I had the best experience with my daughter creating specialized scents as gifts for a few special people in our lives! It was such a cool thing to do, I highly recommend it as a sexy date idea or best friend outing. FYI she's moved around the corner from the posted address- make sure to get the new one if you call for an appointment! read more

I have no idea how their scents smell. I just know that this charming little boutique is headed up by the fabulous Kedra Hart who will sit a spell with you and enchant you about oils and even mix you a custom blend. A jitterbug perfumery for the mystically inclined. read more

I never wore perfume before I found Opus Oils, now I feel funny if I don't. I have bought tones of their perfume and tea both for myself and as gifts and thoroughly enjoy my purchases. That is the short story. Here is the long one: 2008 a group of friends and I went to Hollywood. Walking the streets late at night my friend saw the sign "Opus Oils: Jitterbug Perfume Parlor" and started geeking-out wanting to take a picture of the sign (she is a book fiend and a fan of the book they are referring to). As my friend was snapping pictures we noticed a figure in the shop who started to wave. We wave back. Then we were waved over. It was after 1am and Kedra and Tiger welcomed us into their parlor. I love the furniture in this place and the rest of the decor; it hints at a darker (yet welcoming) Victorian parlor while being rather large and in a way simpler. We all chatted until the sun came up and came back the following afternoon for tea. Since then my friends and I go down at least once a year, from the SF Bay Area to L.A., pretty much just to go hang out with Kedra and Tiger and pick up stuff from Opus Oil. Yes, they have an online shop, and in a pinch I have bought from them online but it's so nice sitting and chatting with these lovely people. Kedra designs, develops, and makes all of her products and I love how the tea she makes tastes like the perfume smells -- I mean you really should *want* to drink in a perfume. I took my boyfriend down last year and we had a fun little date of him trying on cologne as I smelled him to see which worked best for him (me). I bought a large bottle of cologne for my boyfriend who used cologne very liberally and I love it! ...he likes it to ;) I got a smaller bottle of a different perfume for myself, that I put on just about ever day and it has lasted for over a year. The applicator they have applies the perfect amount so you aren't swimming in it but you get plenty out. -- A lot of thought and love goes into these perfumes. So yeah. I'm a fan. In short again: Great people. Great place. Great products. You should check it out. read more

Opus Oils and the Opus Oils' Jitterbug Perfume Parlour are enchanting, if not magical! Visiting the Parlour when I'm in L.A. is one of my favorite destinations, and their perfumes one of the things I covet the most. Whether smelling and wearing the perfumes, or visiting with Kedra & Tiger I always feel like I'm being transported to another place and time. If I lived in L.A., I'd love to take perfume classes with Kedra even though I've been a practicing perfumer for the last 10 years. You can never learn enough and it's definitely not a quick process to learn the art of perfumery. Opus Oils creates poetry out of perfume and provides a symphony of scent for your soul. read more

When Opus Oils' Kedra offered to "paint my scent profile", I almost wet my pants, I was so excited! I went to her perfume parlor and immediately fell in love with her vibe and her amazingly vintage/Victorian style atelier. Opus Oils is open by appointment only, and they recently moved down the street from their old place (so give her a call before you go). You can also purchase their products online, and nothing is tested on animals! read more

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I don't like perfume and cologne. It stinks and people tend to put it on in ridiculous quantities. That being said, I really like Opus Oils. Usually I stumble by on my way to Big Mama's and glance in there. There's antique looking couches, a little spitting fish fountain and someone behind a desk. It doesn't look like much, I'll be honest. But it's not the decor you're there for, it's the full on scent fiesta that you're guided through by the staff. Trays of scents are brought out, each one discussed, suggestions are made and you can guide your way through a scent wonderland! Their hours are kind of funky, it's from around 5pm until...I dunno...it's never closed when we go by even around 11:30pm or so. We ended up picking two scents, Kitten & Voodoo and so far so good! A little goes a long way folks! Don't make me nauseous with your nastiness! Just shower instead of covering up your BO! :D And when you want to have an elegant scent, head to Opus Oils! read more

This place is a trip! A good trip!!! I never knew much about perfume except that it made you smell good but after my unexpected stumble into Opus Oils I found that perfume is a whole lot more. Weird hours (thank goodness) brought me to this place. It was open after 10pm I think? And you can't help but be intrigued. Kind of reminds me of a sexy vampire lair. Kedra and Tiger (love that name!) were so inviting and patient. They welcomed me and my friend in and let us ask a ton of questions. They were very passionate about perfumes and smells and what they can mean. It was fun to learn about different mixes and how they can make people feel. And they were super cool and gave me a little sample of something that smelled yummy! I think it was called Kitten? I will definitely be going back to get something from them. read more

