DMARGE spoke exclusively with Emma J Leah, Master Perfumer at independent Gold Coast perfume house Fleurage, who explains that one of the reasons it’s so hard to find something unique is due to “the dilution of commercial perfumery for maximum sell.”

Gather your bridal party together and make something truly exquisite at our Gold Coast studio. We host perfume making for groups which is a gorgeous thing for the bridal party to do – all generations can share in the delight.

Why not go the extra mile on your wedding day and create a bespoke wedding perfume to always remind you of your special day? “The importance of scent creation for special events cannot be underestimated.

My Create Your Own Perfume experience was a one-on-one experience with perfumer Emma Leah and took about two hours. The session took place in the Atelier, which is a combination of workspace and shop. Fleurage is a gorgeously decorated old shop, very stylish with vintage and Art Deco accents.

Danielle Wright finds refuge at a perfumista workshop.

France and perfume just go to together – well, at least in my mind they do! Grasse, in the south of France, is famous in the world of perfume and almost all of the great fragrances are French. I say almost because today I have a new favourite fragrance and although it was crafted in a French style, it is very definitely an Australian original.

Recently I had a very special birthday. My wonderful partner, knowing that (A) I love nothing more than making things and (B) I am obsessed with perfume, gave me a fantastic gift: a voucher for a Create Your Own Perfume experience at Fleurage Perfume Atelier