FAQs about the Custom Studio at Noteology

It depends on what you are making!

If you are making perfume, reservations are not required but are highly recommended. If you do walk-in without a reservation, we may not be able to take you.

If you are making candles, reservations are required. 

Please note, all groups of 6 or more and private parties after-hours, for either perfume or candles, requires a reservation. 

Reservations are taken on a first come first serve basis. Please make your reservation by calling us at 570.343.2100. If you are looking for available dates, it is best to call rather than email or DM us as the shop has the most up to date info. Out of respect for other appointments and our staff, please arrive on time for your scheduled appointment. Thank you! 

To make a perfume/cologne the pricing is based on your finished bottle size, regardless of how many notes you smell or use. We offer 2 sizes. Our standard house size is a 60 ml bottle for $90 and we offer a smaller 30 ml size for $60.

The Custom Candle Studio experience is $60 and you'll make TWO candles. 

Absolutely!  Click here for more information. 

On average, it takes about an hour for the perfume experience. The candle experience, it is about 60-90 minutes. If you are in a group or with a party, it will take longer. PLEASE be respectful of our guests and our staff by arriving on time for your experience. If you need to cancel or reschedule, simply give us a call at 570-343-2100. 

Absolutely! There are many notes in the Perfumer's Organ and in the Candle Scent Tier that will allow you to create a great fragrance or candle, whether it is spicy and warm, earthy and deep, fresh and clean or bright and cheerful!

For the Custom Perfume experience, the minimum age is 5 years old and we require the child to be accompanied by an adult at all times. We will formulate the strength and potency of their creation based on their age as well.

For the Custom Candle experience, the minimum age is 14 due to the hands-on techniques you will learn, including working with hot wax. 

Yes! Since our location is just outside of center city, we've got plenty of street parking right outside our door. It is metered Monday-Friday from 8 am to 5 pm.  

No way! Although it may seem like an intimidating process at first, please know that we will guide you every step of the way. Our experts are extremely well-trained to guide, help and give recommendations for your fragrance and or candle based on both structure and how the aromatics work together. We insure that you will create a fragrance or a candle that you love and one that smells amazing!  

We offer a wide variety of scents to please every nose. There are over 50 scents for you to work with in your own Perfumer's Organ in the Custom Perfume experience. In the Custom Candle experience, you'll be able to work with over 35 different and unique scents and blends. You will find scents that are fresh and clean, floral, citrus, herbal, fruity, tropical, berries, earthy, woody, ambers and musk. We also have seasonal notes to add to your blend!

No. Blending the aromatics your formula is the most difficult part of the process and therefore out Scent Designers & Chandlers will do it for you! We are trained on the proper proportions of each of your notes and how they blend together seamlessly. You will however mix and pour your own candles in the Custom Candle experience. 

We will certainly guide you and give you our expert advice & recommendations along with our introduction to the process, but we will not create it for you. The philosophy behind the Custom Studio at Noteology is for you to discover your own scent story. We believe that everyone is unique in what they like to smell and how it makes them feel. We want it to be your design, your fragrance, your candle, your scent story. Therefore you design it and we formulate it for you. 

Absolutely! When we formulate your blend, we leave enough room in the bottle to make any final tweaks so you can smell it on a blotter and on your skin, approve or tweak it and then we finalize your blend!

For fragrances, yes, you will go home with your bottle that day.

For candles, your candle needs 2 hours to cool and solidify. So if your appointment is a morning or early afternoon appointment, you can come back and pick it up the same day. Otherwise you can pick it up within the following week or we can ship it to you for $15. 

Scranton is filled with great options eat, play, and explore within the city. Click HERE for a list of local options. You can also visit the Viewmont Mall and Commerce Blvd. in Dickson City where you'll find shops like Macy's, Forever 21, Target and eats like Chick-fil-A, Fridays, Panera, and Olive Garden, 

Thank you! We think it is pretty cool too! Both of the experiences were developed by our Founder, Danielle, and the Custom Perfume Studio experience is patented (US Patent  No. 10,442,391 & 10,817,918) with additional patents pending. How cool is that!