Amsterdam

Amsterdam can also be explored through perfume. From the Nine Streets to the southern neighbourhoods, these three addresses offer complementary approaches: comparing houses, refining your tastes or exploring fragrance alongside beauty.

From the canals to scent discoveries

A subjective selection, not an inventory. Check each shop's website for opening hours and visiting arrangements. Some places require an appointment. Address-geocoded map points: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

• Skins — Negen Straatjes

  Runstraat 11, 1016 GJ Amsterdam

  In the Nine Streets, a stop that takes you from canals to bottles. Skins lets you compare several niche fragrance houses in one visit. Ask for an olfactory direction, then compare on skin rather than collecting endless blotters.

• Perfume Lounge

  Cornelis Krusemanstraat 25, 1075 NC Amsterdam

  For the perspective of a team whose expertise is perfume. Founded by Tanja Deurloo, Perfume Lounge puts discovery and conversation at the heart of a visit. Choose it when understanding your tastes matters as much as buying a bottle.

• Babassu — Amsterdam Zuid

  Cornelis Schuytstraat 40, 1071 JK Amsterdam

  Another way into fragrance, within the wider world of beauty and skincare. In Amsterdam Zuid, Babassu complements the specialist perfumeries: a stop for discovering across categories and changing the mood of your itinerary.