Dark borrows from chocolate its most seductive facets to play with emotions and captivate the senses

Dark Chocolate, like foreign films and black coffee, is something you only get really into as you get older. A​ ​petite décadence that ​you’ll only understand when your tastes mature, when you’ve fully explored your sensuality. Our baptism into the darkness came about when we discovered Said London - the legendary Soho chocolatiers. Just walking in there off the cold, dark streets of W1 feels like a sensory reawakening, as you let their aromas into your airwaves, and the flavours onto your tongue. Said soon became a weekly, guilty pilgrimage spot for us, a place to train our senses. When it came to creating bottling our addictions, it was one of our first places we thought about. Bitter and sweet, without being bittersweet, ​Dark ​is a fragrance of pure indulgence.

Top Notes Cocoa Powder

Heart Notes Cinnamon Bark, Hazelnut

Base Notes Vanilla

Olfactive Family Gourmand

Haze, like a breath, liberates by creating an unresolved sensation. Between two states, two notes.

Picture the scene: Notting Hill Carnival, the Rampage stage, 2009 - the summer of UK Funky. Donae’o, the man of the moment, the MC behind this year’s carnival anthem is on the mic. He takes one look at the DJ, and they drop 'Party Hard'. The whole street seems to explode. Those in the throng of bodies, who had been grinding that fragrant, fresh kush are now lighting up, toking, passing. Within seconds All Saints Road becomes engulfed in the smell of the green - and through some strange urban chemistry it merges with the beats, the beer, the charcoal, the mood. Together they create the real scent of London - the one we dream of whenever we’re away for too long.

Top Notes Wormwood, Artemisia, and Clary Sage

Heart Notes Mint Spikata

Base Notes Eucalyptus Buds

Olfactive Family AROMATIC

Everyone remembers their first tattoo; the fear, the sensation, the adrenaline rush, the futile attempts to hide it from your parents.

For those who’ve fallen under the spell of this ancient art, it’s much more than a bit of body decoration; it’s a reminder of a time, a place - a fleeting moment that becomes a permanent memento.

In many ways, a good fragrance works similarly - something you carry on your skin, to remind you of who you were at a moment in time. At AKRO, we’ve always been fascinated by the parallels between tattoos and perfumery, which is why we’ve created our new scent, Ink.

Cold, alluring, with notes of black ink, tar, vetiver and jasmine - Ink is a scent that will transport you back to the day of your first tattoo, whenever you want.

Top Notes Black Ink, Birch

Heart Notes Jasmine

Base Notes Vetiver

Olfactive Family Woody

Malt is the perfect synthesis of a delicate liquor and a drunkenness that leaves its trace on the skin.

A really good whisky is a sensory experience; it's the bite on your tongue, the warmth in your cheeks, the smoky aroma that releases when it falls over ice. It’s a scent we first became enamoured with when working the pubs and bars of Ladbroke Grove, a scent that will forever be associated with that dangerous ‘tipping point’ in a night; that witching hour and a bit before closing time when the beers become shorts, relaxation becomes hedonism and night edges closer to morning. We just knew we had to bottle if for you.

Top Notes Whiskey, Rum

Heart Notes Seaweed

Base Notes Leather, Patchouli

Olfactive Family Floral

Night brings back the moment of desire and its musky flavour. When the night belongs to those who lust and love.

A drink in the flat. A taxi. A warehouse party, somewhere in the depths of Hackney Wick, the Olympic Stadium guiding your way. You pay, you drink, you dance. Your eyes meet another pair across the dancefloor, in a nanosecond between strobe flashes. You follow them to the bar, you say something stupid. You buy them a drink. You move to the smoking area, and then back to the dancefloor. You talk. You dance. You touch. You kiss. You book another taxi. You spend the night in bed, and the day in the pub. You make plans to see each other again, but never do. Night​ is the smell of those long-lost, one-night dalliances that stay with you long after they probably should.

