BOHOBOCO Magic Mushrooms perfume bottle with vibrant pink-orange perfume in it. Bottle emerging from a cluster of mushrooms.
BOHOBOCO • PERFUME

Magic Mushrooms

Transformation, magic, dimensionality.
Four bottles of Zernelle Gillie's House extrait de parfum, in 30ml cylindrical bottles. Bottles are posed on a stack of metallic gold cassette tapes. Zernell Gillie House extrait de parfum bottle in front of two stacked House boxes.
Music Is Life

House

Zernell Gillie's newest sonic scent.
BORNTOSTANDOUT®

OVER THE TOP GOURMANDS

A triple dose of delicious delirium.
Liis In This World perfume bottle floating on a colorful background with a planet in the sky.
NEW FROM LIIS

In This World

Modern meets classic.
DS & Durga Black Magenta perfume bottle on a cocktail napkin covered in lipstick kisses, with the words "Call Me" and a phone number on it. Magenta background.
DS & DURGA

Black Magenta

Loud, brash, trashy, classy.
Three Scent Trunk perfume bottles in a vintage trunk, next to a stack of books.Scent Trunk Stroopwafel perfume on a wood stump, surrounded by stroopwafel cookies and a cup of steaming coffee.
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Scent Trunk

Independent perfume pioneers.
2023 Top Sellers
The new legends
These two superstars reigned supreme for the second year in a row.
Cherry Punk Unknown Pleasures

NEW & NOTEWORTHY

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In This World by Liis - Liis In This World Eau de Parfum in a clear glass bottle with a white spherical cap
In This World by Liis - Liis In This World Eau de Parfum in a clear glass bottle with a white spherical cap on top of a seashell
In This World
Fresh citrus, fig, tonka wood & classic aromatics
Samples out of stock.
Liis
$ 5.00 - $ 165.00
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House
Rich fruit with long-wearing saffron, oud & tonka
Zernell Gillie
$ 5.00 - $ 120.00
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Patchouli Mania
Bold, classic patchouli meets tea, cocoa & amber
Essential Parfums
$ 5.00 - $ 89.00
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Stroopwafel by Ineke Rühland x Scent Trunk - 100 ml Eau de Parfum
Stroopwafel by Ineke Rühland x Scent Trunk - 30 ml Eau de Parfum
Stroopwafel
Caramel waffle cookie with coffee & woodfire smoke
Scent Trunk
$ 5.00 - $ 155.00

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962 Valencia

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Image of 1.5ml Spray Sample
Ray-Flection
A fresh solar blend built around golden mimosa
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Masque Milano
$ 5.00 - $ 135.00
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Image of 19-69's Miami Blue 100ml bottle with clear and aqua-colored cylindrical glass, with the name silkscreened in black non-serifed typography, and with a black cap
Image of 19-69's Miami Blue 100ml eau de parfum bottle and white paper box with black, non-serifed typography
Miami Blue
A debaucherous aquatic with fresh citrus
Samples out of stock.
19-69
$ 5.00 - $ 195.00
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Santalum Slivers by Kerosene 100ml Eau de Parfum In an opaque black glass bottle with the perfume name letter punched in black on a square brass plaque
Santalum Slivers by Kerosene 1.5ml Eau de Parfum Sample in a clear glass vial with black spray pump
Santalum Slivers
Grapefruit & a splash of cucumber over sandalwood
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Kerosene
$ 5.00 - $ 152.00
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Bistro Waters by DS&Durga 50ml Eau de Parfum in a modern, squat, cylindrical clear glass bottle topped with a thin, glossy black metal disc and cylindrical black metal cap. Bistro Waters printed in black, uppercase, sans-serif type on rectangular label that is top aligned and centered on front of bottle.
Bistro Waters
Water infused with green veg, fruit and herbs
DS & Durga
$ 5.00 - $ 300.00

