THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE FRAGRANCES

Independent minds. Distinct creations.

Meet the independent perfumers behind Scent Trunk. Each brings a different perspective to a focus ingredient, creating a fragrance with a story of its own.

Meet the perfumers

Bengaluru, India

Priya Raman

Flavour chemist turned perfumer. Builds formulas like recipes — everything measured, nothing decorative.

3 editions

OudAmber Shadow
SaffronRed Thread
TuberoseNight Bloom

Glasgow, Scotland

Sam Macer

Came from restoration work on antique furniture. Still smells everything for the finish on it.

Meet Sam Macer

2 editions

OakmossMoss Machinist
LabdanumResin Hour

Kyoto, Japan

Rina Okada

Trained in kōdō incense ceremony. Works in near-silence, with fewer materials than anyone here.

4 editions

CardamomCloud Cardamom
Fig leafFig Workshop
YuzuCold Peel
BenzoinSlow Balm

Quito, Ecuador

Tomás Vega

Third-generation cacao grower before perfumery. Everything he makes has something edible buried in it.

4 editions

CocoaGolden Cocoa
TobaccoLate Study
Pink pepperBright Sting
Yerba matéBitter Green

Grasse, France

Adèle Fournier

Classically trained in Grasse and thoroughly bored of it. Prefers roots, dirt and overripe flowers.

3 editions

VanillaSlow Bake
VetiverRoot Season
Ylang-ylangSlow Dusk

Sofia, Bulgaria

Elena Petrova

Grew up in the rose valley. Spent a decade fighting the association before finally making one.

2 editions

Rose damascenaValley Rose
GalbanumGreen Signal

Fez, Morocco

Yusuf Alami

Sources his own cedar and frankincense. The only perfumer here who distils his own materials.

3 editions

Atlas cedarCedar Hours
FrankincenseBlue Hour
NeroliWhite Wall

Reggio Calabria, Italy

Marco Ferri

A citrus specialist who insists bergamot is a woody material and is usually right about it.

4 editions

BergamotFirst Light
Orris rootPowder Room
ImmortelleSalt & Smoke
LavenderLong Field

Accra, Ghana

Kofi Mensah

Built a following on Instagram formulating in a shared kitchen. Now sells out every release.

2 editions

SesameStarlight Sesame
Tonka beanReading Room

Manila, Philippines

Marisol Cruz

Marine biologist by training. Chasing the exact smell of low tide, so far unsuccessfully.

3 editions

PatchouliLow Tide
ElemiPaper Lantern
CopaibaWet Season

Perth, Australia

Jack Turner

Works with Western Australian sandalwood growers on regenerative harvest schedules.

2 editions

SandalwoodDry Country
CypriolNagarmotha

Portland, USA

Naomi Ashworth

Formerly a natural dyer. Thinks about scent in terms of colour saturation, which mostly works.

2 editions

JuniperField Study
Ambrette seedSkin Study