Perfume
Niche perfume from independent houses you won't find at the airport, two of them from Berlin. This is the category our Berlin store is best known for, and the one we would rather you smell than read about.
![Equality [un]broken Eau de Parfum in a clear amber glass bottle with a black cap, centered on a light off-white background.](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0892/5524/8217/files/equality_unbroken_front_pack_shot.webp?v=1784734905&width=100&height=100&crop=center)
Niche perfume comes from small, independent houses that follow their own signature rather than majority taste. ORACULUM builds dense, unapologetic scents around single ideas, from Katarzist and Santalist to Helenist, Arabesque and Krucifist; Mio Dio is an extrait de parfum with a concentration of 30 to 40 percent. CRA-YON, founded by a French-Swedish duo, makes modern eaux de parfum like Ami Amie, Continental and Young Air. Rhizome's eaux de parfum are made in Italy, and all of them are unisex.
Equality Fragrances was founded in Berlin in 2019, makes its perfumes in Germany and devotes each scent to a human quality, from Dear Empathy and Silent Vow to Lucid Light. Oak Berlin's Ursprung was created with the perfumer Geza Schön. Gabar tells of Myanmar and New York, from Swim and Ground to Rise. London-based To My Ships has its perfumes made in France, Gracious Minds from Melbourne makes its own by hand in Australia, and France's Maison Abysse composes its scents with perfumers in Grasse.
Whether you are looking for niche perfume for women or for men, the fragrance families are the better guide: floral, woody, citrus, amber, or green and herbal. Most bottles come in 50 ml, several in 10 ml travel sizes, and the discovery sets are the easiest way to try a house before buying a full bottle. If you're in Berlin, the perfume counter is where our staff spend the most time, and we're happy to spend it with you.
