Introducing a new line of original scents:
Skunkadelic!™

​Skunkadelic™ is part skunk, part funk! These three new trademarked perfumes celebrate multi-sensory creative inspiration of the 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s and the era of Y2K. Skunkadelic is Midwestern Motown and Urban Funk; Chicago Blues and Cleveland Soul.
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Essense was featured on WMUR's NH Chronicle,
           February 7th, 2017; August 10th, 2017; and February 6th, 2018!

Here is the link to the 1st whole show.  If you want to watch the Essense segment,
it begins at 2.25 minutes.

Photo by Jay Philbrick

Photo by Sarah Dennehy

Photo by Sarah Dennehy

The Essense Experience

The “Essense experience” is a journey of wonder led by your nose! Perfume can be as mysteriously complex or as joyfully simple as you'd like to make it. There are no rules, except Coco Chanel's: “fabulous.”

Perfumery is a traditional old-world craft using art and science, inspiration and magic. With over 27 years of experience in this trade, as well as a Master's degree in Behavioral Science, I consider myself both an alchemist of scents and a translator of memory and emotion.  I love my vocation as a perfumer because it allows me to work with people in a connected  interpersonal way, while guiding them on a mini-tour of creative self-discovery, via the sensory aspect of scent and smell.

Because of the intense connection between the sense of smell and  memory, making perfume can be intensely emotional and uniquely personal.  I love hearing the memories and stories that my customers are willing to share,  as well as creating perfumes and therefore new memories for them.

Essense features pure perfume oils and fragrance composite perfume oils, collected from all over the globe, as well as many natural essential oils for aromatherapy. Essense has created many original trade-mark perfumes, available only here. Additionally, Essense carries a selection of “ready made” designer-type fragrance oils that can be applied directly to pulse points, or further customized.

Essense is the original "indie" perfumery of New England. With over 550 perfume oils available, you are invited to sniff out every possibility of combinations, while creating your own unique signature scent. Prices range from $15 to $200 depending on how many perfume "notes" are blended together into a bottle. When stored properly a bottle of  this high quality Essense perfume will last for years. Nothing evokes memory as quickly as scent. Essense is happiness in a bottle!

Whether you come to create, watch, or just relax, your visit to Essense Parfumerie will be an occasion to remember.

I had a personal fragrance created by Essense almost 27 years ago, and I still use it! Not only has it become my signature scent and an element of my identity, but the oils last so long that its makes an economical choice for fragrance. Tamsan is the sweetest and so enthusiastic about what she does, she's made re-ordering my oils easy and effortless. She will help create a blend uniquely for you, or you can choose from Essense's delicious custom blends. Perfection!
                                       ~ Darcie S. NY, NY

Thanks to my FABULOUS Essense customers for their enthusiasm and loyalty, some for over 46 years! Thanks also, for the mysterious adventures in "sense," to all those adventurous patrons who have helped create some of the most intoxicating, unique, alluring, custom-blended perfumes and "signature scents" on the planet! There is nothing like a fabulous scent to lift our human spirits, to immerse ourselves, at least temporarily, in JOY.  Life can be very difficult sometimes, but the right scent is always captivating: for our enjoyment; for our senses; for our emotions, moods; for our inspiration, personal projected "auras" and our artistic sensibilities...

Essense site design by Janina Lamb • Lamb & Lion Studio

         Essense Parfumerie, formerly Essense of Martha's Vineyard, has just completed its 46th summer season;
with its 7th Lake Waukewan, Squam Lake, Lake Winona, and
​Lake Winnipesaukee  summer! 
Now "Open By Appointment Only" until Spring 2020.
Appointments available Tuesday ~ Saturday; Noon ~ 7 pm.
     Private Perfume Parties may be reserved in advance,
with deposit.
​Closed Sunday and Monday.

To schedule a perfume-blending appointment,
please text or call 603-409-2799; include call-back numbers with voice-mail messages. 
      For appointments, driving directions, or mail-orders, please email: Tamsan@Essense.com.                             Mail-order perfumes available year-round.
​Check the Shopping Cart for House-Blend and Essense Trade-Mark Perfumes!