Why Choose Us
Why Elements of Fragrance — The Inspired-By Brand That Actually Delivers
You've Tried the Rest. Now Try the Difference.
If you've ever ordered an inspired-by fragrance and been disappointed — a thin, synthetic scent that fades within an hour, packaged cheaply, nothing like the original — you are not alone. It's one of the most common experiences in this category, and it's exactly why we built Elements of Fragrance the way we did.
The inspired-by fragrance market is full of brands making big promises and cutting quiet corners. We don't do that. Everything about how we make our products — the ingredients, the concentration, the process, the people — is designed to produce something that genuinely stands apart.
Here's exactly why.
01 — We Load Our Fragrances to the Maximum
This is the single biggest difference between us and most of the competition, and it's the one that matters most to your nose.
Fragrance concentration is everything. It determines how close a scent smells to the original, how long it lasts on your skin or in your home, and how far it projects. Budget inspired-by brands dilute their fragrance oils heavily to keep their costs — and their prices — as low as possible. The result is a watered-down scent that performs poorly and fades fast.
We do the opposite.
Our master perfumers work at the absolute maximum inclusion levels — the highest concentration of fragrance oil each formula will hold. We don't dilute to cut costs. We push the formula to its limit, so every product we make delivers the kind of powerful, room-filling, long-lasting performance that makes you stop and say — "that actually smells incredible."
This is why customers who've tried cheaper alternatives and been let down consistently tell us ours is on a different level. Because it is.
02 — Every Product is Made by Hand in the UK
We make everything ourselves. In Glossop. By hand. Every single product.
There are no factories in the Far East. No anonymous production lines. No bulk shipments arriving in unmarked boxes. Just our skilled, passionate team in our Peak District workshop, crafting each candle, diffuser, oil, and fragrance product with genuine care and attention.
Being a family-run British business means we have complete control over what goes into our products and how they're made — and it means every order that leaves our studio has been touched by people who genuinely take pride in what they're producing. That's not something you can replicate at scale or overseas.
When your order arrives, you'll feel the difference immediately.
03 — We Are Not the Cheapest — and That's a Feature, Not a Bug
We want to be upfront about this, because it's actually one of our strongest selling points.
Yes, you can find inspired-by fragrances for £3, £5, £8 online. And yes, they smell like they cost £3, £5, £8. Synthetic. Flat. Gone within the hour. Not what you ordered. Not what you wanted.
We're not competing at that end of the market, and we never will.
Our fragrances cost a little more than the cheapest options out there. The reason is simple: quality costs money. Premium fragrance oils at maximum concentration, handmade in the UK, using responsibly sourced ingredients, by a team that genuinely cares — none of that comes for free.
But here's what you're really getting: a fragrance that performs like a designer original, for a fraction of the designer price.
Not the cheapest. Not the most expensive. The best value. The sweet spot. And once you've experienced what that actually means in practice, you'll never go back to either extreme.
04 — Our Formulations Rival the Designer Originals
Bold claim. Here's why we can make it.
Our master perfumers don't just glance at a reference scent and approximate it. They study every layer — the opening top notes, the heart, the dry-down — and work to recreate that journey as faithfully as possible using the finest available fragrance oils. The result is a scent that is unmistakably close in character to the designer fragrance that inspired it.
And because we load our products at maximum inclusion levels — concentrations that many of the original designer fragrances don't even match — our versions frequently outperform the original for longevity and projection.
You get the scent you love. You wear it every day, not just on special occasions. And you spend a fraction of what the designer bottle would cost.
05 — Certified Cruelty-Free. Natural Ingredients. Sustainably Made.
Great fragrance should never come at someone else's expense — and we mean that.
All of our fragrance oils are certified cruelty-free and vegan-friendly. The majority of our range is already fully vegan, and we are actively working towards full Vegan Society approval across every product we make.
Our wax-based products use a natural rapeseed and soy wax blend — vegetable-based, renewable, clean-burning, and free from harmful by-products. Every fragrance contains essential oil content for richness and authenticity.
We work with local UK suppliers wherever possible — 70% of our range is sourced from the Manchester area — to reduce our carbon footprint and support British businesses. Our packaging is designed to use recycled and recyclable materials, and sustainability is built into every operational decision we make.
Cheap brands don't do this. They don't need to because their customers aren't asking. Ours are — and we're proud to deliver.
06 — We Started With Passion and We've Never Lost It
Elements of Fragrance began during COVID as a small family venture making wax melts in Glossop. What drove it then — a genuine obsession with fragrance, a refusal to compromise on quality, and a belief that great scent should be accessible to everyone — still drives everything we do today.
We haven't sold out to mass production. We haven't cut corners as we've grown. We still make everything by hand. We still use the same premium ingredients. We still care deeply about every order that leaves our workshop.
That passion is in every product. And you can smell it.
The Inspired-By Brand That Takes It Seriously
The inspired-by fragrance category has a reputation problem — and it's earned. Too many brands have treated it as a race to the bottom: the cheapest ingredients, the highest margins, the lowest standards.
We built Elements of Fragrance as the answer to that.
Maximum fragrance concentration. Handmade in Britain. Cruelty-free. Natural ingredients. Family-run. Responsibly sourced. Outstanding value.
This is what a premium inspired-by fragrance brand looks like. And we think once you try it, you'll agree there's simply no comparison.
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