About Us - Elements of Fragrance
About Us - Elements of Fragrance
Your Favourite Scent. A Fraction of the Price. Zero Compromise.
You know that feeling. Spritzing a designer perfume or aftershave and immediately feeling more confident, more put-together, more you. That scent you'd wear every single day — if only it didn't cost £80, £120, £200 a bottle.
We asked ourselves: why should a great fragrance be a luxury only some people can afford?
The answer is — it shouldn't. And that's exactly why Elements of Fragrance exists.
We are a British fragrance brand specialising in high-quality inspired-by perfumes and aftershaves — expertly crafted alternatives to the world's most iconic designer scents, made by hand in the UK, at a price that makes wearing your favourite fragrance every day a reality rather than a treat.
What "Inspired By" Actually Means
Our fragrances are alternatives to the designer scents you already know and love — crafted to capture the same signature character, the same distinctive notes, the same feeling — at a price that makes sense for real life.
Because "inspired by" done right isn't a shortcut. It's a craft. Our master perfumers study each reference scent in extraordinary detail, working to recreate the notes, the structure, and the character of every fragrance as faithfully as possible. The result is something that smells unmistakably close to the original — and thanks to our maximum fragrance inclusion levels, often outperforms it for longevity and projection.
The only thing missing? The three-figure price tag. You're paying purely for the fragrance itself — not the designer bottle, the flagship store, or the celebrity campaign.
Not the Cheapest. The Best.
There are plenty of budget fragrance alternatives out there. And most of them perform like it.
We've made a deliberate choice to sit somewhere different — the position most brands miss entirely. Our fragrances cost a little more than the cheapest options on the market, and here's exactly why that matters:
We use premium fragrance oils at maximum inclusion levels. Budget alternatives dilute their formulas to keep costs down. We do the opposite — loading each fragrance to the highest concentration the formula will hold, so the performance genuinely rivals the designer scent it's inspired by.
We make everything by hand in the UK. Our Glossop workshop runs on skill and care, not overseas mass-production. That costs more. It also produces a noticeably better product.
We use quality, responsibly sourced materials. Cruelty-free, mostly vegan, with locally sourced components and sustainable packaging wherever possible.
What you get is a fragrance that sits in a genuinely compelling position: far more affordable than the designer original, and a world apart from the budget alternatives. The sweet spot. And once you've experienced it, you won't want to go back to either extreme.
Our Star Products
💜 Inspired By Perfumes — Your Favourite Women's Fragrances, Without the Price Tag
Chanel. Dior. YSL. Jo Malone. Marc Jacobs. The names behind the fragrances women reach for again and again — and spend a small fortune to keep in their collection.
Our Inspired By Perfumes range brings you the scents you already love, recreated with precision by our master perfumers and handmade here in Britain. Every bottle is loaded with maximum fragrance concentration, meaning the scent lasts longer on your skin and projects with the kind of confidence the original promises — without the three-figure price tag.
From fresh florals and powdery musks to warm orientals and addictive gourmands, whether you know exactly which scent you're looking for or you're ready to discover something new, you'll find your match here.
These aren't compromises. They're smart choices.
The scent you love. British craft. A price you'll actually smile at.
🔵 Inspired By Aftershaves — The Scents Men Love, Made Affordable
Sauvage. Bleu de Chanel. Acqua di Gio. The fragrances that turn heads, hold rooms, and become a man's signature — but which cost upwards of £70, £100, even £150 for a single bottle.
Our Inspired By Aftershaves range gives you those same iconic scents — the crisp fresh colognes, the bold woody intensities, the deep smoky oud blends — recreated by our master perfumers at maximum inclusion levels and handmade in our Glossop workshop.
The performance is real. The longevity is real. And the price? Genuinely refreshing.
This is quality you can actually afford to wear every day, not save for special occasions. And that's the whole point.
Smell incredible. Every single day. For a fraction of what you'd expect to pay.
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Why We're the Best Inspired-By Brand in the UK
🏆 Maximum Fragrance Inclusion Levels
Every inspired-by brand claims quality. We prove it. Our master perfumers work at the absolute maximum inclusion levels — the highest fragrance concentration each formula will hold. The result is scents that don't just smell right, they perform right. Long throw. Lasting longevity. Fragrances that genuinely go toe-to-toe with the designer originals they're inspired by.
🇬🇧 100% Handmade in the UK
Every product that leaves our studio is made entirely by hand in Glossop, near the Peak District. No overseas mass-production. No shortcuts. Just a passionate family-run team crafting every product with genuine care and skill.
🌿 High Quality, Locally Sourced Materials
We partner with local UK suppliers wherever possible — 70% of our product range is sourced from the Manchester area. Our signature glassware comes from Italy. Our packaging is designed to minimise environmental impact. Everything is chosen with care, not convenience.
🐰 Certified Cruelty-Free & Mostly Vegan
All of our fragrance oils are certified cruelty-free and vegan-friendly. The majority of our range is already fully vegan, and we are working towards full Vegan Society approval across every product we make.
🌱 Natural Ingredients
Our wax-based products use a natural rapeseed and soy wax blend — renewable, vegan, and clean burning. Every fragrance contains essential oil content, giving our scents a richness and authenticity that purely synthetic formulas simply can't match.
♻️ Sustainability at Our Core
We design our packaging to use recycled and recyclable materials wherever possible, and every operational decision we make is guided by responsible energy use, waste minimisation, and reducing transportation impact. Doing right by the planet isn't an afterthought — it's built into how we work.
The Full Collection
Our inspired-by perfumes and aftershaves are the foundation of everything we do — but your favourite scent doesn't have to stop at the bottle. We also craft a full range of home fragrance products including Candles, Reed Diffusers, Wax Melts, Scent Oils, and Room Sprays, all made in Glossop and all available in the same iconic inspired-by fragrances.
Fill your home with the scent you love. Wear it. Live in it.
One scent. Every format. Every moment.
Find Your Scent
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Elements of Fragrance — Handcrafted in Glossop, Peak District, UK.