Walk-in
Express Bar
Starting around$45
No appointment needed to build. The base is already made: you smell, mix and blend, and leave with a 10ml flacon.
See the Express Bar
Suite 18Costa Mesa
Hidden perfume bar, two seats
Dare to scent boldly.
Sola Salon Studios, Suite 18
901 S Coast Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
You’re told what’s trending and what to buy. Here, you decide what you smell like.
The menu
Two ways in
Smell, mix and blend your own perfume, from a quick pour to a long afternoon.
By request
Perfume-making sessions
Starting around$95
Hands-on with accords built in-house. Go longer with the Private Reserve, solo or as a couple, and make a 30ml bottle.
See the sessionsHow a seat goes
Request, confirm, pour.
There is no booking calendar to wrestle with. You ask, Vivian answers.
- 1
Send your request
Use the form or send a text.
- 2
Vivian confirms
She confirms the session with you directly.
- 3
You get a payment link
It follows separately, after she confirms.
Your nose knows
Smell every part of a scent.
Every accord on the bar is built in-house from raw aroma chemicals, so you’re smelling every part of a scent, not something off the shelf.
See the menuThe Love, Me series
From the shelf
All the Way Undone
Asian Pear, tobacco, cognac accord, deep resin
Sweet drunken fruit on a pillow of resinous warmth.
Both Sides Now
Unripened fruit, Hinoki wood, a hint of a rugged presence
Resilience to weather all kinds of love.
Honey N.O.
Spiced honey, sugared florals, purple bubblegum, oh and honey again!
Honey is the golden thread, the crush that never ends.
What I want you to leave thinking
Wow, I learned so much!
Damn, I smell good!
Find the door
Suite 18
Behind the unmarked door.
- 1Park near DSW.
- 2The entrance to Sola Salon is directly next door on the ground floor.
- 3Once inside the main lobby, turn left and follow the corridor all the way around to Suite 18.
Parking is plentiful and free.
