Scent Salim: Yorkshire entrepreneur offers unique scent revival service and a 40% discount sale in May

Ilyas Salim – the man behind Leeds-based Scent Salim – has launched a “match and create” service which can take even the tiniest drop of old perfume and bring it back to life in a new bottle.

And that’s not all – if you want to create your own scents, then a perfume workshop at the Scent Salim store on Roundhey Road is the perfect starting point.

Ilyas first became interested in scents as a 13-year-old schoolboy. Now that interest would grow into the multi-million pound business Scent Salim.

It has international royalty as clients, and loyal customers from across the world who visit its seven shops.

Online sale at Scent Salim will offer 40% off perfumes

Scent Salim offers an array of niche fragrances, perfumes and Arabian Oud sprays.

Ilyas is constantly expanding and updating the range; and as an update is due very soon, there will be a 40% off online sale at its website from May 11 to May 21.

To activate the 40% offer, use the code May40.

Oud scents take their unique aromas from agarwood trees which have been left to mature for hundreds of years.

The magic of Oud led Ilyas to offer the “match and create” service.

A scent helped to bring back a father’s memories

He says: “I was approached by a daughter who had found an old scent bottle in her father’s possessions.

“He had dementia, was in his 90s, and the bottle had been gifted to him by one of the kings of Arabia.

“There was only a tiny a bit of oil left. But as we have over 500 perfume formulas, we were able to recreate the scent for them.

“They were really pleased, and the daughter told us that the scent did bring back memories for her father.”

Now anyone can take an old perfume into the Leeds store and the experienced team can use Scent Salim’s extraordinary range of formulas to recreate it.

Delve into the world of perfume in a special workshop

Ilyas – the author of The Perfume Mindset – is also offering people the chance to discover the world of scents via Perfume Workshops at the Leeds store.

They will make their own perfume from over 250 scents. People will also receive the book and a £20 voucher to spend in the store.

The workshops (£45) are ideal for corporate away-days.

To ask about a workshop, or the match and create scheme, email [email protected] and to see the range of Scent Salim go to scentsalim.com