Scents Central, Nairobi perfume house
For her · New
Lamu
Jasmine through carved doors
DiscoverFor him · New
Kilima
Morning mist on the tea hills
DiscoverThe Maison
Composed in Nairobi. Finished by hand.
Sixteen eaux de parfum, each built around a place we know: a tea hill in Kericho, a carved door in Lamu, a coffee farm under the mountain. Every bottle is matured for six weeks and inspected in our Westlands studio before it leaves.
By family
Find your accord
For her
Damask rose, jasmine sambac, wild honey.
DiscoverUnisex
Sea salt, first rain, midnight oud.
DiscoverFor him
Leather, cedar, a clean mountain wind.
DiscoverComplimentary
Engraving
Up to three initials, engraved by hand on the glass in our Westlands studio. It is our gift on every bottle, and it adds just one day to delivery.
Engrave a bottle“A perfume should feel like a well-cut jacket: you notice how it moves before you notice the cloth.”
Founder, Scents Central
Our storyClient words
“Wore Usiku to a wedding in Karen and three people asked me what it was before the speeches.”
Correspondence
Letters from the Maison
New compositions, studio evenings in Westlands and early access to limited batches. Once a month, never more.
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