Perfume-making date in Anguk: a scent named after our dog, Muhwawon

I'm back with a review of a perfume workshop in Anguk that was so much fun on our date that we went again!

Muhwawon Bukchon Perfume Workshop: location, hours and booking

Muhwawon Bukchon Perfume Workshop (무화원 북촌향수공방) is at 23 Yulgok-ro 6-gil, Unit 301, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 410m from Anguk Station Exit 4. It's open daily 12:00-22:00, and a Naver reservation is required. This is the perfume workshop we picked for our Bukchon date.

There's no parking of its own at the Bukchon workshop.

Where to park near the Anguk workshop

The workshop has no parking, but right across from it there's a paid car park called Changdeokgung Palace Parking Lot 1.

After parking in Lot 1, it was about ten steps to the building that houses the perfume workshop.

How to get in: the password sent by text

When you book on Naver, they text you a password, and you use that to get in.

Take the elevator up to the 3rd floor, and that's Muhwawon, where you can make perfume in Bukchon.

Inside Muhwawon and how the 2-person date session works

When you walk in, the perfume-making space is split into two areas. I used the restroom inside the workshop first, and then

we were shown to our seats so we could get started right away.

I'd booked the 2-person session for a Bukchon date with my boyfriend (Ungttak), so each of us sat at our own spot, and

Learning from a video on headsets first

first we went over how the session would go, then each of us put on a headset and looked at a tablet,

and started learning about the workshop through a video.

How do you make perfume at Muhwawon? From 48 scents to blending

Once the video was done, the real perfume making began.

First, you smell all 48 scents at the workshop one by one,

check the ones you like, and then take the essences for those scents

over to your seat on a tray.

A scent found after three blends

Next, you blend the essences you brought to your own taste,

shake it hard, and smell the result.

After 3 blends I finally got a scent I liked, and I started making my very own perfume while following the video.

Weighing on a scale and stirring 100 times

You weigh the essences precisely on a scale to the right proportions and add them,

stir about 100 times, and pour it into the bottle. After that, our job is done.

I put my dog's name on the perfume label

While the staff at this Jongno date spot finish things off, you can come up with a name that suits your perfume and stick a name label on it,

and I named mine after our dog at home.

Shopping bag and the review-event mini diffuser

Muhwawon also gives you a shopping bag, and if you join the Naver review event you get a mini diffuser each, so definitely take part!

Why I recommend Muhwawon as an unusual Anguk date

That was my review of Muhwawon, where you can make your own perfume in Anguk, the hottest neighborhood right now. We've done plenty of prop-shop dates around Jongno, Bukchon and Seochon, so if you're looking for something different,

I highly recommend Muhwawon Bukchon Perfume Workshop.