From 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.
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MOODEAUX, LLCFounded by journalist-turned-entrepreneur Brianna Arps, MOODEAUX is a Black woman-owned fragrance label creating unisex perfumes and skin-nurturing scent products built around the connection between fragrance, memory and emotion. Launched in 2021, the indie brand pairs mood-focused self-expression with longer-lasting, skin-conscious formulas and supports fellow Black fragrance entrepreneurs through its Black In Fragrance philanthropic arm. MOODEAUX was the first Black-owned perfume brand to reach both Credo and Urban Outfitters nationwide.
OUI the PeopleFounded 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.BROOKLYN, NY
Les ÉlixirsBased in New York City, Les Élixirs is an olfactive design house creating unisex fragrances designed and produced in New York. Founded in 2019, the company developed its formulations in collaboration with master perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux, with Oud carrying forward from its first collection into later releases such as Fantôme and Oyster. Les Élixirs primarily uses natural oils and incorporates aroma molecules where appropriate, and does not test on animals.
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.