The MadHat Story

MadHat Scents was established in 2014. I had an apartment and a coffee table lined with a few small perfume bottles, Mason jars, pipettes, a handful of materials, and no clue what I was doing.

It was all trial and error — blending, testing, scrapping batches, and starting over. Those early mistakes taught me everything I know today.

MadHat Scents is still a very small, independent perfume house. Every fragrance is carefully blended in small batches using the highest-quality materials. I develop, macerate, and bottle everything myself. The bottles, design, and packaging are kept simple so the focus stays on the fragrance itself. Keeping costs low allows me to share these scents directly with people who appreciate them.

Some MadHat Scents are atmospheric, some direct, some experimental. Each stands alone, born from ideas, memories, and moments I’ve collected over the years.

All MadHat Scents fragrances are made and macerated by hand in Illinois in limited quantities.

I truly appreciate everyone who has purchased from me, interacted with me, or become friends through fragrance. Sharing my work, creating experiences, and having others enjoy my scents is what means the world to me.