Forty-five niche houses.
One room on Grand Avenue.
Come smell something.

San Diego’s first and only niche fragrance boutique
Shaya exploring a fragrance at The Drydown boutique
Inside The Drydown boutique

Step-By-Step

The Drydown Experience

  1. 1

    Grab a pen and notecard.

  2. 2

    Choose a scent family that intrigues you.

  3. 3

    Smell the fragrance. If you like it…

  4. 4

    Write the name on a tester strip and spray once. (All bottles on the shelf are testers.)

  5. 5

    Check the price — it’s on a tag under the tester bottle.

  6. 6

    Want to try it longer? Samples are available for purchase ($10–$20). Your sample purchase will be credited toward a full bottle with customer info at checkout.

Visit

Come smell something in Carlsbad.

The Shop

565 Grand Ave
Carlsbad, CA 92008

Tue–Sat 11am–6pm · Sun 11am–4pm

The Houses

Shop Online

Can’t make it in? Shop the full collection.

Visit the Shop

Workshops

Sip and Create

Make your own perfume in a hands-on perfume-making class in Carlsbad, guided by a professional perfumer. Explore curated accords, experiment with scent combinations, and blend your personalized signature formula to take home — no experience needed.

View perfume-making workshops
Guests blending custom fragrances at a Drydown workshop

A private session

The Signature Scent Experience

An unhurried hour, one-on-one with our founder, to find the fragrance that’s unmistakably yours. Book your session online.

Book a session
A guest exploring the fragrance shelves with our founder at The Drydown boutique

Gift cards

Give the gift of choice.

Not sure which scent? Let them choose their own. A Drydown gift card is the perfect way to share the boutique with someone you love — delivered by email, ready in moments.

Send a gift card
A guest considering a fragrance at the shelves inside The Drydown boutique

On Instagram

@drydownboutique

asking all of the hard questions here lol. #perfumeshop #drydownboutique #fragrance #nichefragrance #nicheperfumewelcome to our crib! 
we love to give a little tour before you start your smelling experience, shaya is the owner and pro so we figured she please welcome @shopjunethirtieth to the dry down!! we are absolutely obsessing over these 3! come in and give them a try! #drydownboutique

Kind Words

From visitors and fragrance lovers

The best experience I've had smelling perfumes. You can tell the owner truly loves fragrance.
Orion B.
via Yelp
The Drydown is a dream come true for fragrance lovers.
Lynn K.
via Google
Perfumes masterfully curated by scent family.
Vince P.
via Yelp
There's clearly a lot of passion and knowledge that's gone into this. Also a great date spot weirdly!
Brandon N.
via Google
Shaya went above and beyond to make the experience memorable.
Shamus T.
via Square
The space is so welcoming. I love the experience each time I visit.
Laurie D.
via Square