# Bukchon perfume workshop before the Gyeongbokgung night tour: Muhwawon

- By Daon (https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-taste-pause/)
- Written Sep 17, 2026
- Local places › Things to do › Jongno, Seoul
- Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-taste-pause/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@seoul-taste-pause/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/index.md)

## In short

Muhwawon Bukchon Perfume Workshop is a premium perfume-making studio on the 3rd floor near Anguk Station in Jongno, Seoul. After landing Gyeongbokgung night tour tickets, the writer turned Muhwawon into a Bukchon date with his girlfriend, picking from more than 48 scents to blend one woody forest scent and one floral soap scent into 50ml bottles. Even someone who almost never wears perfume found the dropper-by-dropper blending far more fun than expected.

## Good to know

- **Address**: 23 Yulgok-ro 6-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 3rd floor
- **Hours**: Daily 12:00–22:00
- **Experience duration**: About 1 to 1.5 hours
- **Experience**: Making a premium 50ml perfume
- **Scent options**: More than 48 scents, choose at least 6
- **Aging**: Needs 2 weeks of aging after blending
- **Booking**: Groups and reservations available via Naver booking
- **Parking**: Paid parking
- **Transit**: Anguk Station Exit 4 or Jongno 3-ga Station Exit 6
- **Other items made**: Diffusers, car air fresheners

*as written by the visitor on Sep 17, 2026*

## Why a perfume workshop made the Bukchon date plan

Today I was looking for what kind of fresh, offbeat date to try next.

![The atmosphere of the perfume workshop chosen for a Bukchon date](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-01-17l08-900.webp)

Last time we made rings together at a ring-making studio and it was so fun that I thought — let's try a different kind of workshop this time. Plus I'd managed to snag tickets for the Gyeongbokgung night tour, so it seemed perfect to pair with a date around Bukchon in Seoul.

![Entrance to Muhwawon Bukchon Perfume Workshop near Anguk Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-02-wivfj-m-900.webp)

That's how I found 'Muhwawon Bukchon Perfume Workshop' (무화원 북촌향수공방) near Anguk Station in Jongno. The name and meaning — a scent blooming like mist in a garden — already felt like it was going to be something special, so I booked it on Naver right away. The experience takes roughly 1 hour to 1.5 hours.

![Work table set up for the perfume-making experience](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-03-1xkbo-900.webp)

For reference, I'm the kind of low-quality(?) guy who doesn't even know any perfume brands aside from the Diptyque my girlfriend once gave me, and barely wears fragrance at all — but the perfume-making process was way more fun than I expected. I even got called soft and romantic (에겐남) there, ugh.

This is my review of making a premium 50ml perfume at 'Bukchon Perfume Workshop' by Muhwawon, a Bukchon date course in Seoul.

## Muhwawon Bukchon Perfume Workshop: hours, price and what you make

- Address: 서울 종로구 율곡로6길 23 3층 (23 Yulgok-ro 6-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 3rd floor)
- Hours: Daily 12:00–22:00
- Groups/reservations available
- Paid parking

## How the perfume-making class works, step by step

![Setup before the start of the perfume-making experience](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-04-1htgs-900.webp)

Perfume-making at Muhwawon Bukchon Perfume Workshop starts with a brief explanation, followed by actually smelling scents and checking off the ones you want and like.

![Checking favorite scents on scent test strips](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-05-b7dpx-900.webp)

![Various scent test bottles placed around the workshop](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-06-oosb9-900.webp)

![Shelf displaying 48-plus scent ingredients](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-07-1et6m-900.webp)

It was fun smelling so many different scents and picking out the ones I liked, the ones I wanted to put into my own perfume. In my case, I wanted a woody scent, something like a forest. My girlfriend liked a floral soap scent.

![Testing woody forest-scent ingredients at the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-08-3j6v9-900.webp)

![Choosing a floral soap-scent fragrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-09-4xe0g-900.webp)

![Worksheet for writing down preferred scents](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-10-1b8h3-900.webp)

![Workshop table laid out with scent options](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-11-dawbr-900.webp)

After writing down the scent you're going for, you pick at least 6 scents you preferred out of 48-plus options, and then get feedback from the perfumer — that's how it goes!

![Getting feedback from the perfumer on the scent blend](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-12-nsoye-900.webp)

![Record sheet with the blending ratios written down](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-13-tu0gi-900.webp)

After that, they blend the scents with a dropper according to the ratios you wrote down. Each drop adds about 0.02g, so it was nerve-wracking making sure not to go over — honestly super fun.

![Blending the scent drop by drop with a dropper](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-14-hibl3-900.webp)

### Naming your own scent and the packaging you take home

Finally, they wrap it up beautifully, and you get to name the scent yourself. Kind of like the engraving at the ring-making studio — couples could write each other's nicknames or pet names lol. So making one for each other seems like it'd be a lot of fun too!

![Finished, self-named 50ml premium perfume in packaging](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-15-13ibe-900.webp)

Honestly, as a dopamine-soaked ENTP, I was worried it might get boring, but it was genuinely so much fun lol. The scent I tried right before finalizing was so exactly me that I can't wait to actually wear it! FYI, it needs 2 weeks to age.

## Where Muhwawon is and what the studio looks like inside

![Location signage for Muhwawon Bukchon Perfume Workshop](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-16-vfw63-900.webp)

Muhwawon Bukchon Perfume Workshop is easy to reach from Anguk Station Exit 4 or Jongno 3-ga Station Exit 6, and it sits on a street near tiled-roof buildings like Unhyeongung Palace, so you really get that Bukchon atmosphere.

![View of tiled-roof buildings along a Bukchon street](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-17-1tokg-900.webp)

The interior has a really upscale feel. Every seat was already full of people! I could totally see why this place is known as a hot Bukchon date course in Seoul lately — great for couples, but it also has a girly vibe, so it seemed like a lot of women were there doing it with friends too.

![Interior of the perfume workshop with every seat full](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-18-jh3ot-900.webp)

![Corner for making diffusers and car air fresheners](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-19-p8imd-900.webp)

Besides perfume, you can also make diffusers or car air fresheners, so it's worth checking out in different ways ^^

## Is Muhwawon worth it before the Gyeongbokgung night tour?

![Finished custom perfume from the Bukchon perfume workshop](https://img.superchart.com/images/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date/bukchon-perfume-workshop-woody-couple-date-20-ezib0-1200.webp)

That's my review of making a premium 50ml perfume at 'Muhwawon Bukchon Perfume Workshop,' a place I'd recommend checking out in Seoul right now, and a great Bukchon date course. I ended up getting more excited than my girlfriend and totally exposed my soft side lol. Can't be the only one caught like that — bring your boyfriend along and see if he's got that softer side too, lol.

## Where it is

- Muhwawon Bukchon Perfume Workshop (무화원 북촌향수공방)
- 23 Yulgok-ro 6-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 3rd floor (서울 종로구 율곡로6길 23 3층)
- 서울특별시 종로구 율곡로6길 23 3층
- 37.5762005, 126.9894158
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%AC%B4%ED%99%94%EC%9B%90%20%EB%B6%81%EC%B4%8C%ED%96%A5%EC%88%98%EA%B3%B5%EB%B0%A9/@37.5762005,126.9894158,17z

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