GO HERE IF YOU LIKE TO SMELL GOOD. If you don't, fix your hygiene first, then come here and you'll love it (but don't stay too long, because if you're like me, I got nauseous after an hour spraying 30 scents like you will!).
Let me start by saying that this is the first review I've written since I was 10. Literally. I never use yelp besides when my mom tell me to check in for free food .
Anyways, I'm from Hawaii in town at Dallas for a week, so I come to check out West Village for it's reviews of being an upscale community (literal community) with great places to get food and great places to shop at -- Rye 51 or Q Clothier is also amazing check them out.
Needless to say, I never really visit niche, high end boutiques a la pedigree of The Scent Room. Of course we have them back home, I just don't care to go to em nor have the money for them.
That is to say that The Scent Room though was unlike any shopping experience I've had before. I walked in and was greeted by a gentlemen who works part time at the Scent Room named Chris. His demeanor matched the atmosphere of the shop -- inviting, enticing, elegant, provident, prudent, precise where needed, while conciliatory and open-minded elsewhere, and finally, priceless.
The experience Chris and Francesca provided for was unparalleled in my few and humbled experiences. Chris allowed me to speak my mind on the scents he chose, while offering only honest and sincere information and feedback which allowed us to narrow down the sorts of fragrances I'd like. And these guys have it all. A whole lot.
I only had experience with strip malls and a few high end fashion places, which has provided me with a few comforting frags such as Sauvage, Eros, and Jimmy Choo man Intense. I know, not a huge collection, but a whole lot for a young buck like me.
Literally though, Chris let me spray whatever I wanted. I must've sprayed 50 bottles during my 2 something hour visit. It was heaven. I was in scent heaven. Everything from fougeres to to gourmands, from Kush scents to yuzu scents. They had a whole lot of stuff.
The breadth of knowledge combined with the staffs frankness and open acknowledgment for not knowing it all made for a wonderful experience for a fragrance newbie like me. They never made me feel ashamed for not knowing things, and did not badger me for my lack of significant funds (I had only $150).
Instead, they let me spray whatever I wanted. Chris refined his choices for me as I gave feedback, and I walked out the store smelling like a potpourri with the half dozen frags I sprayed on my skin.
Chris told me that he learns equally as much as he gives to his customers -- that was not only apparent but such a nice mutual feeling.
In the end, with the help of Francesca, we narrowed down my selection to Blue Venetian, a fragrance inspired by Aventus (I always heard such great things!) and I'm for the first day I have it on, not disappointed at all, in fact exhilarated for my extravagant purchase.
Chris also let me choose whatever fragrance I wanted to get a solid 1.4 mL sample for. I chose Pegasus because of its sweet face value, and for its popularity.
To conclude, the Scent Room was an experience I would recommend to anyone, regardless of age, stature, origin, creed, what have you. The people there are amazing. Thank you one last time, reader and the Scent Room.
P.S Chris, check out chamorro food, kelaguen. And slurp ramen with your mouth open! Cheers and thanks for everything. read more