Since 2019
A small house,obsessive about drydown
Karter began in a two-room studio with a single conviction: most fragrances are designed to impress in the first ten minutes and forgotten by the second hour. We compose in the opposite direction — building from the base upward, so what remains at hour six is the part you were meant to notice.
01 — Sourcing
Assam oud, Grasse jasmine absolute, Calabrian bergamot, Somali frankincense. Bought in small lots, never blended down.
02 — Composition
Every formula is built and rebuilt across dozens of trials until the drydown holds for eight hours on skin.
03 — Maceration
Finished concentrate rests in amber glass for a minimum of eight weeks so the notes marry properly.
04 — Bottling
Poured, capped and labelled by hand in batches of twelve. Each bottle carries its batch number.