Scentica Studio

Scentica Studio Creating Scents with Purpose.
- Bespoke Personal Fragrances - Therapeutic Fragrances - Aromatherapy - Workshops - Education - Creative Collaboration.

Founded by Perfumer and Clinical Aromatherapist Michele Riveroll.

When you come to my fragrance creation sessions and workshops, not only do we explore the universe of fragrance notes an...
18/10/2025

When you come to my fragrance creation sessions and workshops, not only do we explore the universe of fragrance notes and families, of natural and synthetic materials. We explore your inner world.
Each scent evokes meaningful memories and emotions, unique and personal to each of us.

We take the time to smell, and the time to make sense of what those scents mean to you.

We focus on those perfume ingredients that bring the most joy and positive emotions to you, so you can take home not only a beautiful original fragrance, but a way to travel inwards into that most positive personal place.

DM for more information, or have a look in my website for one to one, couples sessions and workshops.

Introduction to Perfumery: dates added to my website.Very small groups so I can guide each one of you.Smelling is brain ...
18/10/2025

Introduction to Perfumery: dates added to my website.
Very small groups so I can guide each one of you.

Smelling is brain exercise! Rarely we get the opportunity to be creative with scent, and explore where novel and familiar scents can take us.
Come and discover those perfume ingredients that truly resonate with you, and learn to weave them into a unique fragrance that tells your story.

Workshops take place at my studio in Northumberland and include tea and biscuits during our break.

DM me to book. More details on my website, linked in my bio.

When you come into the reception at you will notice a unique scent that has become a signature of the place.I created t...
09/10/2025

When you come into the reception at you will notice a unique scent that has become a signature of the place.
I created this fragrance, now sold in very limited numbers as One Air, when I used to have my scent studio at 1 Benton Terrace.

A lot of thought and precious ingredients have gone into the design of this fragrance.
Having an exclusive fragrance designed specially for your space and brand is soooo different to buying a reed diffuser, or even a fine fragrance, from the mass market.
Mass market fragrances are designed for mass appeal - to meet the goal of selling millions, they have to follow mainstream trends and end up smelling very similar.

Having a professional creating a fragrance that doesn't follow conventional marketing rules is a true adventure. You can be different, truly original.

In One Air we have precious botanical extracts of Frankincense, Patchouli, Guaiacwood and Vetiver, carefully complemented with amber and woody notes, and luxurious Vanilla absolute.
A leather and smoke accord adds unique quirkiness to the fragrance.
All is enhanced by warming notes of cardamom and black pepper.
The result is comforting and luxurious, with a distinctive character you will find nowhere else.

Get in touch with John at Saints Hairdressers or to purchase a bottle.
Or just come to reception so you can smell what I mean 😃

Perfect autumn days here in Northumberland.The studio is now ready to receive my clients, who will have the chance to cr...
28/09/2025

Perfect autumn days here in Northumberland.
The studio is now ready to receive my clients, who will have the chance to create fragrances, products and scented experiences surrounded by ever-changing nature.

I will be offering two workshops for perfumery beginners, one in November and one in March -dates soon to be released here and on my website.

One to one and couples sessions take place any Thursday and Friday. I'm happy to open some Saturday mornings too.

DM or call to book your session, or to ask any questions you may have.

I'm back at beautiful Linnels Farm to guide you on a whole-day sensory experience that will allow us to re-connect with ...
20/09/2025

I'm back at beautiful Linnels Farm to guide you on a whole-day sensory experience that will allow us to re-connect with ourselves and nature, in a luxurious setting.

You can book at Linnels Farm's website -link in bio.

All of Linnels Farm's courses are a mini-break in gorgeous countryside. Have a look at what they have on offer

What a fun night we had today at The Great North Museum When people stop and smell, the most interesting conversations ...
19/09/2025

What a fun night we had today at The Great North Museum
When people stop and smell, the most interesting conversations take place -scent truly engages us emotionally and intellectually.

I introduced people to the raw materials used for perfuming in ancient Egypt, explaining their origins and applications.
Everyone enjoyed smelling the individual ingredients, and most loved the Mendesian perfume I created to illustrate what Egyptians used as fragrance during those times.
The Egyptian Blue Lotus from got lots of people talking -they had never smelled something like this before.

Lots of fantastic connections and new ideas!

There's a magical place in Northumberland, where a 12th century priory, a loop in the river Coquet, lush woodland and a ...
17/08/2025

There's a magical place in Northumberland, where a 12th century priory, a loop in the river Coquet, lush woodland and a thriving wellness community meet

I am very proud to introduce the first two products I designed exclusively for Brinkburn:

✨ Liquid Gold Face Serum, blending the most effective organic botanicals to nourish, repair and awaken our skin's natural radiance.

