3 American Indie Perfume Brands Gallagher Fragrances, Rogue Perfumery and Wit & West photo by Steven© collage by Michelyn
Nearly eleven years ago to the day I began our CaFleureBon Profiles In American Perfumery and on the eve of Independence day. Video Content Steven Gavrielatos and I wanted to highlight three American indie perfume brands we think should get more attention. We chose these three American indie perfume brands- Gallagher Fragrances, Rogue Perfumery and Wit & West because each has their own aesthetic, are artisans, and began in other industries or were doing something else when they decided to become a perfumer. What also is interesting is that Gallagher Fragrances, Rogue Perfumery and Wit & West are husband and wife teams.
Let’s meet the people behind our 3 American indie perfume brands:
Daniel Gallagher of Gallagher Fragrances and his wife Mindy Ruiz live in Texas© Gallagher photo from the Art and Olfaction ceremony
Daniel Gallagher of Gallagher Fragrances and his wife Mindy won the Aftel Award for Handmade Perfume at the Olfaction Award 2022 for Behold Patchouli at the World Perfumery Congress in Miami. Daniel is the perfumer and creative director for the brand and Mindy is the operations manager, mixing batches of perfume, as well as bottling, labelling, and order fulfillment. It was powerful that both came up to the podium and accepted the award. Daniel is an active duty member of the United States Air Force.
Whitney Swales and her husband Rob photo courtesy of Wit & West©
Wit & West Perfumes is a Colorado based artisan natural perfumery founded in 2021 by Whitney Swales and her husband Rob (West, short for Rob’s last name, Westendorf). Wit & West is a passion-based business, paying homage to traditional methods of artisan perfumery using an all-natural palette.
Manuel Cross and June
Manuel Cross of Rogue Perfumery never planned to become a perfumer, although he was a collector of vintage fragrances. He began his journey while he was a chef and worked along sides notable culinary stars like Wolfgang Puck. It was during this time he met his wife June, who assists him with labeling, pouring, packing and shipping and keeping the “Rogue” focused. ROGUE PERFUMERY IS 100 PERCENT IFRA COMPIANT AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN. They live in East Idaho.
Steven Gavrielatos and I chose the fragrances to review for the 3 American indie perfume brands you should be wearing;
Gallagher Fragrances Wicked Good (you can see this in Steven’s Best chocolate video.) Wicked Good features just three ingredients: chocolate, Madagascar vanilla, and Tonka. It was launched as a limited edition but became so popular that it was released on a large scale.
Rogue Perfumery Derviche II which was beautifully reviewed by Senior Editor Karl Topham has notes Citrus, Mediterranean Herbs, Incense, Agar Wood, Sugared Fruits, Amber, Vanilla, Musk.
Brumaire Woods by Wit & West is a modern take on the fougere genre with natural lavender, thyme, neroli, mint, tobacco and oakmoss.
Michelyn Camen, Editor-in Chief
Video Editor Steven Gavrielatos reviews the 3 American indie perfume brands you should be wearing
Wit & West Brumaire, Rogue Perfumery Derviche II and Gallagher Fragrances Wicked Good/ 3 American indie perfume brands you should be wearing photo by Steven©
The gracious Daniel Gallagher and Mindy Ruiz are offering 50 ml of Wicked Good for one registered reader in the USA and EU and Redolessence subscriber
Thanks to Manuel Cross, we have a draw for a 50 ml bottle of Rogue Perfumery Derviche II for one registered reader in the EU, UK & USA and Redolessence subscriber
Whitney Swales is offering 15 ml of Wit & West Brumaire Woods for one registered reader USA only and Redolessence Subscriber
Whitney Swales of Wit & West Perfumes is our163rd in our American perfumer series, which officially began in 2011 with Dawn Spencer Hurwitz of DSH Perfumes.
Manuel Cross of Rogue Perfumery is our 161st in our American Perfumer Series,
Daniel Gallagher of Gallagher Fragrances is the123rd American Perfumer in our series.
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