Exotic Fragrances

I’m writing this review in regret. I should have done my research prior to shoving my feet in there but I acted on the recommendation of my relative. Some of the reviewes are correct: many of the oils are NOT ESSENTIAL. They are other oils that are fragranced by that oil or diluted. One thing I learned is that essential oils are best kept in amber bottles, especially Tea Tree Oil (they were sold here in clear, plastic ones). Just google Lavender Essential Oil and you’ll see the photos that come up. None are contained in plastic. The Jojoba Oil I purchased also looked a bit paler than what I’ve seen in pictures/​videos.
Unfortunately, I am $ 55 dollars short but I will mix these with my homemade body butters. Eh, you live and learn.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this store for their wonderful oils and body products! Have been using their oils for YEARS and am NEVER disappointed! This is my second visit this week as many of my friends ask me to pick up fragrances for them. The staff is friendly and efficient. GO IF YOU CAN!

I was on my way to the train station when I bumped into this place. I don’t know much about oils but I know that I like the smell of Egyptian Musk. I bought a small bottle from another place in Brooklyn and I wanted to smell how theirs would be.
The guy rung me into the store. The guy who let me in was helping another customer and another guy was helping someone else. I was waiting patiently to be helped. Another woman came out but she was taking care of the incoming UPS shipments. I eventually found out, from another customer, there’s a display on the counter of all their oils, in small sample roller ball-​tipped bottles. I asked the guy for the Egyptian Musk. It was hard for me to smell. He told me to smell it outside, because the strong smell of all the fragrances and oils in the store I didn’t know if he meant to take the bottle outside. I didn’t want to risk it and be accused of stealing. I just put some on the back of my hand. I still could not smell anything so I left. When I got out, the smell was so faint. There was not much in the bottle but the color was like regular cooking oil. Again, I’m no expert, so I’m comparing it to the one I bought from another store. (The one I bought was darker in color.)
Also before I left, I asked the lady how much the ¹⁄₃ oz bottle was. She said $ 3, $ 3.25…

This place is okay. They have what you’d expect; Incense, oils, like that. It’s like 50 feet that away from our apartment so I’m always flush with Egyptian musk oil and incense. I would recommend this place to people.

Purchase a oil fragance for me and I love it. Also I went to buy an oil for a gift and they guided me through their huge amount of samples with a lot of patience. Prices are also good. Definitely will come back soon.

I have been going to this place for years and love their products. The staff is always pleasant and easy to work with. I was surprised when an older lady came in and asked for something «nice» the young man gave her a few options and the lady left happy. I mean if I was him I would have been frustrated and said all of our 1300 sent are nice. I mean come on. But he was extremely patient with her. Honestly a great place to find a scent under $ 3.

BY FAX: 212−410−4470
Exotic Fragances
1645 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY
Attention: Customer Service
After several calls to your office and receiving only negative responses; i.e., the types of oils which I purchased have a light fragrance when I had only told you of one fragrance out of all the ones which I had bought, I found it necessary to post the following on the internet.
This warning is for those of you who have used these fragrances in the past or intend to use these fragrances in the future. I have been buying oils from this company for over 20 years. They have been at the same location for longer than 30 years but since I live out of town I haven’t been back for some time. Another reason why I haven’t been back in years is because the 4 ounce bottles of oils that I had previously purchased was so potent that all that I needed to do was to put a drop or two on a cotton swab and place it in the corner of a room and it’s odor would last for several days. Without exaggeration, one 4 ounce bottle of oil has lasted for approximately 2 or more years.
No doubt, when I purchased oils from this store about two weeks ago I was very disappointed. When I smelled the oils from the tester they smelled potent so I didn’t feel the need to check the oils I purchased until I got home. When I got home and smelled the oils that had been mixed for me not only did they not have the consistency oil such as Mazola or Crisco like the previously had, they smelled like water, in other words, THEY HAD NO SMELL AT ALL.
What really bothered me was when I called Exocic Fragances’ customer service department, they tried to convince me that the oils which I purchased have the same potency as they have always had. Since they have a no refund/​no return policy my advice to anyone who is thinking about purchasing oils or other items from this store is to buy only a few items to see if what you get is what you are paying for and don’t be like me and purchase a large quantity that smells like water.

