Houses
52 houses, each with a profile, its official site, its collections and every perfume we list from it.
Designer23
Fashion and beauty houses whose fragrances are sold everywhere, and copied most.
BurberryUnited Kingdom · 1 perfume · 1 pairingBurberry is a British fashion house known for the trench coat and its check pattern. Its fragrances, including Burberry Her, Hero and Goddess, have been made under licence by Coty since 2017.
Carolina HerreraUnited States · 2 perfumes · 3 pairingsCarolina Herrera is a New York fashion house founded by the Venezuelan-born designer of the same name and owned by the Spanish group Puig. Its fragrances include Good Girl in its stiletto-shaped bottle, the 212 family and La Bomba.- ChanelFrance · 3 perfumes · 7 pairingsChanel is the Anglo-French luxury house founded by Gabrielle Chanel in Paris in 1910. In perfume it is defined above all by N°5, one of the most recognised fragrances in the world.
DavidoffSwitzerland · 1 perfume · 1 pairingDavidoff is a Swiss luxury brand named after Zino Davidoff, whose fragrances are produced under licence by Coty. It is best known for Cool Water, the 1988 aquatic scent that helped define a whole category of fresh masculine fragrances.
DiorFrance · 4 perfumes · 10 pairingsDior's perfume arm, Parfums Christian Dior, is the fragrance and beauty side of the Paris couture house and part of LVMH. It is known for Miss Dior, J'adore, Eau Sauvage and Sauvage, the last of which has been one of the best-selling masculine fragrances of recent years.
Dolce&GabbanaItaly · 1 perfume · 1 pairingDolce&Gabbana is a Milan fashion house founded by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, known for a sensual style rooted in Sicilian imagery. Its fragrances, led by Light Blue and The One, are now developed by the company's own beauty division.- Giorgio ArmaniItaly · 2 perfumes · 3 pairingsGiorgio Armani is a Milan fashion house whose fragrances and cosmetics are made under licence by L'Oréal and sold as Armani Beauty. Its perfumes range from mainstream lines such as Acqua di Giò and Sì to the higher-priced Armani Privé collection.
GucciItaly · 1 perfume · 1 pairingGucci is a Florence fashion house owned by Kering, known for leather goods and its interlocking G emblem. Its fragrances, including Gucci Bloom, Gucci Guilty and Gucci Flora, are currently made under licence by Coty.
HermèsFrance · 1 perfume · 1 pairingHermès is a family-controlled Paris house that began as a harness maker and now spans leather goods, silk and ready-to-wear. It is one of the few luxury houses that creates and produces its fragrances itself, with an in-house perfumer leading the work.
Jean Paul GaultierFrance · 2 perfumes · 3 pairingsJean Paul Gaultier is the French fashion house founded by the designer of the same name, whose fragrances are produced by the Spanish group Puig. It is known for Le Male and Classique, with their torso-shaped bottles, and for later pillars such as Scandal and La Belle.
KayaliUnited Arab Emirates · 1 perfume · 2 pairingsKayali is a Dubai-based fragrance brand whose name means "my imagination" in Arabic. It is built around the Middle Eastern habit of layering scents, and is best known for sweet, warm perfumes such as Vanilla 28 and the gourmand Yum line.- LancômeFrance · 1 perfume · 2 pairingsLancôme is a French beauty house that started as a perfume company in 1935 and has belonged to L'Oréal since 1964. Its fragrance range is led by La Vie Est Belle, Idôle and the long-running Trésor.
Louis VuittonFrance · 2 perfumes · 4 pairingsLouis Vuitton is a Paris trunk maker that grew into a luxury house and now belongs to LVMH. It returned to perfume in 2016 with a range composed entirely by its in-house master perfumer, Jacques Cavallier Belletrud, in Grasse.- Maison MargielaFrance · 1 perfume · 3 pairingsMaison Margiela is a Paris fashion house whose perfumes are developed and sold under licence by L'Oréal. Its best-known fragrance line, Replica, sets out to recreate specific places and moments, with titles such as Lazy Sunday Morning, Jazz Club and By the Fireplace.
Marc JacobsUnited States · 1 perfume · 1 pairingMarc Jacobs is a New York fashion label founded by the designer of the same name. Its fragrances, made under licence by Coty, are best known for the Daisy line with its flower-topped bottles, as well as Perfect.
MuglerFrance · 2 perfumes · 2 pairingsMugler is a Paris fashion house founded by Thierry Mugler and known for sculptural, theatrical design. Its perfumes, owned by L'Oréal, include Angel, which helped create the gourmand category, as well as Alien and A*Men.
Paco RabanneFrance · 2 perfumes · 3 pairingsRabanne, long known as Paco Rabanne, is a Paris fashion house owned by the Spanish group Puig. Its fragrance business rests on large mainstream lines such as 1 Million, Lady Million, Invictus and Phantom.
