4 Fragrance Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Start A Fragrance Business

Here are some real life success stories of starting a fragrance business:

1. Fragrance One ($2.42M/year)

Kamil Banc and his brother Jeremy co-founded Fragrance One to help customers find the perfect scents for different situations. With Jeremy's expertise as a top fragrance influencer and reviewer, they launched their flagship product, OFFICE for Men, through a record-setting crowdfunding campaign, pre-selling almost $940k worth of fragrance. Today, Fragrance One is generating $200k per month in revenue, with a focus on new customer acquisition and expanding their product lineup.

How much they make: $2.42M/year
How much did it cost to start: $100K
Current team size: 2

How We Created A $200K/Month Fragrance Line And Launched A $900K Kickstarter Campaign

Fragrance One co-founder Kamil Banc shares how they created a fragrance line that generates $200,000 per month through a $900,000 Kickstarter campaign and a focus on creating scents designed for specific situations, and offers advice for other entrepreneurs to "adapt and create."

About

Jeremy started Fragrance One over 5 years ago

Revenue

Jeremy grew the business to $202K/month

Costs

It cost Jeremy $100000 to start the business

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2. Firmenich, Inc.

Current team size: 500
Website traffic: 150K/month

3. Fragrance One

Let the compliments flow

How much they make: $2.42M/year
Where they're located: West Palm Beach
How much did it cost to start: $100K
Current team size: 2
Website traffic: 190K/month