What are Top, Middle & Base Notes? Ingredients can be classified based on our molecular weight. In this way, lighter ingredients will appear in a burst and quickly disappear.

Great question and here are some recommendations to help you get matched up right. The Mixology Kits are great if you want to explore perfume accords, how styles come together and learn to discover the...

Hey what gal doesn’t like a floral aroma? How could we live life without the delicate, sweet, powdery, heavenly scents that flowers gift us? Oo La Lab has created a collection of 7 floral perfumes....

There are 1,000s of new fragrance launches every year. How do we keep up?

The Modern Nose. It is a sad fact that our modern civilization is causing deterioration and decay of our sense of smell. 

Why use alcohol inside perfume? First of all, its important to know that the alcohol we use is denatured. This means its not drinking alcohol. 

Got half bottles of perfume on your dresser? Maybe more than one? Me too. Did you know that you can layer your current perfumes to create a new and unique fragrance for any occasion? You...

Discover the scent of musicSony x Oo La Lab An online workshop where we break down the beat, 1 note at a time. In this phygital 1 night only sensorial extravaganza, join the Oo La...

Modern Society and the ‘Smellscape’ It is a sad fact that most urban societies do not record or protect their smellscapes.

Where do smells come from? Or put in another way, 'How do you make smells?' Broadly the origins of smells can be broken down into a few key categories

Our noses, as powerful as they are, can also easily become tired and oversaturated, meaning we need to approach smelling sessions with some caution and advanced planning. Many master perfumers (with the luxury of time...

How do I refresh my nasal palette and do coffee beans actually work? You will never find coffee beans inside a fragrance house, which might tell you something.