About us

GALLIVANT

- verb informal 

To go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment

GALLIVANT is a multi award-winning independent perfume-maker from London, founded and created by Nick Steward, with a collection of travel-inspired playful, thoughtful, unisex fragrances. Perfumed escapism.

GALLIVANT is about celebrating simple pleasures, and the human desire to be free to explore the world around us. Places, sights, sounds, smells. 

GALLIVANT is about taking the pulse of places we love. It's an antidote to our fast-paced lives ... . Slow-paced, mindful, it's about being in the moment, appreciating the small details and the everyday beauty of the world. #slowlife #slowperfume

The fragrances capture the feelings and emotions of wanderlust and escapism.

With a sustainably-minded 'less is more' design ethos, we believe that a quality perfume speaks for itself; it doesn't need to be loud and flashy. 

Gallivanting is fun and pleasurable and something everyone can do.

Fragrances made by humans, for fellow humans.

#PerfumedEscapism

NICK STEWARD, THE FOUNDER

Nick has two decades of hands-on experience in perfume making in London and Paris. From creating for big global brands, he went on to become Product & Creative Director of the pioneering cult house L’Artisan Parfumeur. He devised GALLIVANT to get back to basics. His collection of unisex, gender-neutral eau de parfum brings a thoughtful, honest and unfussy approach to perfumery.

"I wanted to do something clever, playful and interesting, avoiding all the froth and hype ...  deceptively simple. Slow perfumery - focused on beautiful perfumes, honest materials. I'm a big believer that quality always wins in the end. It's about provenance and craft, taking the time to do things properly. A certain timeless elegance. The packaging is chic, understated luxe. Less is more. Quality over quantity. 

As someone who's been lucky to have travelled widely, who’s lived in various countries, this is my celebration of many different cultures around the world.

I want our perfumes to have a dreamy quality. To give you a feeling of escapism via perfume"

THE MAKERS

Nick, the founder of the brand, is proud to work with a group of true artisan markers. And the most original, fun and interesting perfumers in the fragrance business. 

GALLIVANT's products are all handmade in Britain. In East London, Kent, and the Cotswolds.

TRUE ARTISANS - GENERATIONS OF EXPERTISE

Nick develops the collection with perfumery’s finest materials – composed at the Art et Parfum private lab and sourcing house in Cabris, in the hills above Grasse, France, founded by legendary perfumer Edmond Roudnitska (creator of Dior's Eau Sauvage, Diorella, Diorissimo as well as fragrances for Hermès, Rochas and others).

The fragrance oils are handcrafted in France and then the perfumes are matured, macerated and bottled in the Cotswolds, England in a genuinely artisanal, small-batch, human process – done with love and attention