We don't sell you a scent. We teach you your own.
A fragrance house built for the person who has never known where to start, and for the person who wants to know more.
Scent is the most powerful memory we have. Everyone deserves the language for it.
Most people meet perfume through a department store counter and a stranger who does not know them. They leave with something that smells like the room they were sold in. My Perfume House exists to change how that first meeting happens.
We built a warm, cozy luxury boutique in Lakeview where the goal is education first and sales second. If you walk out with samples and a new vocabulary and no bottle, we did our job. If you walk out with your bottle, we did it well.
What we stand for
We teach
Every visit is a short lesson in how fragrance is built. Notes, families, longevity, and projection.
We stock what matters
A curated shelf of niche and Middle Eastern houses, with a touch of designer picks. If it earned its spot, we can tell you why.
We host
Free consultations, ticketed signature nights, and micro private group bookings.
Every fragrance has a shape. It opens with something bright and temporary, settles into a middle that carries the story, and finishes on a base that stays on your skin for hours. Learn this very special language, and you will never wear a bottle by accident again.
Warm resins, smoky amber, dusk in October.
Sandalwood, cedar, incense in a cathedral.
Vanilla, caramel, coffee, warm skin.
Rose, jasmine, tuberose, a garden after rain.
Bergamot, neroli, cool cotton off the line.
The MPH difference.
Our story so far
The Relauch
MPH LLC formed. Business documents filed. Online products being sold.
Brick & Mortar Dreams
Begin putting together the strategy & place for a storefront.
New Home in Lakeview
New lease on Belmont Ave., meeting my neighbors.
The Saga Continues..
Stay tuned and check back often.
Get the next event two weeks early.
One short email a month. New event dates, a note from Precious on what is arriving in the shop, and one perfume Precious is wearing that week.
Common questions
What is a Fragrance Wardrobe Consultation?
A free twenty minute one on one with Precious. No pressure to buy.
I do not know anything about fragrance. Is that ok?
Yes. About a third of consultations are with people who doesn't know the language of fragrance. Precious guides you to discover your true scent.
Do you carry designer names?
Some, when they earn the shelf. Most of what we stock is niche, Middle Eastern houses, and a touch of designer picks. If a bottle make the cut, we will tell you why.
Where is the shop?
1150 W Belmont Ave, Suite 4, in Chicago's Lakeview. Five minute walk from the Belmont Red Line.