8am GmbH represents selected fragrance and skincare brands in Germany and Europe, guides international houses into the German market and helps owner-run perfumeries find their own way.
More than 30 years in the world of fragrance and cosmetics: in retail, in sales and as the owner of my own perfumery. The result is an offering that understands brands and retailers alike.
As a sales agent, I represent fragrance and skincare brands to perfumeries in Germany: personally, for the long term and with detailed knowledge of every partner.
I prepare international fragrance, skincare and make-up brands for the German market, from strategy to the right partner.
Independent perfumeries hold their own against chains and corporations when they are bold and clearly different. I support owners and their teams along the way.
Good advice is what makes the difference between a perfumery and a shelf. That is why my training is not about theory but about what works with customers the very next day. I train in store, in-house or in workshops for several shops at once.
Every brand in the portfolio is a deliberate choice: original in concept, uncompromising in quality and a real asset for any perfumery.
Perfume houses with a signature of their own, from Graubünden to Paris and Naples.
Swiss luxury skincare and exclusive natural cosmetics from Lake Chiemsee.
In my perfumery in the historic half-timbered house at the Weberbrunnen in Essen-Kettwig or at a venue of your choice: I create evenings, celebrations and talks all about fragrance, personally and with more than 30 years of experience.
For you, your family and your friends, in a setting like no other.
The perfumery is all yours. Before or after closing time, I take time for your personal fragrance consultation, at your leisure and with a good glass in hand.
An exclusive evening for you and up to 15 guests: a fragrant journey through the collection, with stories about brands, perfumers and raw materials.
Birthday, family celebration, stag or hen party: your occasion gets a special programme in which every guest discovers their own fragrance. The shop welcomes up to 15 guests.
An in-depth personal consultation in which we find out together which fragrance truly suits you, with no time pressure and plenty of discoveries.
Themed evenings, for example around vanilla, rose or oud, and brand evenings with perfumers or founders who present their fragrances in person.
Private shopping, a fragrance evening or a personal consultation as a gift, with an individually designed voucher on request.
I come to you, whether for a customer event, a conference or a special evening.
Fragrance workshops for teams, customers or incentives, at your premises or at a special venue of your choice.
Well-founded, entertaining and drawn from practice, for example on these topics:
Evenings where fragrance and cuisine come together, in partnership with hotels and restaurants. The model is my fragrance dinner at Schlosshotel Hugenpoet.
Selected fragrances and skincare as gifts for customers or employees, personally curated to suit your company.
As a guest or moderator at industry events, panel discussions and podcasts on fragrance, retail and brands.
A sample set is delivered to your home, then we explore it together live, scent by scent, which is also ideal for remote teams.
Fragrance dinners with Thomas De Monaco, Maison Crivelli and M. Micallef at Schlosshotel Hugenpoet · Fragrance dinner at Landhaus Höppeler · Fragrance evening with Elleven Oh One · St Nicholas market and summer market at Schlosshotel Hugenpoet
Don’t see what you’re looking for? I design every experience individually with you. We agree on the programme and price personally.
Request an experienceInternational brands entering Germany face a retail landscape of chains, department stores and strong owner-run perfumeries. Choosing the right path determines success and speed. I have known this landscape from the inside for more than 30 years.
Actually, I wanted to study mechanical engineering. After training as a toolmaker, I had already started my degree and was working part-time in the stockroom of Parfümerie Schnitzler in Düsseldorf. That is where the world of fragrance captured me for good. Instead of continuing my studies, I trained as a retail salesman at Schnitzler and, at the same time, as a make-up artist.
I then travelled all over Germany as a make-up artist and make-up trainer for Helena Rubinstein (L’Oréal Group). This was followed by more than 16 years at Douglas: from deputy store manager to store manager and area manager, all the way to running the Schnitzler perfumeries in Düsseldorf, Douglas’s luxury division. Along the way I led teams of up to 80 employees and was responsible for up to 10 million euros in revenue.
In 2015, I was General Manager Germany for Cellcosmet & Cellmen. From 2016, I was responsible for sales at will be a brand GmbH in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with brands such as Escentric Molecules, Renegades, Mark Buxton, Saskia Diez, Biehl Parfumkunstwerke, Atelier Parfums Meyer Plettenberg and Nasengold.
In 2019, I founded 8am GmbH. During the pandemic, at the friendly urging of my wife and our two children, I moved out of my home office into a small office with a showroom. I paid the rent by selling fragrances from my brands. It went so well that it grew into a real perfumery: Perfumehouse, today at the Weberbrunnen in Essen-Kettwig.
I support #undupable, the initiative of the VKE cosmetics association, backed by the Fragrance Foundation Germany. It champions original products in the beauty industry.
For me, this is more than a campaign. Behind every perfume I represent are people with an idea, with craftsmanship and with courage. Dupes copy a bottle and a name, but never that attitude. That is exactly why I only work with originals.
Whether you are a brand, a perfumery or a distributor: I look forward to hearing from you.
