Every Chronotope perfume tells a story. Introducing the newest one.
Named for architectural columns carved to resemble women, Caryatis EdP is our most minimalistic formula yet—complete with all the olfactive drama Chronotope lovers expect.
Explore the perfumes →
BUEN CAMINO EAU DE PARFUM
Buen Camino EdP:
A perfume about pilgrimage
Our philosophy of perfume:
Perfume as Illumination →
Chronotope thinks perfume is at its best when it illuminates you.
When you wear it like a vibe rather than it wearing you. When it resonates with you without concealing you. And most especially, when it offers the steady, all-day support you want without choking anyone out of a room or interfereing with others’ experiences of wearing their own perfumes.
What More Perfume Can Do →
Chronotope approches perfumery as a craft that can (and should) do more than depict fantasy.
Perfume can (and should) also invite internal exploration. It should present you with opportunities to engage with your sense of smell on that sense’s own terms. When we let our nose deliver on the promises and benefits that it has to offer us, we learn about ourselves.
In that light, since our sense of smell is inextricably linked to our feelings, perfume can and should also move you. At its best, it should help you feel heard and seen.
Meeting You Where You’re At →
I believe in this craft’s ability to meet wearers they are emotionally.
I don’t mean where someone is along their fragrance journey. That concept is something else altogether. Nor do I mean to imply anything in regard to a perfume’s scent journey, particularly. That’s also something else.
What I mean is that when I create a perfume for Chronotope, I intentionally craft it to be experienced as an emotional journey rather than a puzzle of individual notes to be interpreted or decoded.
How Chronotope’s Formulas Work →
My aim is to make perfumes that register at the level of emotional truth.
I create them to help wearers feel seen and understood, and to offer ways to validate, express, and move through moods. To do so, I experiment with novel materials, create effects, and build accords that haven’t yet been attempted elsewhere. And I’ve never shied away from tackling challenging subject matter. I believe that even our darkest parts can and should be addressed beautifully and sensitively through perfume.
Spite EdP (2021), as just one example, was the world’s first artichoke perfume—and it’s a clear proof of my commitment to perfuming beyond fantasy and, instead, as a reflection of humanity. And funnily enough, Spite EdP is also one of my most fantastical perfumes. My point isn’t that there’s no place for fantasy in perfumery. It’s just that it can also do and give more than fantasy, too.
Our Inspirations →
Some Chronotope perfumes were inspired by events from my life.
Others draw from the stories of people I admire. More recently, I’ve looked to ancient myths. What connects all of these sources is the belief that what feels most personal is often the most universal.
An Invitation →
Chronotope’s perfumes are translations of meaningful emotional experiences into scent.
And they’re invitations for you to share in those experiences and the emotions that accompany them.
If you can pick out all the notes I’ve listed for a particular perfume that’s great! If you can’t, that’s great, too. Because they’re not perfumes that were made to be scavenger hunts for particular notes. They’re perfumes I made in order to convey emotional experiences first and foremost.
Think of it like speed dating.
$8 a pop, or $7 each when you bundle up.
2mL Samples & sets
Enough for a fling—without the full commitment.
$45 each, or $80 for any two.
7.5mL Pen Sprays
Our bestselling perfume:
Our core values:
…that its perfumes are
100%
handmade
I personally ideate, formulate, blend, filter, bottle, label, and package every milliliter of perfume that leaves the studio. Occasionally, I pay friends to help out. But at no point does any automation or machinery do the work. I even mark each bottle's label with a thumbprint, signature, or hand-drawn symbol as proof.
…that Chronotope remains
100%
independent
As a business, Chronotope is entirely perfumer-owned and funded solely via product sales. This means I retain full creative control over my work and am beholden only to customers, who can rest assured that their purchase dollars empower a perfumer to take risks others either can't or won't.
…& that its scents will always be
100%
Chronotope
I taught myself perfumery slowly through trial & error over a decade, not by studying others’ formulas or being taught others’ best practices.. I’m proud to make perfumes that smell like ones that only I could or would make and accept hearing that they’re “weird” or “different” as praise. Their difference is the point.
Our newest perfume:
“With Chronotope, Carter is clearly intent on pursuing what might be considered conceptual indie work, but has the skill and deftness of hand with materials to execute work that is both wearable and exciting.”