Custom Fragrance Designer Neil Morris

Considering a career in the Fragrance Industry?

Custom fragrance developer, Neil Morris, of Neil Morris Fragrance, has been creating fragrances for more than 30 years. Recently, he was asked to create a signature scent for the Japanese department store Takashimaya on Fifth Avenue, in New York City. ”Neil Morris for Takashimaya New York,” was released this Fall (October 2008) and has easily out-sold expected sales figures.

In addition, Mr. Morris travels all over the nation to create custom fragrances for his clients with over 700 essential and fragrance oils. A sitting with Neil Morris begins at $500.

Mr. Morris explains the process……..

When creating a custom fragrance, my goal is to link the brain’s centers that relate scent and emotion. Fragrance bypasses all filters and travels directly to the limbic system, the oldest part of the brain where our deepest memories are stored. None of the other senses can compare to the sense of smell in its uncanny ability to elicit deep emotional responses from our memories. This is the source of my inspiration.

A consultation takes an hour to an hour and a half, beginning with a questionnaire that will help lead us in the perfect “scent” direction for you. I then choose a selection of appropriate aromas from a collection of over 700 fragrances for you to sample. After you’ve chosen the aromas you find most appealing, I build the fragrance directly on your skin—drop-by-drop—until it becomes the right scent for you!

The formula that you have inspired and worked to create will be recorded and kept on file. In the future when you need more of your custom fragrance, simply contact us to order more. You also may order body lotion and bath gel in your signature fragrance.

I had the opportunity to sample one of Neil Morris’s Signature Collection Fragrances – Zephyr. I enjoyed the Zephyr – a feminine, floral fragrance. It was very flowery at first and then mellowed nicely throughout the day. 

Zephyr

Zephry has Top Notes of Tangerine and Papaya that combine with lovely Heart Notes of Honeysuckle and Casablanca Lily.  They are accented with Notes of White Tea. The Base Notes are a comforting blend of Sandalwood, Amber, and Oceanic Musk.

In addition to the Signature Series, Neil Morris also offers The Vault - a collection of rare fragrances.

Image Credit – Neil Morris Fragrance.com