The staff is very friendly and helpful. There is a large range of scented fragrances that are ok. They’re shea butter creams and lotions are excellent very moisturizing and it holds the fragrances nicely.
If you’re looking for 100% pure essential oils do not go there. They’re essential oils are cut with Jojoba oil. If you are fine with a cut oil (which I am at times) then they’re the palce to go.
Only issue I had was with either the coconut scented oil or Almond oil when I mixed these two oils in the shea butter cream/​lotion the product gradually turns pink from day to day. I brought this to they’re attention and was told its because I used too much of one of the fragrances and I should only use a few drops which is a little disappointing because I love the way they’re almond oil smells… which by the way is not 100% Almond Oil because the real thing doesn’t have a scent. However the store keeps insisting that it is 100% Almond oil… w/​e
Anyway, they were kind enough to give me another cream in place of the one that turned pink.
All in all I like going there because the oils are cheap and I can get a large assortment of scents for my cream or to burn.
The shea butter cream/​lotions are the bomb!
If you want 100%essential oils try the healthfood stores thats where I get my essential oils from.

All I can say is that «you get what you pay for «in my case. I ordered «Coco» and «Coco Noir» fragrance oils and thought they smelled cheap and very strong. I also ordered the Burberry London and found I could wear that one. It was nice and closer to the «real» thing. I also wrote them an e-​mail over a month ago and have not heard back regarding exchanging them for something else or a refund.

Exotic Fragrances is filled to the brim with many many fragrance oils. They have a huge list to choose from, if you have a favorite perfume, they most likely have the oil. Varied packaging, great customer service and great prices. Its a thrifty way to experiences with diffrent fragrances. They accept credit cards ($ 20.00) minimum. Go take a look! they also offer lotions, soaps, incence etc.

They have a huge assortment of scented oils, incense etc… Prices are very reasonable and I was visiting around the holidays and it was crowded. If you’re into scented oils this is definitely the place for you.

I love smellling good at $ 12 dollars or less.
When my co-​workers, regardless of gender or gender preferences compliment me on my fragrance of the day, I have a HUGE smile on my face the whole day.
And, I also love giving the gift of smelling good to people I care about.
It’s an immense confidence booster.
They have oils that are pretty up to date as well too. How do I know?
I will always walk into Sephora for the latest scents. I bring back the samples that I sprayed on the little paper strips that they provide and ask Exotic Fragrances if they have the latest Gucci scent or not.
It couldn’t get any better than this. I’m so lucky to have such access, but you could be lucky TOO!

I am always fascinated by rare stores and this place is phenomenal. Imagine, it is dedicated to every imaginable oil fragrance ever made on this planet! They even have a oil scent called Obama!
Oh yeah, they have been in business for 34 years. The personnel are extremely helpful so have questions available.
My suggestion though is to check out their website first. It is rather overwhelming to walk into the store, to see hundreds of bottles filled with odor-​ifous scents. The booklet that lists ALL of the scents is maddening as well.
One would think that the store only sells perfume scents made into oils but do know they HAVE essential oils:
The website also has useful background information on aromatherapy, how to make incense, benefits of certain essential oils etc…
If you are going to make your own lotions etc — the bottle supplies that they sell are recyclable and you can return them to the store to be recycled (but not refilled).
Bring your own bag and they will thank you!

If you are interested in essential oils or aromatherapy, do not bother with this place; they appear to be fragrances only.
I went in there and asked for essential lavender and tea tree oil. The person who was helping me showed me their big display of sample oil bottles and handed me one with a label that said:
Inspired by
ESS. TEA TREE OIL
Fragrance Oil
I asked her if she had the essential oil. She said that *was* essential oil, and that «Ess.» means essential. I said that it was fragrance oil and pointed out that even the label said «inspired by.» She had no idea what I was talking about and didn’t seem interested in figuring it out.
I’m not mad they only sell fragrance oils — the store is called Exotic «Fragrance» after all — but I think if you’re going to open a store that sells oils, you should know what type of oils you sell and what type you don’t. (Essential oils and fragrance oils are NOT the same thing.)
You can smell the store from the sidewalk, so if you’re just looking to buy oils that smell, you should do fine here.