HOW AND WHY WE MAKE SCENTS

EXACTING EXTRACTING
Being a small-scale niche perfumery like ORTIR Apothecari means you are agile. Small batch means you can work with tiny yields, you can afford to spend more on high quality...
EXACTING EXTRACTING
Being a small-scale niche perfumery like ORTIR Apothecari means you are agile. Small batch means you can work with tiny yields, you can afford to spend more on high quality...

INGREDIENTS ARE A LONG TERM INVESTMENT
Good quality, natural ingredients are rare and expensive commodities, but they can make the finest raw materials for perfumery. Naturals are often more rounded, more vibrant with an affinity to...
INGREDIENTS ARE A LONG TERM INVESTMENT
Good quality, natural ingredients are rare and expensive commodities, but they can make the finest raw materials for perfumery. Naturals are often more rounded, more vibrant with an affinity to...

MAGIC INGREDIENTS
ORTIR Apothecari perfumes are composed using key natural ingredients. But for me, working as a perfumer, it is when I blend them with carefully chosen synthetic ingredients that they truly...
MAGIC INGREDIENTS
ORTIR Apothecari perfumes are composed using key natural ingredients. But for me, working as a perfumer, it is when I blend them with carefully chosen synthetic ingredients that they truly...

WHEN IS A PERFUME LIKE A PYRAMID?
The answer is when it is constructed in the form of a triangle with three distinct elements, which work together to create a beautiful fragrance, which gently changes over time....
WHEN IS A PERFUME LIKE A PYRAMID?
The answer is when it is constructed in the form of a triangle with three distinct elements, which work together to create a beautiful fragrance, which gently changes over time....

A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE
At niche perfume house ORTIR Apothecari we know that we are instinctively drawn to a delicious scent. More often than not we choose a perfume having been drawn to it...
A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE
At niche perfume house ORTIR Apothecari we know that we are instinctively drawn to a delicious scent. More often than not we choose a perfume having been drawn to it...

PLAYING THE PERFUMERS' ORGAN
As a perfumer creating fragrances for niche perfumery ORTIR Apothecari, my job is to create an idea or a sensation using a palette made up of individual scents, which when...
PLAYING THE PERFUMERS' ORGAN
As a perfumer creating fragrances for niche perfumery ORTIR Apothecari, my job is to create an idea or a sensation using a palette made up of individual scents, which when...