Fragrance Design Cost Guide
What you are paying for
Expertise
A qualified perfumer with over 100 satisfied design clients since 2010.
Interpretation of your information into a design brief we can work from.
Specific ingredient research, sourcing and purchase from all over the world.
An efficient process that allows rounds of samples, chosen from many designs, created to satisfy your brief.
Compliance
Report preparation
Safety and legal requirements
Standard Expenses
Packaging and postage of our samples to you and international shipping of ingredients we source for your design.
Raw ingredients sourced and used.
From $1,000 to $10,000
For any private line scent design with a large industry body you can expect to pay from $20,000 to $100,000.
We offer a more reasonable price range to help clients enter the market.
Cost Ranges
$1,000 to $3,000
A basic scent design for one scent with no special requirements .
The use of high quality synthetic scent ingredients.
No reporting requirements beyond supply of ingredient SDS.
A clear client brief supplied based on the brand .
No client involvement except sample assessment.
Three rounds of samples.
$3,000 to $5,000
A small set of designs (no more than three).
The use of high quality synthetic ingredients with limited special client requirements (eg must be local supply).
Consideration of a limited range of product applications for the scent such as perfume, diffuser, candle, room spray or other external uses (not cosmetic or topical).
Basic reporting requirements compiled using available SDS in compliance with Australian and IFRA regulations.
A clear comprehensive client brief supplied based on the brand and initial consultation to discuss the brief.
No client involvement or instruction except sample assessment.
Three to five rounds of samples.
$5,000 to $10,000
A set of designs (up to four) on the one contract
Special client requirements for ingredients such as limited inclusion of naturals, specified strengths, specified location.
An open range of applications of the scent for cosmetic use (not medical) and space scenting.
Client requested ethical requirements to be met such as no animal testing, limited eco impact.
Basic reporting requirements compiled using available SDS in compliance with Australian and IFRA regulations.
A clear brand brief supplied by the client with additional consultation and clarification with the perfumer.
Limited client instruction regarding specific ingredients choices and preferences.
Five to seven rounds of samples.
$10,000
A set of up to 8 designs on the one contract
Client special requirements for ingredients such as exclusive and specific naturals, specified strengths, location or types.
An open range of applications of the scent for cosmetic use and space scenting. Can include some unique products in consultation with clients and manufacturers.
Specific ethical requirements to be met (such as vegan, no animal testing, limited eco impact, ethical work conditions).
Basic reporting requirements compiled using available SDS in compliance with Australian and IFRA regulations and the EU.
A clear brand brief with additional consultation and clarification with the perfumer.
Limited client instruction regarding specific ingredients choices and preferences .
Five to ten rounds of samples.
Supply of specific amounts of bulk fragrance for product testing.
All contracts include
The hand over of signed off intellectual property upon completion
Confidentiality
The option for Fleurage to create the fragrance in bulk
A fee of $1,000.00 for changing the brief
A fee of $500.00 per extra round of samples due to client inability to effectively communicate, or commit to a design that fulfils the brief.
Note: We do not accept instruction to copy existing fragrances.
We do not design for medical products and it is up to clients to deal with the TGA.