EVENTS
Real-life meet-ups with real human beings. (Who smell really fabulous.)
Perfume Walks London
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The Barnes Fragrance Fair
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How to Improve Your Sense of Smell
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Perfume Walks London * The Barnes Fragrance Fair * How to Improve Your Sense of Smell *
While the website you are reading is a central element of On The Scent Media, we understand only too well that more and more people are seeking in-person encounters and analogue experiences, as an antidote to our online lives.
So here, we share exciting events – organised by our own team (which includes Barnes Fragrance Fair founder Amanda Carr), and by other brands and fragrance figures who we know and trust.
We invite to immerse yourself in the world of scent and aroma. Meet perfumers and founders. Learn stuff.
And feel more alive, in a world in which we all spend too much time living in our heads, disconnected from our senses…
Perfume Walk in Mayfair with Perfume Lovers London (Olga Petrouchenko)
A time trip through history of English perfume houses and their famous clients, from heritage Colognes to modern niche perfumery, hosted by perfume historian and Perfume Walks London organiser Olga Petrouchenko, with a goody bag for each attendee.
The Niche Show
London’s first exhibition dedicated to niche fragrance, showcasing dozens of fabulous brands. Prepare for a sniff-a-thon…
Perfume Walk in Soho with Calaj Fragrances – hosted by Olga Petrouchenko
A fascinating discovery of the Romanian brand Calaj Fragrances through stories and personalities of Soho, hosted by perfume historian and Perfume Walks London organiser Olga Petrouchenko, with a goody bag for each attendee.
How to Improve Your Sense of Smell (and fragrant Afternoon Tea)
Enjoy a fragrance-inspired Afternoon Tea at this beautiful Sussex hotel – and learn an exercise that will up your smelling game, forever
Barnes Fragrance Fair
Staged in a village hall on beautiful Barnes Common in south-west London, this fair – organised by scent expert Amanda Carr – is completely FREE to attend (except workshops and panel sessions, see below). It brings together fascinating founders and creators from the independent perfume scene – an amazing brand line-up that includes 4160 Tuesdays, Angela Flanders, Jorum, Nancy Meiland, Kingdom Scotland, Olfactive O, Gallivant, Beaufort London, Meadow Farm Lifestyle home fragrance – around 40 names in all, so you really can make a day of it.
INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS
There is a charge for the following (mostly £15, but the Eventbrite page for each will tell you more). You can read more on the barnesfragrancefair.com website, but also follow the links below, to book. The event pages will tell you which have the beautiful goodie bags from event sponsors, leading fragrance distributor Kenneth Green Associates.
Scent & Sound with Thomas Dunckley and Haydn Williams
An immersive, interactive talk with two of the UK’s leading fragrance podcasters, who also know their music.
9.30 a.m. – 10.15 a.m. – book here
Alice du Parcq and Suzy Nightingale’s ‘Best Scents of the Fair’ Round-up 2026
These two multi-award-winning fragrance journalists will talk you through some of their favourite discoveries, sharing wisdom on how to buy your perfect scent.
11am – 12.15 p.m. – buy here
Scent, Style & Self-Expression: Exploring How Men Can Show Up with Scented Confidence
‘Clothes maketh the man’, as the saying goes – but what can fragrance do? Find out via this expert panel, hosted by Haydn Williams.
12.45 – 1.30 p.m. – buy here
The perfumes, proof and practical ways to use fragrance as a wellness tool and make you feel better. Hosted by Alice du Parcq with an expert panel.
2 – 2.45 p.m. – buy here
From Dream to Bottle: the Story of Scented Start-ups
For anyone thinking of starting their own fragrance brand (or who wants to know more about perfume is created), hosted by On The Scent’s Editor Jo Fairley with an expert panel.
3.15 – 4 p.m. – buy here
How to Talk About Fragrance
Thomas Dunckley and Kaorium's Scent Sommelier explore ways to communicate an art form that doesn’t have its own formal language.
12 – 12.45 p.m. – book here – and 2 – 2.45 p.m. – book here
Scent Salon with Sarah McCartney
Explore rare naturals and white biotech perfumery molecules with 4160 Tuesdays founder and perfumer and customise a scent base to make a 10ml fragrance to take away.
10.30 a.m. – book here – and 1.30 p.m. – book here
Scented Walk Around Barnes
Perfume collector and fragrance historian Olga Petrouchenko will scent-walk you around this beautiful south-west London village.
11 a.m. – book here – and 2 p.m. – book here
This year, wearing her entrepreneur hat, Jo will be hosting a panel, interviewing fragrance founders and industry figures, ideal for anyone longing to start their own fragrance brand, or who simply wants to learn more about the world of fragrance.
Follow your nose to this full line-up of participating brands…
• 4160 Tuesdays • Altra • Ånd fragrances
• Angela Flanders • Aspects Beauty • Beaufort London • Connock England • Early Modern • Elix • Fiole/ SG Brands • Gallia Rae
• Gallivant • Jorum • Kaorium • Kingdom • Mabelle O’Rama • Nancy Meiland • Meadow Farm Lifestyle • Nosu • Nyita • Olfactive O • Olfiction Labs/Eau de Boujee • Perfino • Rakes Progress • RNDL • Rollr • Shloksa
• Soki • Told London • Wales Perfumery
• Orange Pekoe Tea House, in the Kitchen Space
• Glorious Brands (organisers of the fabulous raffle)
Plus… Barnes Fragrance Fair’s own merchandise, and the chance to pick up a print copy of On The Scent magazine.
WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
Entry to the Fair is free, but there’s a charge for the following sessions with podcasters, fragrance writers, perfumers and other experts, all of which should be booked via barnesfragrancefair.com. Note: there’s a fabulous goodie bag to take away from the booked talks, provided by event sponsor and leading distributor Kenneth Green Associates.
The UK's first and only independent Fragrance Fair showcasing the UK's best and brightest independent and niche fragrance brands.
Perfume Walks London (Mayfair) – hosted by Olga Petrouchenko)
A time trip through history of English perfume houses and their famous clients, from heritage colognes to modern niche perfumery, hosted by a knowledgeable perfume historian.