✨ Golden Soul Bath & Body oil - an excellent massage oil to feed our skin during and after the bath or shower, capturing the wild spirit of Brinkburn in our unique natural fragrance.

We introduced both products to our yoga community this Saturday. You will be able to purchase these gifts from nature from Brinkburn's pop up shop every Wednesday starting in September.

I am 100% confident in the effectiveness of these products, and I'm so happy I can make these blends available to all the lovely people in Northumberland.

❤️

In January a storm squashed our old greenhouse and kicked out butts to get the building of my studio started.In May we h...
09/08/2025

In January a storm squashed our old greenhouse and kicked out butts to get the building of my studio started.

In May we hired some diggers and cleared the space. built a beautiful, well insulated structure which we've been slowly finishing.

We are now tidying up -I've spent the past two years shifting soil from one place to another, I'm an expert now!- so I can open my studio to my clients in September.

There will be lots of smelling, connecting with nature and our inner worlds, creativity, sharing and growing.

Watch this space!

I'm moving my studio from Jesmond to Northumberland.What two days ago was an empty space, today is a structure that will...
29/05/2025

I'm moving my studio from Jesmond to Northumberland.
What two days ago was an empty space, today is a structure that will house my creative and therapeutic work.
For many years I've dreamed of a space in nature where I can grow and offer my services. I am finally very close 😀
Thank you to for helping us to significantly speed up the process.

We have this wall of clematis blooming at the moment, and me and the bees agree its sweet scent is irresistible.So natur...
24/05/2025

We have this wall of clematis blooming at the moment, and me and the bees agree its sweet scent is irresistible.
So naturally sweet, vanilla-like, almondy, slightly spicy - it reminds me of heliotrope, vanilla, or even cherry pie.

While clematis isn’t widely studied or used in perfumery, if I was to create a scent inspired by this clematis, I would use:

Vanillin: classic sweet vanilla note for the creamy, sugary base.

Benzyl alcohol & benzyl acetate: common in many white flowers. Benzyl acetate smells fruity-floral and helps give clematis its light, heady lift.

Heliotropin (Piperonal): sweet, almondy, powdery. A key note in heliotrope and very likely part of the clematis-like scent family.

Coumarin: Sweet-hay, almond-like. Present in tonka beans, it can contribute to the soft, spicy warmth.

Anisaldehyde: Sweet, almondy, slightly spicy. Present in many blossoms with a marzipan nuance.

Cinnamic alcohol / cinnamates: in trace amounts can lend the faint spicy nuance.

Linalool & Geraniol: again only a touch, to add the fresh floral roundness to the scent.

Creating fragrances is both an art and a science, and requires a lot of trial and error.
If you are interested in learning perfumery, or having a go at experimenting with scent, do get in touch. I love sharing my expertise and facilitating being creative with scent to anyone who is interested.

Today in my garden, lily of the valley are blooming. Oh, such beautiful scent! Lily of the valley (known in perfumery as...
24/05/2025

Today in my garden, lily of the valley are blooming. Oh, such beautiful scent!

Lily of the valley (known in perfumery as Muguet, as everything seems to sound better in French) is notoriously difficult to extract naturally, so perfumers rely entirely on synthetic aroma chemicals or bases to recreate its fresh, dewy, floral-green scent.

Take for instance Dior's Diorissimo (1956, Edmond Roudnitska), a legendary example of using synthetic reconstruction to evoke Lily of the valley.

Key muguet molecules in Diorissimo:

Hydroxycitronellal– The primary molecule evoking the scent of muguet; soft, green-floral, slightly soapy.

Lilial (Butylphenyl Methylpropional)– Another major muguet material (now heavily restricted in the EU). Creamy, sweet-floral.

Lyral (Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde)– Soft floral note with a muguet nuance. Also now regulated due to allergy concerns.

Bourgeonal– A sharp, aldehydic muguet note with a fresh, ozonic lift.

Cis-3-hexenol– A green, leafy component adding natural freshness and sap-like quality.

Roudnitska wanted to create a pure muguet soliflore using new molecules, with added jasmine and ylang-ylang to round out the floral heart.

Want to play and compose with muguet?
Come to one of my workshops or one to one fragrance creation sessions.



My perfume creation sessions will allow you to create a fragrance you will truly love. I have designed a method and a co...
24/04/2025

My perfume creation sessions will allow you to create a fragrance you will truly love.

I have designed a method and a collection of premium natural and synthetic building blocks that will allow you to ensemble a composition which will take you beyond the same-same fragrances you can buy commercially: a scent that will truly speak to you.

For the past 25 years I have been creating perfumes for the best global brands. Now I make the joy of scent-creativity accessible to everyone.

More details on my website (link in bio) or directly message me to book your session or to purchase a voucher for that special present experience.


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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm

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