery & AldehydicAldehydes, heliotrope, talc and lipstick.109 fragrances
Tobacco & BoozyTobacco leaf, rum, whiskey, wine and cognac.262 fragrances
If you like
Today’s comparison: Angel
Thierry Mugler · 1992
The patchouli-and-chocolate scent people can smell coming from another room.
4 independent alternatives from the library, ranked by how much they share.
Chocolate, tonka and vanilla are all here, but pine and resin do the earthy work instead of patchouli, so it reads drier and more piney, less mossy.
Shared notes
These are independent suggestions based on shared notes and accords, not copies or dupes. Undernotes is not affiliated with Thierry Mugler; the name is used only to describe a smell. No link here is paid.
Featured houses
Today’s shelf
6 houses from the library, chosen by the calendar rather than by anyone’s advertising budget.
Auphorie is a scent atelier making small-batch handcrafted perfumes and natural incenses, including sandalwood, agarwood and kyara, from natural…
57 fragrances$0–228Ayala Moriel Parfums
CanadaVancouver, BC, est. 2001
Ayala Moriel Parfums is an artisan perfume house based in Vancouver, Canada, founded in 2001 by perfumer Ayala Moriel and dedicated to natural…
25 fragrances$12–180Beaufort London
United KingdomLondon, est. 2013
Beaufort London is a British niche perfume house founded in 2013 by musician Leo Crabtree, producing alcohol-based fragrances organized into three…
15 fragrances$16–269Black Moon Botanica Edinburgh UK
United KingdomEdinburgh, est. 2019
Black Moon Botanica is a magickal and esoteric goods shop based in Edinburgh's Old Town, Scotland, founded by Brooke in 2019, with further shops later…
27 fragrances£15Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab
United StatesNorth Hollywood (Los Angeles), CA, est. 2000
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab (BPAL) is a US perfume-oil house, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that hand-blends small-batch fragrance oils (in…
113 fragrances$6.25–64Boond is a perfume house based in Kannauj, India, founded by siblings Krati and Varun in 2021, producing natural, alcohol-free attars and perfume oils…
14 fragrances₹1,499–2,849
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Undernotes is a reading-room for independent perfume: houses run by the people who compose the scent, catalogued from their own websites and filed by note, family, concentration and country. Descriptions are the makers’ own words. Nothing here is for sale; every listing links back to the maker.