Some of the most interesting perfume brands today are built around personal perspective. KV by Kateryna Vel’menko, founded in 2024, is deeply tied to the life of its founder: Ukrainian roots, years immersed in Middle Eastern fragrance culture, and a long-established life in Italy. The result is a collection that moves between cultures and sensibilities while still feeling cohesive.

The story of Miya Porubcan, the founder of Mirads Parfums, is not one you hear every day. Growing up in Zambia and seeing perfumes just behind the till in the shop, without ever being able to try them, she now has her own fragrance brand, telling the tale of her journey from South Africa to Europe.