Scent workshops are an intimate, sensory-led experience designed for teams, brands, and private groups seeking a more thoughtful approach to connection and creativity. Each workshop is carefully guided, blending fragrance education, intuitive scent exploration, and facilitated conversation to create an atmosphere that feels both grounding and inspiring.

Participants are led through the process of building a custom scent from a curated (seasonal) selection of fragrance notes, learning how scent interacts with memory, mood, and environment. The experience encourages collaboration and conversation while allowing space for personal expression—making it ideal for team-building, creative off-sites, and intentional gatherings. Workshops are offered either on-site or hosted in Haeley’s home studio in Portland.

Each guest leaves with their own hand-poured, custom candle, created during the workshop. All materials and supplies are provided, and the experience is designed to feel seamless, elevated, and immersive from start to finish.

Scent Workshops

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Private Scent Workshop Per Participant

$95.00

Admission for one guest to a private, guided scent workshop experience. All materials are included, and each participant leaves with a custom hand-poured candle or perfume.

Private scent workshops require a four-person minimum to reserve. Additional guests are welcome and can be added as needed.

After checkout, you’ll receive a confirmation email and we’ll follow up within 24 hours to schedule your workshop and finalize details.

Booking Details

what past Guests are saying

We thoroughly enjoyed our first Candle Blending Experience with Haeley here at Hawks View Winery! It was an intimate, hands-on experience, and Haeley guided each guest through the candle-making process with such thoughtfulness and genuine care.
She encouraged creativity, welcomed new ideas, and created an atmosphere where a group of strangers quickly felt comfortable connecting with one another. By the end of the class, guests were sharing personal stories, laughing together, and leaving with not only a beautifully handcrafted candle, but also a meaningful memory from the experience.
We're so excited to welcome Haeley back and can't wait to create more special moments together!

— Lily Hanridge

Hawks View Winery

Haeley with Nightwork recently hosted a Scent Bar experience at our most recent resident event, and it was a huge hit! Guests had the opportunity to mix their own signature scent from a wide variety of scents that Haeley had curated. The event was a rooftop wine social, so the Scent Bar was a perfect feature which drew people in and created a fun and engaging experience. Haeley is an amazing host with such a vast knowledge of fragrance, and she was truly the most ideal person to collaborate with for this event. Between her warm and inviting persona, and the high quality of her products, she truly creates an elevated yet welcoming experience for all. I highly recommend all Nightwork products and Haeley's Scent Bar experience to all!

— Sydney Jacobs

Prometheus Real Estate Group

I had the lucky opportunity to attend one of Haeley’s perfume workshops, and everything about the experience was absolutely delightful. From the moment I arrived, it felt luxurious and thoughtfully curated. Every detail was beautiful, and Haeley’s warm, welcoming energy made the experience even more special.

She’s incredibly knowledgeable and has a true gift for teaching. She made the art of creating a custom fragrance approachable, fun, and fascinating, explaining each step with so much care and expertise.

I absolutely love the perfume I created and am so grateful I got to be part of this experience. I can’t recommend Haeley’s workshop highly enough, it would make a wonderful outing for yourself, with friends, or as a unique gift.

— Kate Kelly

Kate Kelly Real Estate

My wife and I had the pleasure of experiencing the scent workshop! We had some experience with perfumes and scent notes before, but I was blown away by the new knowledge and experience I gained from this session! Haeley gave us space to explore each ingredient and then walked us through building our own perfumes from base to heart to top notes. Along the way, I started to get a bit lost and worried about how mine was turning out (I’m an over-thinker), Haeley provided the perfect guidance and suggested a subtle addition that rounded my scent out. My wife and I both got to take home entire bottles of our new favorite scents! Whether you are an experienced perfumer or you have no idea what better is, I highly recommend this for dates, friend groups, team building, whatever!

— Jon Gould-Knight

Living Room Realty

Haeley created an intimate and sacred perfume making experience and the final result smells amazing! I can’t believe how much I learned and how much fun I had. The gorgeous take home bottle and scent are a constant reminder of that fun time and I’d highly recommend it for anyone!!! I truly get compliments on the smell! Thank you Haeley!

— Jessica Hill

Peekaboo Boudoir

The perfume workshop was an absolute dream experience. Haeley makes working with scent totally approachable and so much fun. Building a custom perfume, that I took home in the cutest bottle, was the very best way to connect with my creativity alongside good girlfriends. If you want a relaxed and enjoyable creative experience, book now. You will love every second! I can’t wait to do it again!

— Amy Carl

meet your instructor

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Haeley Gjesvold

Haeley Gjesvold has been creating custom candle and perfume blends since 2019. After months of experimentation, testing, and refining her process, she launched Nightwork Candle—a premium coconut soy candle brand known for its unique scent compositions and immersive, story-driven worlds.

Following the success of her candle line and countless requests from customers and collaborators, Haeley expanded into perfume, offering both a core collection and limited-edition seasonal releases. Her workshops draw from this hands-on experience, blending technical guidance with creative intuition to create an atmosphere that feels thoughtful, accessible, and inspiring.

Her approach to scent is intuitive and story-led, inviting participants to explore memory, mood, and personal expression through fragrance.

Have questions? Feel free to reach out anytime.

If you’re ready to reserve your workshop, you can do so by placing your order below. I’ll follow up within 24 hours to schedule.