Chasing Scents.

The house, in one read

Chasing Scents is a Sydney-made perfume house with a singular obsession: tea. What sets them apart is a commitment to in-house tea extraction — pulling real aromatic compounds from whole flower buds and loose leaf — rather than relying on synthetic tea accords off the shelf.

The catalogue reads like a tea menu with genuine emotional intent: a yum cha jasmine spread, a smoke-laced mountain teahouse, a rainy afternoon tisane, a matcha moment stolen from a busy day. Each fragrance is rooted in a specific mood or memory, and the sourcing is specific enough to name-drop Guangdong perfume lemon and 'Duck Poo' oolong without irony.

With perfumer Sandy Wong credited across releases, this is founder-adjacent craft perfumery operating in an underexplored niche — Australian indie tea perfumery — and doing it with enough rigour to warrant serious attention from curious buyers.

“Best for buyers who find most tea fragrances too synthetic or timid — Chasing Scents uses real extractions and means it, making this the go-to house for anyone who actually drinks the stuff.