Founded by Karen Young, OUI the People is an independent fragrance and bodycare house creating fine scents rooted in Caribbean memory, ritual, and skin. Raised in Guyana and shaped by Flatbush, Brooklyn, Young draws on those experiences and French perfumery to make intimate, modern fragrances that wear close to the body. The collection’s signature approach turns personal memories—from condensed milk tea to warm Caribbean nights—into wearable stories.
OursideFrom a small-batch workspace in the Bronx, Ourside makes unisex fragrances inspired by daydreams, memory, and the experience of growing up between cultures. Founded by Keta, the Black-owned fragrance house hand-pours its scents in limited runs, using Italian glass and formulas that are clean, vegan, and Leaping Bunny certified.
NomaterraNomaterra makes destination-inspired fragrances in New York, hand-blending its scents in small batches from ingredients sourced around the world. Its collection turns places such as Oahu, Miami and Cape Cod into wearable perfumes and home fragrance, with the company also offering custom scent branding for brands and spaces. The Cape Cod Wild Beach Rose fragrance was named an Art & Olfaction Awards finalist.BROOKLYN, NY
Arm's ReachFounded by Chauncey Brown in 2022, Arm's Reach creates prestige fragrances rooted in Black experience, translating memory, culture, and lived experience into scent. Brown’s background in qualitative research, education, and time spent in Mexico and Ghana informs a community-interview methodology behind the brand’s debut BLACK IV collection. The company describes itself as a fragrance house built from the inside, by and for the Black community.
Scent Theory ProductsBorn in New York City, family-owned Scent Theory Products creates sensorial personal-care and wellness products built around the power of fragrance. With more than 30 collective years of industry experience, the company develops its own bath-and-body brands, including Scent Theory and Scentfull, while also providing collaborative, turnkey private-brand programs for retailers. Its manufacturing network spans domestic and international partners, supporting the company’s focus on trend-aware design, safe formulations, and speed to market.New York, NY