Not sure if any of you is aware, but Scentopia open an outlet at Scape Orchard. It is more of a pop-up style and is not as poshed as what you see at Sentosa. (Reader's Tip: For the price-conscious, it is cheaper for the experiences at Orchard Scentopia.)Many of you would have known this perfume-making place as the go-to for girls day out or Hen Party activities, but this was a surprisingly awesome family event with my kids. Don't say boys won't love it, cos even my husband/son enjoyed the experience.
Just to caveat, my children love spraying my perfume on themselves...and it ain't cheap per spray. So I thought why not let them make their own scent so that they would leave mine alone. Given that it is a very sensory experience, you really need to sniff quite a lot of different scents. Children who have an overly sensitive nose should avoid this. We split ourselves to Team Girl and Team Boy.
You basically start off with an online questionnaire about your personality and that would let you know the type of scents you are likely to prefer. It is categorised to Citrus, Fresh, Floral, Woody and Oriental. You are allowed to pick 10 different scents. Based on your personality, you might get to choose 3 Citrus, 4 Floral, 2 Woody, 1 Oriental and 0 Fresh from each catergory.
Each category has 30 scents which is further split for the respective genders and unisex. I always thought I am easy-going when it comes to scent. Guess I was wrong? There were some that made me wanted to puke, but my son loved it. Honestly, between me and you, I didn't really like what the men made and so did my daughter. Guess there is really what we call gender difference when it came to this. Haha.
We went through within the process within 40 minutes and the kids got to experience how perfume was made. It can be faster depending on how decisive you are. If your child is more than 8 years old, they would need their own tickets. (Reader's Tip: This is a perfect 7yo birthday activity!)
For SGD80 per parent-child pair, it is still pretty worth it since you get to bring a customised bottle of 50ml perfume home. It is definitely more economical go go for the 100ml bottle. But I just didn't want so much for them since there is limited occasions they could spray on themselves.