Tom FordUnited States · 7 perfumes · 16 pairingsTom Ford is the American luxury label started by the designer of the same name after he left Gucci. Its fragrance and beauty arm, owned by Estée Lauder, is known for the Private Blend range, including Oud Wood, Tobacco Vanille and Lost Cherry.
ValentinoItaly · 2 perfumes · 4 pairingsValentino is a Rome couture house founded by Valentino Garavani, known for its signature red and romantic eveningwear. Its fragrances, sold as Valentino Beauty, have been developed under licence by L'Oréal since 2018, with Born in Roma as the leading line.
VersaceItaly · 1 perfume · 2 pairingsVersace is a Milan fashion house founded by Gianni Versace, known for bold, glamorous design and its Medusa emblem. Its fragrances, including Eros, Dylan Blue and Bright Crystal, are produced and distributed by the Italian company Euroitalia.
Viktor&RolfNetherlands · 2 perfumes · 2 pairingsViktor&Rolf is an Amsterdam fashion house known for conceptual couture shows. Its fragrances, made under licence by L'Oréal, are led by Flowerbomb and the men's Spicebomb.
Yves Saint LaurentFrance · 4 perfumes · 7 pairingsYves Saint Laurent is a Paris couture house owned by Kering, while its perfumes and cosmetics are made by L'Oréal as YSL Beauty. Its fragrance range includes Libre, Black Opium, the men's Y line and the original Opium.
ZaraSpain · 1 perfume · 1 pairingZara is the Spanish fast-fashion retailer owned by Inditex, which sells perfume alongside clothing and accessories. Its fragrances are known for low prices and for scents often compared with far more expensive designer and niche perfumes.
Niche9
Smaller houses selling through their own boutiques and selected retailers, at niche prices.
AmouageOman · 2 perfumes · 3 pairingsAmouage is an Omani fragrance house founded in Muscat in 1983 and produced in its own factory there. It is known for dense, complex compositions such as Interlude, Reflection and Jubilation, and for bottle caps modelled on Omani landmarks.
ByredoSweden · 2 perfumes · 4 pairingsByredo is a Swedish niche perfume house founded in Stockholm. It is known for spare, mood-driven compositions such as Gypsy Water, Bal d'Afrique, Blanche and Mojave Ghost, sold in plain cylindrical bottles.
CreedFrance · 4 perfumes · 8 pairingsCreed is an Anglo-French perfume house based in Paris that presents itself as a former London tailoring house turned fragrance maker. It is best known for Aventus, one of the most imitated masculine fragrances of the past two decades, along with Green Irish Tweed and Silver Mountain Water.
Initio Parfums PrivésFrance · 1 perfume · 2 pairingsInitio Parfums Privés is a Paris niche house launched in 2015 as a sister label to Parfums de Marly. It builds its range around the idea of scent as a source of attraction and emotion, and is known for Oud for Greatness and Side Effect.
Kilian ParisFrance · 2 perfumes · 4 pairingsKilian Paris is a Paris fragrance house founded by Kilian Hennessy, a member of the family behind Hennessy cognac. It is known for scents such as Angels' Share, Moonlight in Heaven and Good Girl Gone Bad, and for a range organised into themed families.- Le LaboUnited States · 2 perfumes · 4 pairingsLe Labo is a New York perfume house that blends many of its fragrances to order in its shops and labels each bottle by hand. Each scent is named after its dominant material and the number of ingredients in the formula, as with Santal 33 and Another 13.
Maison Francis KurkdjianFrance · 3 perfumes · 8 pairingsMaison Francis Kurkdjian is a Paris perfume house created by the perfumer Francis Kurkdjian and businessman Marc Chaya. It is best known for Baccarat Rouge 540, which grew from a crystal-maker's commission into one of the best-selling fragrances in the world.
Parfums de MarlyFrance · 8 perfumes · 15 pairingsParfums de Marly is a Paris niche house that draws its name and imagery from the Château de Marly and the perfumed court of Louis XV. It is known for Layton, Delina and Pegasus, which have become staples of the niche market.
XerjoffItaly · 3 perfumes · 5 pairingsXerjoff is an Italian niche fragrance company from Turin known for heavy glass bottles, rich materials and high prices. Its best-known scents include Naxos, Erba Pura and Alexandria II.
Clone houses20
Houses whose catalogue is built on inspired-by alternatives to famous scents.
ALT. FragrancesUnited States · 6 perfumes · 6 pairingsALT. Fragrances is an American direct-to-consumer brand that sells affordable alternatives to designer and niche perfumes. It was started by Michael Saba while he was a college student and is made in the United States.
AfnanUnited Arab Emirates · 5 perfumes · 6 pairingsAfnan Perfumes is a fragrance company from the United Arab Emirates known for affordable scents in distinctive, ornate packaging. Its 9PM, Supremacy and Turathi lines are popular as lower-cost alternatives to well-known designer and niche perfumes.