Before this place, I never really wore perfume because I found the smells harsh and bothersome. Since finding this place and meeting Kedra and Tiger, it's a rarer day for me not to wear perfume. They also sell tea. Did I mention tea? That's important. I met them on complete chance a few years ago while visiting from San Francisco. The full name of their shop is "Opus Oils: Jitterbug Perfume Parlor." Being a fan of Tom Robbins and the book of the same name, I had a massive nerd moment and took a photo of the sign. As it happens, the Open light was still on... at 2:00 am. There was a fellow in the window of the shop who waved at us and we chanced to cross the street and go inside. The interior was bedecked like something out of Parisian nightlife - Victorian couches, wood and glass display cases, feathers, a big carved fountain. And we were also greeted by two of some of the sweetest, most gracious people I've ever had the pleasure to meet. Kedra and Tiger were welcoming and funny and extraordinarily gracious. They dazzled us with their amazing scents - which are based in fractionated coconut oil - and delighted us with interesting stories. In addition to some of the most complex yet cohesive scents I've ever smelled, I found out that Kedra - the master blender - also blended and sold tea. At that point, I was sold. Perfumes are great, but I am a big tea drinker and take it very seriously. They invited us for tea the next afternoon and invited us to return again in the evening after the masquerade we were to attend. Since that weekend, they have become dear friends of ours whom we go out of our way to see when we're anywhere within an accessible distance. Not only to restock on products (you can buy them online, but that's not as fun) but also to enjoy their company that usually includes impromptu champagne and tea parties that run from midnight to dawn. The creators aside, the products themselves are also fantastic. As I mentioned before, I do not wear perfumes often and I am insanely picky. That night I feel in love with a scent from their Absinthe line called Absintheo - which is a deep, rich floral scent with some slight kick. I usually prefer earthier, spicy scents over the more floral ones, but this one just dazzled me in a way I can't articulate. And it's a real head-turner of a scent. But with them, that one scent wasn't the exception to my "I'm not a fan of most perfumes" mindset. They have many other lines that are just as wonderful. The Vampira series (especially Moon Garden), Les Bohemes (especially giggle water), Dirty Sexy Wilde, The Island Girl Collection... It keeps going. The way they design each set is with one unifying scent and then individual scents are broken up in their constituent florals, earthy, etc. and also sold as such so you can blend them to your own liking. There is a lot of versatility and flexibility in the scents they make, and they also smell completely different on every person because of individual body chemistry. She approaches her teas not unlike her perfumes. The tastes and smells are layered and complex but the individual components don't overpower one another. If anyone is going to buy designer tea, why not buy it from a master perfume blender who understands the delicate balance of scents? Her teas taste as good as they smell and taste not unlike how some of the corresponding perfumes smell. She designs her scents and products in entire lines from perfumes to bath oil to body butter to tea. A good number of my friends are not usually wearers of perfumes or colognes, but since meeting them - we have become so. On top of that, their prices are the definition of reasonable, especially given the quality of their products and that they're located not far off the main drag of Hollywood Blvd. read more

