Perfume Making with Sarah McCartney - 2025

An extended afternoon blending your own fragrance.

Upstairs at our Hammersmith studio we have a dedicated workshop room, which we also use for writing and filming. It's the room in which Arthur and Sarah make all our YouTube perfume making films. Here, we hold our small group workshops.

You can choose from a selection of professional materials used in classic and modern perfumery, and the group will be guided through techniques to improve your smelling abilities, and how to blend a fragrance which you'll be happy to wear. 

We specialise in sustainably produced and biodegradable materials, both natural and synthetic.

You'll smell a range of our ingredients and learn how to blend them and you get as much help and guidance as you need from 4160Tuesdays' owner and artisan perfumer, Sarah McCartney.

A note about age: This is a class for adults. Our studio is a workspace, and is not insured for children to be present. We can accept bookings for aged 15 +. Thank you.

A note about accessibility: Our classes are in an old building, held in the upstairs studio accessible via a narrow staircase with no handrail. If you need special arrangements please let us know before you book.

The day

We open the studio at 12.30 to start at 1p.m. with our introductory chat. Some people travel a long way to get here, so we allow time for delays and for settling in. We all smell a carefully chosen range of perfumery materials, and the nose break is around 4, then everyone finalises their blends.

The session includes all materials and equipment. 

The finished formulas are yours to keep and use, and if you would like to order more of your fragrance, you can photograph it and we'll make it up for you.

This class is a lovely day out suitable for beginners as well as those who want to take it further. If you are planning to take up perfumery as an interest at home, or to launch your own fragrance, we'd also recommend our five day courses, Brick Walls & Flaming Hoops and our online ongoing Scent School. 

2025 Dates

• Saturday 15th February
• Saturday 1st March
• Saturday 5th April
• Saturday 14th June 

Cancelling: Ts & Cs

• We realise that things crop up that people weren't planning for.
• If you cancel 30 days or more before your workshop we will refund you completely.
• If you cancel between 14 and 28 days beforehand, we will move to you to later date.
• If you cancel within 14 days, you can pass your seat on to someone else, or you can spend the money on our perfume. Fair's fair.