joyfume
now · batch 180 macerating · next workshop: 21 June

A perfume studio that shows its work.

Joyfume is a boutique practice working with botanical materials and a handful of natural isolates. We measure to 0.001 g, age every blend, and write everything down. Every bottle leaves with its full formula.

materials
161
isolates
3
studio
Darmstadt
founded
2024
Ithree ways to meet a scent
select one
I
/workshops

An afternoon of materials

Six seats per workshop in Darmstadt. We open a selection of aromatics, blend, smell, chat. You leave with a perfume you made.

next
21 June (then 27 / 28)
seats
6 / workshop
price
€180intro €135
Reserve a seat
II
/for-one

A scent designed with you

Remote or in-person, depending on your preference. We find the materials you love, draft a formula, smell, refine. You leave with a personal perfume and its full formula.

duration
1-8 weeks
format
remote or in-person
price
starting at €240, based on scope
Book a first sitting
III
/for-business

Scent for a gathering

Ambient compositions for events, retreats, care homes – and team sessions that slow a room down for an afternoon. Always quiet, always plant-based.

format
on enquiry
lead time
4 weeks
past
see cases
Request a brief
IIon the bench
updated may 2026
batch 180 · commission 08

Pour Soi

An anchor – a scent to hold space while working, resting, meditating. Built on frankincense, nagarmotha, and sandalwood, with a three-week-old oolong tea tincture as its personal voice. Currently macerating.

Formula · abbreviated
  • TGreen Bergamot2.0 %
  • TCoriander Seed CO₂1.0 %
  • HFrankincense carterii CO₂2.0 %
  • HOrris Root CO₂ (1% Irones)0.8 %
  • HOolong Tea Tincture 30%4.1 %
  • BNagarmotha3.5 %
  • BSandalwood Indonesia3.3 %
  • BGuaiacwood1.2 %
  • Ethanol 96°82.0 %
T = top · H = heart · B = base
IIIthe aroma atlas
112 of 161 mapped · 1,497 affinities

Every material we love, linked.

An interactive map of the 112 aromatics we work with and the affinities we've found between them. Hover a material to see its neighbours; save a blend; bring it to a sitting.

112 of 161 mapped · 1,497 affinities
IVmaterials, this season
6 featured of 161 in rotation
Featured materials.
#materialfamilystock
31Rose de maiFloral
47OudhResinous
58YuzuCitrus
72Iris pallidaPowdery
89VetiverEarthy
104FrankincenseResinous
Vwayfinding

Describe a moment.
Get three aromatics.

Joy is our quiet assistant. Tell her a place, season, song or memory – she'll suggest three materials and a starting point. No accounts, no upsell.

example prompts:
  • · "a Sunday morning in October"
  • · "the cellar of my grandmother"
  • · "a perfume for my wife"
joy@joyfume:~
$ joy --describe
> a Sunday morning by the window, in October
thinking through 112 materials…
filter: warm · still · low-light
✓ 03 found
osmanthus absolute · floral
iris pallida · powdery
tonka bean abs. · gourmand

Come and smell something.