Fragrances from feelings

CLASSIC COLLECTION

Niche, small-batch alternatives to mainstream perfumes. Original formulas written by hand, made by a human, and finished with feelings.

COMMON GROUND

A set of fine fragrances celebrating public spaces through scent.

CUSTOM FRAGRANCES

Work collaboratively with our in-house perfumer to create an original custom fragrance.

 
 
 
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in fEELINGS we trust

Kismet Olfactive is a New York City-based independent fragrance studio founded by bohemian-perfumer Shabnam Tavakol. Born and raised in California, Shabnam—Farsi for “morning dew”—is the daughter of Iranian-immigrant parents who escaped the violent 1979 Revolution in Iran, relocating to the U.S. by way of hard-won efforts and a string of good fortune. Recognizing this fortuitous past, Kismet—from the Persian qismat, meaning “fate,” or, “what is meant to be”—translates the serendipitous moments that make up our lives into wearable scents.