Top Notes Rose

Heart Notes Cumin, Saffron

Base Notes Agarwood, Musk

Olfactive Family Floral

"INFUSE is our addictive tea fragrance. In Asia, the ancient drink of tea must be prepared with the utmost attention to detail, sometimes with an accompanying ceremony. At its best, tea is both relaxing and invigorating, sensual and stimulating. A tonic to carry you through the day. To celebrate the joys of Asian tea culture, we came up with INFUSE, a fragrance based on the flavours and aromas of the famous Oolong brew. It’s a fragrance that is bitter, deep, and herbal—perfect for tea connoisseurs. INFUSE is a scent to purify your body and mind."

Top Notes Bergamot

Heart Notes Mate, Osmanthus

Base Notes Ambrox, Vetiver

Olfactive Family Floral

"SMILE is our addictive happiness fragrance. SMILE is a new fragrance inspired by the pursuit of joy and born out of a unique family connection. Many years ago, as a young girl, Akro founder Anaïs Cresp asked her father, the master perfumer Olivier Cresp, to create a perfume just for her, one that nobody else in the world would have. Olivier set about creating a scent that was as powerful as it was personal—a bottle full of joy for his daughter to carry through life. To do this, he combined notes of sage, bergamot, and raspberry, building a bright and vivid fragrance that could work at any time and any place. For years, Anaïs kept this scent to herself, but now she wants to share it with the world. SMILE is a fragrance to brighten your day."

Top Notes Sage, Bergamot

Heart Notes Natural Raspberry

Base Notes Musk

Olfactive Family Fruity

Awake revisits the craziness of coffee through a concentrate of unstable energy that finds its power in bitter scents.

Everyone knows where they first really fell in love with coffee. For us, it was the feted Bluebells Cafe on Portobello Road - the place we came to get our morning fix, the antidote to the night before. ​Awake i​s a fragrance that captures the evocative smell of a warm coffee shop on a cold West London day; the freshly ground beans, the steam, the heat, the bitter luxury.

Top Notes Coffee Santos, Lemon

Heart Notes Green Cardamom

Base Notes Vetiver

Olfactive Family Gourmand

A scented hand cream version of Blanche Bête, keeping the same milky floral DNA in a softer, skin-close format.

Top Notes Milk accord, ambrette

Heart Notes Tuberose, jasmine, incense

Base Notes Vanilla, musk, tonka bean, cacao

Olfactive Family Gourmand Floral

Gypsy Water is an ode to the beauty of Romani culture, its unique customs, intimate beliefs and distinguished way of living. The scent wakens a dream of a colorful lifestyle made of innate nomadism. Woody notes of pine needle and sandalwood associated to intense amber and fresh citrus evoke the fever of gypsy nights spent in the forest. Travel sized product

Top Notes Bergamot, Juniper Berries, Lemon, Pepper

Heart Notes Incense, Orris, Pine Needle

Base Notes Amber, Sandalwood, Vanilla

Olfactive Family Woody

Rose of No Man's Land is the nickname given by soldiers to the nurses who saved thousands of lives during WWI. The scent is tribute to selflessness and compassion. Travel sized product.

Top Notes Pink Pepper, Turkish Rose Petals

Heart Notes Raspberry Blossom, Turkish Rose Absolute

Base Notes Papyrus, White Amber

Olfactive Family Floral

The Rinse-Free Hand Cleanser delivers instant gentle cleansing and comfort, leaving hands supple and scented with Byredo’s signature fragrances. Its 59% alcohol formulation combines purifying anti-bacterial properties with high-performance hydrating ingredients to prevent drying out the skin. Presented in an elegant paint-inspired metal tube. 30ml. Vegan. 97% natural.
Rose of No Man’s Land The feminine sophistication of Turkish rose petals is bolstered by the spiced spirit of pink peppercorn. A perfect heart of absolute rose refreshed with juicy raspberry. A base of papyrus and amber for an expression of eternal elegance.

Top Notes Pink Pepper, Turkish Rose Petals

Heart Notes Raspberry Blossom, Turkish Rose Absolute

Base Notes Papyrus, White Amber

Olfactive Family Floral