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Laboratorio Olfattivo Sample Kit containing 3ml perfume samples of Alambar, Alkemi, Cozumel, Nirmal, Esvedra, Decou-Vert, Noblige, Rosamunda, Salina, Kashnoir, Patchouliful, Nun, Mylo, Nerotic, Vanhera, Need_U, Sacreste, Nerosa and Tonkade in an elegant white box finished with a refined black ribbon
Laboratorio Olfattivo Sample Kit
21 exquisite Laboratorio Olfattivo eau de parfums
Laboratorio Olfattivo
$ 112.00
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Bohoboco Perfume Discovery Set 14 - White rectangular box containing 14 x 1.5ml perfume samples of Bohoboco perfumes.  Bohoboco Perfume is printed in black uppercase sans serif type on front of box.
BOHOBOCO • PERFUME Discovery Set
Explore BOHOBOCO's glorious studies in contrast.
Bohoboco Perfume
$ 90.00
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Les Eaux Primordiales Discovery Set by Les Eaux Primordiales | Deluxe white paper box with gold details and black text in signature sans-serif type. Discovery Set contains 9 x 2.5ml perfumes samples of Couleur Primaire, Mécanique Intuitive, SUPERCRITIQUE Rose, Magnolia & Mimosa, and SUPERFLUIDE Oud, Ambre, Saffron & Santal
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Les Eaux Primordiales Discovery Set
Visionary & refined "primordial waters"
Les Eaux Primordiales
$ 55.00
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Essential Parfums Discovery Set: 8 x 2ml perfume sample spray vials of Essential Parfums fragrances: Bois Impériale, Divine Vanille, Fig Infusion, Mon Vetiver, The Musc, Nice Bergamote, Orange X Santal and Rose Magnetic. Box is an elegant envelope style, and is creamy white with black text.
Essential Parfums Discovery Set: 22ml perfume vials of eight Essential Parfums fragrances: Bois Impériale, Divine Vanille, Fig Infusion, Mon Vetiver, The Musc, Nice Bergamote, Orange X Santal and Rose Magnetic. Box front has illustration style portraits of the eight perfumers for the eight fragrances.
Essential Parfums Discovery Set
Luxe affordable haute parfumerie from Paris
Essential Parfums
$ 26.00

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962 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

(between 20th & 21st Streets)

Mon: 11 am – 7 pm 
Tue:   11 am - 7 pm
Wed: 11 am – 7 pm
Thu:   11 am – 7 pm
Fri:     11 am – 7 pm
Sat:    11 am – 8 pm 
Sun:   11 am – 7 pm

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415.896.4665

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Hear from our vibrant community

★★★★★

I am so happy to have stumbled upon Ministry of Scent. As a fragrance collector with a quickly growing collection, this store is everything I've been looking for. I'm always impressed with the selection along with the amazing customer service from all employees as this location!

Matze C.
Yelp Review
★★★★★

Ministry of Scent has so many great fragrances, including ones that can be hard to find in the US. Their staff is also really thoughtful and helpful! I definitely recommend checking them out (whether at the store or on the website).

Wes W.
Google Review
★★★★★

Do not walk. RUN to Ministry of Scent. This one was THE coolest and best experience I've ever had with shopping for perfume. Overall one of the coolest experiences I've ever had! You will smell scents you have NEVER smelled before. Do yourself a favor and get a perfume that is unique to you, and trust me you will find it here. Also Michael the store manager is so so so helpful and sweet. Made me have the absolutely best experience here. Will definitely be coming back when I need my next bottle.

Liv F.
Yelp Review
★★★★★

The best. Knowledgeable, friendly staff. Authentic... Best fragrance shopping experience of my life. Will definitely keep returning. Opposite of everything fake, pretentious, snooty, and off-putting about department store fragrance departments, while maintaining elite products and database of knowledge and suggestions and wise network of sellers.

Julie A.
Google Review
★★★★★

This place is dope! Haven’t come across an obscure fragrance yet that these guys don’t have. Fast shipping, fair prices and what seem to be carefully selected samples that accompany your order that will keep you coming back for new smells you didn’t know about!

Efe Egharevba
Google Review
★★★★★

First of all, the selection is fantastic, you could spend days in the store sampling and narrowing down your selections.

Secondly, the service makes it one of the best shopping experiences I’ve had. The sales associates are like obsessed fellow customers rather than transactional conduits, they’re as excited to discover the scents with you and as you are yourself. There’s no pretentiousness whatsoever...

Matt Menzi
Google Review
★★★★★

If you are into niche fragrances and perfumes, this store is a must when visiting San Francisco. Their product line is from all over the world and you’ll find brands not available anywhere else. I highly recommend this store. This store is very unisex as well so go as a couple or go alone. I promise you will purchase multiple bottles, you won’t be able to decide which is your favorite.

Ron Foxworthy
Google Review
★★★★★

Ministry of Scent is truly fantastic, and a wonderful introduction into the world of independent, niche perfumes.... I personally am not a niche/indie fragrance neophyte (though by no means an expert), and I observed the same amount of care, attention, and interest in working with me as I did with other customers who were just starting their "fragrance journeys".  I highly, highly recommend stopping by and investing some actual time into learning about what's out there, and what works for you.

Samantha W.
Yelp Review
★★★★★

My friends and I stumbled upon this gem... We came in with nothing in mind, and had minimal knowledge about scents and what we enjoyed. We all purchased samples of scents that we truly enjoyed and will be testing them out. We'll definitely be back to purchase a full sized perfume soon! Great service all around and we truly enjoyed this experience.

Chloe C.
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