AjmalUnited Arab Emirates · 1 perfume · 1 pairingAjmal Perfumes is a family-owned fragrance house that began in India and is now based in Dubai. It is known for oud and traditional Arabian perfumery alongside Western-style sprays, and it grows, manufactures and retails its own products.
Al HaramainUnited Arab Emirates · 4 perfumes · 4 pairingsAl Haramain is a family-owned Arabian perfume company that began as a perfume trading business with shops in Makkah and Madinah. It now has a catalogue of more than a thousand fragrances and perfume oils, with Amber Oud among its best-known names.
Al WataniahUnited Arab Emirates · 1 perfume · 1 pairingAl Wataniah is a perfume brand from ABC Fragrances, a Dubai manufacturer. It sells low-priced, long-lasting eaux de parfum in Arabian and Western styles, along with body mists and air fresheners.
Alexandria FragrancesUnited States · 2 perfumes · 2 pairingsAlexandria Fragrances is a California fragrance seller based in Anaheim that offers inspired-by versions of niche and designer perfumes along with its own original creations. It also sells grooming products and home scents.
Arabiyat PrestigeUnited Arab Emirates · 1 perfume · 1 pairingArabiyat Prestige is the leading label of My Perfumes, a Dubai perfume manufacturer. It sells affordable Arabian and Western-style eaux de parfum and has gained an international audience through viral releases such as the Nyla series and Marwa.- Ard Al ZaafaranUnited Arab Emirates · 1 perfume · 1 pairingArd Al Zaafaran, meaning "land of saffron", is a Dubai perfume brand selling low-priced Arabian eaux de parfum. Its catalogue includes titles such as Shafaq, Shahrazad, Barez and Oud Fazza.
ArmafUnited Arab Emirates · 14 perfumes · 14 pairingsArmaf is a Dubai fragrance brand owned by Sterling Perfumes Industries, part of the Fakhruddin family's Sterling Group. It is best known for Club de Nuit Intense Man, widely regarded as an affordable alternative to Creed Aventus.
DossierUnited States · 28 perfumes · 28 pairingsDossier is a New York fragrance brand that sells fairly priced perfumes made in Grasse, France. It is best known for its Impressions line of designer-inspired scents, alongside a growing range of original compositions.
Fragrance WorldUnited Arab Emirates · 7 perfumes · 7 pairingsFragrance World is a Dubai perfume company that began as a trading business in Deira and now sells in more than 150 countries. It is known for low-priced fragrances, many of which buyers compare with designer and niche bestsellers, and for its premium sister label French Avenue.
French AvenueUnited Arab Emirates · 3 perfumes · 3 pairingsFrench Avenue is the entry-luxury label of Fragrance World, the Dubai perfume company. It offers more refined packaging and compositions than its parent's core range, and many of its scents are compared by buyers with niche bestsellers.
LattafaUnited Arab Emirates · 9 perfumes · 10 pairingsLattafa is a family-run perfume company in the United Arab Emirates that sells Arabian-style fragrances at low prices. Its scents, including Khamrah, Yara and Asad, gained a large following in Europe and North America in the 2020s, much of it through social media.- LomaniFrance · 1 perfume · 1 pairingLomani is a French mass-market perfume label owned by Parfums Parour, a family company in Paris. It is known for inexpensive eaux de toilette such as Lomani Pour Homme, sold widely through discount and pharmacy retail.
- Maison AlhambraUnited Arab Emirates · 33 perfumes · 33 pairingsMaison Alhambra is an inexpensive fragrance label from the United Arab Emirates connected to Lattafa. Buyers often compare its low-priced scents with well-known designer and niche perfumes.
OakchaUnited States · 4 perfumes · 4 pairingsOakcha is a New York fragrance brand that sells extrait de parfum at moderate prices. Its range mixes designer-inspired scents with its own originals, and it has a strong following for sweet gourmand perfumes.
Paris CornerUnited Arab Emirates · 2 perfumes · 2 pairingsParis Corner is a Dubai perfume company that sells low-priced fragrances under several sub-brands, including Pendora and Emir. Many of its recent releases are compared by buyers with popular designer and niche scents.- RasasiUnited Arab Emirates · 1 perfume · 1 pairingRasasi is a family-owned perfume house founded in Dubai in 1979 that makes both Arabian and Western-style fragrances. It is known for Hawas, a fresh aquatic masculine scent, and for its long-running Blue Lady.
RayhaanUnited Arab Emirates · 1 perfume · 1 pairingRayhaan is a Dubai perfume brand that sells affordable eaux de parfum to a wide audience. Its range covers marine, woody, leather and floral profiles, with names such as Imperia, Pacific Aura and Rayhaan Elixir.
The Dua BrandUnited States · 3 perfumes · 3 pairingsThe Dua Brand, also called Dua Fragrances, is an American house that sells extrait-strength perfumes, many of them openly modelled on famous designer and niche scents. It is based in Los Angeles and grew mainly through online sales.