After months of hush-hush searching, I am beyond thrilled to finally be able to share with you that Scents of Self will be opening the first DC-area niche perfume boutique! Our graphic designer (who’s also a Felanilla-wearing fragonerd, of course) tells us that while Scents of Self might be an excellent blog name, it’s probably too long for a shop name. If you’d like to help us choose our shop name, please choose your favorite option in this poll! Write-ins and any other suggestions are more than welcome. Thank you so much for your help and support!
SCENTS OF SELF 
Congrats!!! I wish I lived in your area to become a regular customer 😉
I voted Scents of Self because I think it’s a perfect name for a shop, too!
Thank you so much, superqueen! What a sweet thing to say!
Ari – That is so awesome. You said you were looking for the perfect place…what part of town is the winner??! I’ll bring the champagne when you open. How exciting! xoxoxox Steve
Thank you so much, Steve! We’ve found a wonderful spot at the Mosaic District in Fairfax. You and your champagne are always welcome! 😉
Great choice. I was just there last weekend and it just keeps growing and developing at such a rapid rate! Do you have an estimated launch date?
So exciting! What a great spot!
Thank you, Eleebelle! Between the Angelika theater and the Dolcezza gelato, I will probably never leave.
Ohhh!!! I was certain your location would be some hard-to-get-to (for me) place in DC — but the Mosaic District!!! Why, I can see it from my house! (Almost ) I was excited before, but now I’m practically beside myself!
So exciting!
Arielle? ScentShelf? Ariscent?
Actually, “Nosy” is kind of cute… it all depends on the “look” you want for the shop, too…
Thank you, J! Nosy is my personal favorite, but I suspect I am outvoted!
Congratulations, Ari! xo
What exciting news, Ari!!
if your branding, identity and ‘shop feel’ matches it – what about ‘Nosy Ari’?
oh or ‘Arielle’s Nosy Nook’ / Ari’s Nosy Nook?..ok- I am getting carried away..:)
How fun!!
or Ari’s Nosy Bar..:)
Thank you for the suggestions and the excitement, Lavanya! 😀
Excellent! I wish you all the best! xo
Best of luck to you in your new venture! That’s so exciting.
That’s so exciting! Congratulations! I think Nosy is a cute name.
Congratulations! Amazing news. I don’t think Scents of Self is too long. It’s clever, says what you’re offeirng and is meaningful to you. Very best wishes.
I voted for Scents of Self and you can have a Perfume S. O. S. newsletter. Good luck my dear – I’ll take the train down to the shop when it opens!
What exciting news, Ari! I just wish I lived up there to support your endeavors.
Best of luck! I am very excited to hear the news 🙂
What about ScentsAri? (Like sensory)
Congratulations – very exciting news for you. I like Nosy.
Ari, by chance have you listened to the podcast called Start Up? It’s this former NPR host (Planet Money) describing the process of starting his new business. The whole series might be interesting to you, but especially the portions of the first few episodes where he describes the process of choosing the name (originally American Podcasting Corporation, now Gimlet Media.) Free on iTunes!
Congrats on the store!! So excited!
Oh wow! CONGRATULATIONS!
I find this very inspiring. Fantastic.
Good luck Ari with your niche perfume boutique! How about Scentetta or Scentella 😉
Hurrah – the Washingtonians are very lucky. Does Michelle Obama know? She was partial to that range that sounds like Boadicea last time I looked, but could surely use a bit of consultancy. I have no problem with Scents of Self – love a good pun, I do.
Wow, very cool! 🙂 So excited for you and DC!
Arielle,
I’ve been trying to get in touch. My email is the same, could you drop me a line please.
Hope you’re happy & well.
Portia xx
Yay!
Ari- congrats and best of luck and much success! A fragrance shop is a wonderful thing. My idea for your shop name is “Scent Markt”, so the german does a thing where it’s both fragrance market, and also sounds like “marked by” scent. Otherwise, I like Ari’s.
I was thinking about your shop today. I can’t wait for it to open 🙂 Have you thought about a name like The Perfumari, or Parfumari?