AHHH OPUS OILS/JITTERBUG PERFUME PARLOUR! I became acquainted with this stylish boudoir of a location in my professional capacity of a beauty writer/researcher/scout. I was with them for hours understanding the origins of the shop-based in Little Armenia-the massive amount of experience behind the shop. Bits of real flowers and mosses and musk brought out for me to discover while drinking tea. With a friend, seeing how one fragrance can smell completely different on us both, though still wonderfully on us both as well. Every collection cohesive but with obvious differences. Just a jewelbox of a place with wonderful jewels of scent inside. Headed by a pair of fantastic people, the nose is Kedra Hart who has extensive professional background with the creation of perfumes (and is also an editor of a fragrance column). The shop is like a reading salon, and encourages lingering on velvet chaises and chatting with the couple while having some delicious special-blend tea as you leisurely peruse (with no obligation to purchase) any one of their fantastical fragrances. As the fragrances are oils, they are somewhat different beasts than your commercial perfumes. Highly individual, created with love, most people who find they cannot wear perfume change their mind when wearing oils as they don't have that evaporative quality that can cause a scent change. To me, I love that Kedra does collections of fragrances that have been inspired by a theme-like burlesque or island girls or creatures of the night. Not only does the salon have their collections available, but sometimes Kedra does collaborations with organizations (Derby Dolls) or people (Gretchen Bonaduce) that provide a fragrance availability to the public. Her recent fragrance "Wild Child" won an award. Fragrances range from sweet and candy-like to exotically floral to deeply sultry. I have to say, in this business, I usually find a new fragrance that I can say "oh, that kind of smells like" for reference, but not here. Everything is unlike anything I've ever smelled before. For a significant but worth-it cost, a bespoke fragrance is possible. Every thing is hand made and bottled on property. Furthermore, Kedra offers RECREATIONAL classes to learn the rudimentary basics of perfume making for a reasonable cost. This can be done as a group or one-on-one. This is done in the back area of the salon, hidden behind beckoning curtains. The best part, to me, is that it's open from 5PM-Midnight so you feel like you're going to a destination for the night, kind of naughty, louche, decadent. Oh, and the poster boy, Tiger. ;) I would actually suggest this as a date option-it's intimate, you talk, you get to know things about each other, you smell each other, in a non-threatening but sexy/sensual environment. It's hard to comment on cost. People who don't know fragrance making like this or in general find fine fragrance exorbitant may say it's $$, however for the product, ambiance, quality it's reasonable and worht it. Now, I MUST address an exceptional nasty and at best ignorant review that is on Yelp about this place. Apparently a woman felt that she spent too much money for an education that she says she didn't receive and was coerced into buying product she didn't need while also not receiving (I guess) a directory of resources. I am going to elimninate the possibility that she was just not able to grasp the education conceptually or that it was just over her head. It would seem, to me, that this woman did not recognize the nature of the class she was taking, and was perhaps confusing it with a professional training class, which you can take for like at least $10,000Euro in Grasse, France. To feel put out that she did not receive professional resources is delusional, as is the lack of knowledge of how much real ingredients cost. Things like, oh, Blue Iris, for example can be comparable in cost to jewels in terms of price per ounce. I'm sure she received a basic knowledge of how things blend, how do measure, history, etc.,; she was not scammed. At best I'll say seh was woefully unrealistic in what her entitlement and expectation should be. read more

I've been going to this perfume parlor since they opened their store on Hollywood Boulevard. You will not meet two kinder shopkeepers than Tiger and Kedra! I know it can be intimidating to make a special appt. to try on perfume, but they've never once pressured me to buy, even after they've sat with me for hours and let me try on everything in the store! Kedra is a wonderful hostess - if you're a funky tattooed Hollywood type, you'll feel right at home. She'll serve you tea in her posh parlor, and then help you figure out what scent works best for you. What I love about Opus Oils is that it's everything that's wonderful about perfume and NONE of the hype or attitude. The products are very reasonably priced, considering the quality you're getting. Don't let the Hollywood location and kitschy aesthetic fool you - Kedra is a high-class, professional perfumer with incredible knowledge of the perfume industry and of the quality of her ingredients. Her blends are skillful and lush, round and more sophisticated that the DIY packaging would lead you to expect. My only qualm about writing this review is that the more people who find out about Opus Oils, the more popular they'll get and her prices will go up!!! Kedra is so cool that she even made a patchouli blend I can wear, and I'm NOT a hippie. Even though it's called Wild Child it's an evening perfume and smells like you bought it at Fred Segal. It's so good it won a contest in a competition with other natural perfumers. Kedra has so much integrity. So many people lie in this industry, but she tells it like it is. Some of her products are all natural, and some are not, and she's very clear about which is which. Unlike many natural perfumers, her products actually SMELL GOOD instead of like some herbal concoction of essential oils. One blend with some synthetic notes is Absinthea and Absintheo for the guys. My husband and I each have our gender-specific blend and both are soooooooo sexy, Kedra found a way to make that wormwood note sing. If you don't like the oil base Kedra will happily make alcohol blends for you - that's usually the way I go. Every time I've purchased something it's been fresh - she makes the products in small batches an yours will be bottled for you at the time of purchase. I could go on and on about this place - I know quite a bit about perfume and Opus Oils is a real diamond in the rough, a well-kept secret in Hollywood. All I can say is Gents, take your Ladies - and Ladies, take your Girlfriends ... Opus Oils is the ideal atmosphere for a gathering because the decor is so charming you won't want to leave. And the best part? They cater to night owls ... read more