About

4160Tuesdays is an independent artisan perfume studio in Hammersmith, where small batches of fragrances are created, blended and poured by hand to be dispatched around the world. Visit the open studio from 12pm – 6pm Monday to Friday, or attend a two-hour workshop in sustainable scent making.

At the workshops, visitors explore traditional and innovative sustainable perfumery materials, then create a 15ml fragrance of their own. 

Visitors to the open studio can claim a sample of Sarah McCartney’s new perfume, Le Bain de McBain, an eau de toilette made in the early 19th-century style and worn by actor Arthur McBain during the filming of Ridley Scott’s Napoleon.

Unlike many crafts, we don’t expect perfume to last forever; like food and drink, ikebana or sandcastles, we appreciate them while they last. In the modern world, fleeting pleasures must be sustainably sourced, with responsible results. For that reason, craft perfumers are seeking out ethical growers, biodegradable molecules and green chemistry for lovers of fine fragrance.

It is widely assumed that natural materials are the answer, but it’s rarely that simple. The future of perfumery is careful stewardship of resources. Producers are now using more effective methods of extraction and upcycling waste products: growing musk molecules from sugar cane waste; extracting oakwood aromas from spent whisky barrels; cedarwood essential oil from sawdust; and upcycling osmanthus petals to make a plant-based leather aroma — all of which you can smell at 4160Tuesdays.

The two-hour classes are limited to 10 places each. Drop-in visitors are also welcome to try all the perfumes during open studio hours. Please note that the Saturday classes are held off-site at Barnes Fragrance Fair.