On occasion of Milano Beauty Week.
As a natural continuation of Esxence – The Art Perfumery Event, the leading appointment dedicated to artistic perfumery held every year in Milan, Esxence returns with a new format dedicated to the public: Esxence Boutique, bringing the world of niche fragrance out of the trade fair and into the city.
Scheduled for last weekend, Esxence Boutique brought some of the brands that had already taken part in Esxence to Palazzo Bovara.
Every fragrance holds a path made of raw materials, places, emotions and creative visions. However, to be truly discovered, that story needs someone who knows how to tell it, interpret it and turn it into an experience. At Esxence Boutique, olfactory culture comes to life through a programme of activities designed to introduce the public to the world of artistic perfumery in a way that is engaging, fascinating and accessible. Perfume noses, experts, creatives and talents from across the industry become exceptional storytellers, guiding visitors through the many shades of fragrance: from raw materials to creation techniques, from its connection with memory and the senses to its relationship with art, culture and lifestyle.
A programme of experiences, workshops and sessions titled Scent Stories – powered by Esxence & the Italian Perfumery Institute – revealed the secrets behind every fragrance, letting visitors experience them personally.
Esxence Boutique also hosted Sogni di Natura, an initiative organised by Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, Musei Civici d’Arte Antica and the Italian Perfumery Institute. A sensory journey weaving together art, nature and fragrance, conceived for Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2026, when the Sala Boschereccia at the Collezioni Comunali d’Arte in Bologna was transformed into a setting to be explored through scent. The same atmosphere, suspended between greenery and poetry, has arrived in Milan on occasion of Milano Beauty Week.
Esxence Boutique is an event organised in partnership with Milano Beauty Week.
The Esxence journey continues
After Milano Beauty Week, Esxence and Cosmoprof are collaborating for the first time with the Musée International de la Parfumerie, bringing contemporary Asian perfumery to Grasse through a dedicated gallery opening in September 2026 and running for six months. Soon after, Esxence will fly to New York on October 22, 2026, for AURA — an annual platform and market observatory dedicated to contemporary Italian artistic perfumery, organised by ITA (Italian Trade Agency) in collaboration with Esxence – The Art Perfumery Event.
In November 2026, with the format named Explorers by Esxence, Esxence will bring selected artistic perfumery brands to Hong Kong within Cosmoprof Asia Hong Kong. The seventeenth edition of Esxence will take place in Milan from February 24 to 27, 2027.
