4160Tuesdays at Barnes Fragrance Fair 2025

4160Tuesdays will be heading back to Barnes Fragrance Fair on the 17th of May, and if you enjoy perfume (or just hanging out with those who do), it’s well worth a visit.

It’s not just a fair for buying bottles of fascinating scent - though you’ll find some of the UK’s most exciting independent fragrance brands there, including us! It’s a place where fragrance lovers come together to share ideas, swap stories, and, inevitably, find themselves in deep concentration, sniffing countless scent strips. No matter what you already know, you’ll meet someone interesting and discover something new.

It’s a time and a place where perfume isn’t an afterthought; it’s the main event.

What we’re up to

Start making scents - perfume making workshops with Sarah McCartney

Sarah is running two perfume making workshops, in which participants can create their own 30ml eau de parfum under her guidance. They’ll be using sustainably sourced materials to create interestingly beautiful scents that are kind to our planet.

Meanwhile, the rest of the team will be exhibiting a selection of our scents, including favourites like Hammersmith Tea & Biscuits and The Sexiest Scent on the Planet Ever (IMHO), along with a couple of exciting new fragrances. These include Barnes 7 Afterparty and Sarah’s collaboration with author Joanne Harris, Vianne’s Confession, inspired by Joanne’s new novel, Vianne.

The workshops are £60 — an absolute steal for a session with Sarah. The afternoon session has already sold out, so if you’re interested in the morning one, I recommend booking soon.

London Craft Week

Depending on when you’re reading this, if both workshops at the Barnes Fragrance Fair are sold out, you don’t have to miss out, we have more planned for London Craft Week, running from May 12th to May 18th.

• An Introduction to Sustainable Scents – Workshop

Join us for this two-hour masterclass at the 4160Tuesdays studio in Hammersmith. We’ll explore innovative renewable perfumery materials, create our own fragrances, and sample Sarah’s new perfume, made with upcycled naturals, sustainable molecules, and organic grain ethanol. You’ll also take home a refillable 15ml French glass bottle of your creation.

• Visit the 4160Tuesdays Studio

Our studio will be open from 12pm to 6:30pm, Monday 12th to Friday 16th May. Come explore our collection, experience rare perfumery materials, and try our Japanese AI machine. Interested in visiting? Just drop us an email!

Talks, walks and songs

Back to the Barnes Fragrance Fair. In addition to the main hub exhibition area and the workshops, there are walks, talks and even a scents and songs experience. 

Here are a few things that sound particularly interesting: 

• Scents and Songs (9:30 AM) – Haydn Williams and Roger Miles pair iconic songs recorded at The Olympic Studios with fragrances, exploring how music and scent heighten each other.
• Barnes Fragrance Fair Roundup (11:00 AM) – Alice du Parcq and Suzy Nightingale share their top Spring/Summer picks from the fair and their best shopping tips.
• Men Smell! (2:00 PM) – Haydn Williams hosts a panel discussion alongside other special guests on what fragrance means to men and boys in 2025.
• A Life in Scent (4:00 PM) – Sali Hughes chats with Alice du Parcq about the perfumes that have shaped her life.

Come and say hello

We’ll be there all day, chatting, spritzing, and generally making sure everyone leaves our stand or workshop smiling and smelling wonderful. Come find us for a sniff and a natter!

Here are some of the main details you need if you want to join us at Barnes Fragrance Fair 2025:

• Date: Saturday, 17th May 2025
• Entry: Free (but workshops and talks cost and you must book in advance)
• Location: Barnes, London
• Main Hub - All fragrance Brands - Barnes Green Centre, The Green, Barnes - London, SW13 9HE
• Talks and workshops - Barnes Methodist Church, Station Road, Barnes London, SW13 0NH
• Talks - Olympic Studios, Church Road, Barnes London, SW13 9HL

Find out more on the Barnes Fragrance Fair 2025 website. 

Book tickets to join one of Sarah’s workshops

Here’s where you’ll find more info on what we’re doing during London Craft Week. 

We hope to see you there! 

Sinead and 4160Tuesdays team