Perfume Making Workshop in Lucca with a Master Perfumer

This perfume making workshop in Lucca starts with your nose. In an elegant space in the centre of town, a perfumer-chemist sets out some 30 raw materials, from essential oils and resins to flowers and molecules, and your nose becomes the instrument that guides you.

From there you compose your own fragrance while the master perfumer explains how each material is extracted and what it does in a blend. The session runs for roughly an hour to an hour and a half, long enough to smell, adjust and smell again.

• The extraction methods and the stories behind the raw materials
• The key ideas of composing a perfume
• All the materials needed for your creation

You need no experience: the workshop suits enthusiasts, experts and complete newcomers, and works as well for a solo traveller as for a couple or a family. On the day, skip your own perfume and, if you can, scented creams or oils, so your nose stays clear. The workshop is not suitable for children under 7, pregnant women, people with respiratory problems or anyone with a cold.