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    Scent Bar NYC

    3.8 (62 reviews)
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    Four options I tried.

    Loved working with Evie. I'm not to easy to please because I love fragrance and have a large collection which started in my tweens. And I have strong likes and dislikes. I'm always looking for something niche and unusual that is subtle and close to the skin. She understood that. We settled on ten and then whittled down to four I could wear for a few hours and see how they evolved. Sure enough it was the very first one I smelled that I liked. I would work with her again for the deep summer or Fall. Yet I also enjoyed all the staff that I met.

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    Sterling J.

    A perfect place for a fragrance aficionado or "fraghead." I came to visit this location since I am familiar with the owner, luckyscent.com. Once I first arrived at the location, I had to wait a bit to enter the store due to the heavy traffic on a Saturday visit. I was perfectly fine to wait to enter and receive guidance. I can say this, the staff is well educated in fragrance and personable. They could tell from my asks that I was familiar with different senses and fragrance families. Unfortunately, I do not remember the name of the woman that assisted me. I walked out with two scents and samples in the Iris family. FYI, if you are on the site and looking for a particular scent, I would call first to see if they have it in stock. The original brand I wanted to test and to purchase was not in the NYC store but in the Hollywood store, according to the staff.

    Shawn T.

    Tons of fragrances all organized and a friendly staff. Didn't buy anything but they should have everything that you need here.

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    Thomas W.

    Walked into this store one day and all I can say is fragrance heaven! Esraa the store associate is very knowledgeable, kind and patient. He had an experience to share with each fragrance we smelled, which made my experience more enjoyable. With more Niche fragrances than you can imagine you're bound to find something that you're into.

    Kevin P.

    The gentlemen who was working on October 11, 2021 around 3pm... thank you. As a visitor to NYC, you have made our visit a splendid one and it really made our trip worthwhile. Amazing customer service and knowledge. I've been into fragrance for about 15 years. Every retailer employee has never been a match for me. They are just there to look pretty, persuade and get the sale. The gentlemen at Scent Bar KNOWS HIS STUFF. I have finally met a sales rep whom is able to put me in my place. This is what you call a true fragrance enthusiast, not just a regular salesperson who is there to make a mere dollar. This is somebody who KNOWS. The store layout itself is small but very very homely. Everything is organized via categories such as gourmand, Woody, dark, Oud, etc... it's located about a 5 minute walk away from the congested SOHO shopping area and about another 5-10 walk minute away from the infamous Katz Deli. Get your perfumery fix after a long day of shopping/photography and then head out to get some grub. - a fellow Fragrance Marketplace group Admin

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    Rose is absolutely amazing and took her time to pick me the absolute best scents , truly had the best visit because of her !

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    Phoebe was fantastic. Incredibly helpful and patient. Helped my girlfriend and I find our scents.

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    LOVE GOING HERE! super knowledgeable staff, who are always ready to help! love smelling the indie fragrances!

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    10/10 WILL BE COMING BACK! I called early for two perfumes- One for myself and one as a surprise…read moregift for Mother's Day. I had two people help me. Let me just say first and foremost, they absolutely brought in the energy, and not only that but everybody who came into the store was carefully attended to as well. I had SUCHH a great time, I felt like I was creating something with my friends. Otso and a girl who I am SO SAD I don't remember her name! (I hope the shop owner can please credit her in a reply!) I do in fact remember she is from Texas, and she was an absolute ANGEL! Specifically, she helped me with my Mothers perfume and being that we have opposing tastes, she was absolutely on par with helping me choose the correct layering fragrance oil. Extraordinarily knowledgeable, able to curate something that I truly would've never thought of myself. Thank you for the conversation, patience, suggestions, and just being a true human soul. I hope she gets to see this, let me tell you, it was a complete success and she LOVES IT! (We named the fragrance Embalming Fluid!) Otso, you are so kind and funny! If I remember correctly, you've been there for a while but you clearly train second to none! Thank you so much and I will be back!

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    Fortunately, my friend reserved a time for us! There were so many walk ins (overheard it was ~20min…read morewait time for walk ins) early in the morning, around 11:30AM on a weekend. The entire experience was really fun and informative. Big shout out to Joanna who was super friendly and helpful! Very knowledgeable and I could tell she genuinely loves what she does and was eager to help us. She helped us every step of the way, from picking a base scent to giving us many options to explore with the base scent. It was definitely a treat for myself. It was ~$80 per person, $20 more for intensifying the perfume smell, and $45 for the solid palette (the base + 2 scents). It was an absolute steal with their promotion today! They had other promo items such as body wash, shampoo, diffusers, etc that were on sale today. I'm very happy with the options and loved the outcome of my special perfume! Crossed this off my bucket list!

    Torn between a three or four star rating for my experience. This is more of a 3.5 star review…read more It was one of my best friend's first time in NYC and I thought how fun will it be to create our own fragrances? It's not like we have this in our hometown. Making a reservation is available but I figured we'd be okay as walk-ins especially on a weekday. Upon walking in, we were greeted and felt welcome. Our 'scent specialist' led us to the wall where there's about 11 base scents to smell and pick one that suits our liking. My friend EASILY was able to choose quite a few that she loved. I, however, struggled. Nothing stood out to me. It was either way too light where I can't smell it or way too strong and masculine. I love light florals, beachy, clean/fresh and none of the base scents were any of that. In the end, I settled for "Rae" (smells mainly citrus?) as my base while my friend choose "Reed." After choosing our base, our scent specialist started adding different drops of other scents they believe you'll like on top of your base scent. They combined plenty of different options (like over five different combos). I ended up choosing a mix of hydrangea, geranium and lilac. Sounds good to me...hey, remember I like fresh, light florals. Sadly, even with all the scents of florals mixed in my finished bottle, I ended up only mainly smelling the citrus from my base scent. This was a cool experience but left disappointed. You're essentially mixing pre-designed perfumes/scents together to make "your" blend, you're not creating a perfume totally from scratch. I've read some reviews about weak staying power. I also have a friend who made her own bottle before and also said the same thing. However, I can smell my freakin "Rae" headache inducing scent HOURSSSS later. Go figure, right? The total was about $93 and that's tax included for a 1.7 fl oz. bottle.

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    A luxurious taste of the Middle East right in the smacking center of Times Square. If you know…read moreanything about the Middle Eastern culture you will know that 1. Straight A's in life are the only option and 2.Everything smells like oud. This perfumery house reflects both statements. If you don't know what oud is, or what it smells like, I recommend you don't buy anything without testing it first. Oud resin is the result of a fungus that infects agar wood. The literal translation of "oud" is wood and it almost smells animalic, definitely an acquired taste. This shop pays a beautiful homage to everything oud, the fragances and their individual presentations are fricken exceptional. Prices range from just under $100 til about shy of $300 for a 75 ml bottle. The amount of detail that goes into developing each fragrance and its own individual gorgeous packaging alone is an art in itself. When I walked in I was greeted by a nice gentleman who took his time to explain the personality and uniqueness of each fragrance. I've had the opportunity to experience the Guerlain fragrance boutique on Champs Elysses, but this shop blew it out of the water. Excellent customer service and a marvelous learning experience. They have something for everyone, whether your're just starting to venture out in the perfume world or you're an avid niche fragrance collector like myself. Some fragrances lean more oriental and others are a nice compromise between West and Eastern culture. I suggest you pay them a visit, even if you're not planning to purchase anything that day.

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