Aēsop

Love Aesop products, hate the sales people. There was no one else in the store, yet the red headed sales person did not welcome us into the store. She stared us down and made us feel incredibly uncomfortable, so we left only minutes after entering.

Aesop had three pumps of their products outside the shop for passersby to sample. I loved the Rind balm, a nice grapefruit-​scented lotion, and decided to check out the shop. While the products do seem to be high quality, I just can’t justify spending $ 97 on a bottle of lotion regardless of the fancy ingredients or special properties. I’m probably not their target market, though! I would rather buy something organic and also high quality at Whole Foods that’s a fraction of the price.
If you like nice-​smelling body & haircare products it’s worth checking out though.

Aesop has really great products– especially their bergamot hand lotion!
i would have GLADLY paid for the elevated price tag for this lotion were it not for the obnoxious red head monitoring the samples like a demented hawk with zero social skills– let alone SALES SKILLS. nevermind people skills…
Sorry, AESOP, but i will take my money and spend it on Amazon, where I can shop Aesop products in peace, without your «sales associates» staring me down, daring me to try a sample. Yes, raggedy ann at the Abbot Kinney location-​I am looking at you– nice glasses boo.
next time, might i suggest mustering a quick «hello» (its considered polite, ma chere) instead of glaring at the folks who are eager to try out samples of the products that are so OBVIOUSLY displayed at the entrance to your store.
and for god’s sake, do not let out an audible sigh of disgust while you cut me off to“clean” the sample counter.
tragic.

Friendly and knowledgeable staff. If you got the dough, good products. I bought a few things, including one I didn’t love after few uses, and had no problem returning the item. Aèsop actually seemed interested in my experience which was refreshing. I’ll go there once a year. :)

This is the only place I can justify spending a gajillion dollars on body products. Everything here smells like a super attractive couple who live in an amazing log cabin. The product is quality. The staff is always friendly. And the store is beautiful.
4 stars because parking sucks on AK

I first found out about the brand from their delicious smelling soaps in a few restaurants. Popped into the store this past weekend and was greeted by the very kind James who talked with us about the brand and our needs and guided us to the right products. He was so sweet and made sure to explain what each product was made of and how it would help.
We ended up buying more than our fair share and he loaded us up with samples of other products to try. I’ll definitely be back to buy them before too long.

I love Aesop. I live for earthy ethereal fragrances and body stuff. This shop on Abbot Kinney is the bees knees. I wish I had more time, so that I could enjoy the patio, but I had somewhere to be. I had a very nice and relaxing cup of tea while I was there talking fragrance with the employees. They were very lovely girls who were equally helpful.
I bought the Marrakech perfume roll-​on, and the ahem… post poo drops. Fabulous way to keep my ladies room, smelling like one. Just a couple of drops in the throne, and you’ll leave the bathroom smelling like there was a royal visit from the queen. Lol…
I also put a couple drops in a decorative bowl of water on my mantle, for a down low room freshener that doesn’t require fire (i have a bad habit of falling asleep on candles) or a chemical release into the air, like febreeze… yuck. The drops work great, and I love the fragrance oil. The young lady even have me a fist full of samples of other products that I can’t wait to try. Yay!

Walking up and down Abbot Kinney, we were finished with our shopping and were headed back to the car when this shop window caught my eye. I called my boyfriend back and asked if we could make one more stop. Honestly, I didn’t even realize it was a skin care (etc) shop until I was already inside but I decided to look around anyway. What I didn’t expect was to walk out of there with $ 80 worth of product!
The sales associate, James, was such a sweetheart and absolutely full of knowledge. I’ve fixed up most of my «blemish» issues lately with a new Clinique routine for the last 6 months but was looking for something to top it all off. Cue James and the Aesop chamomile mud mask. It’s $ 50 for a small pot of it, but the pot should last 6 months if you use it twice a week. It’s only been two weeks but I can already tell a major difference– redness is disappearing, those last stray blemishes that seem to crop up are zapped even faster than before, and my skin has never felt so unbelievably clean (and this is even after my new normal cleansing routine).
I’ve been really into rose scented items lately and couldn’t resist grabbing a bottle of body wash from the shelf (it’s divine!). James checked us out and threw in a few free samples which I’m excited to try, but haven’t gotten around to yet.
Aesop is by no means cheap, but so far I think it has been worth every penny and then some.
Big glowing 5 stars for both the products and the staff! James will take care of you while you’re there and the goods will take care of you after you get home.

Love this store in Venice!
The employees are super nice and helpful and the little backyard patio with plants is very peaceful and sleek.