Unisex Perfume

Broken Cricket Bat and Peppery Amber are unisex perfumes in the same niche category as houses like Le Labo, D.S. & Durga and Jorum Studio — brands that build a fragrance around the note, not the gender.

Sandalwood, oud, pink pepper, leather and amber aren't "his" or "hers" notes; they behave the same way on any skin. What makes a fragrance read masculine or feminine is almost always what's layered alongside the base — rose and iris soften it, tobacco and oud darken it — rather than the base itself. Neither of ours was written to a gendered brief, so the same bottle works whether you've been searching for a women's eau de parfum or a men's cologne.

Broken Cricket Bat leans woody and resinous, built around cedarwood, sandalwood and oud — see the full woody aromatic perfume range. Peppery Amber leans spicier and warmer, built around pepper, leather and vanilla — see the full spicy amber perfume range.

They also make straightforward gifts for exactly that reason: you don't have to guess a gendered preference, only a scent-family one. If you're unsure, a pair of 1.5ml samples, the Discovery Duo, covers both directions for less than the price of a card and flowers.

Not sure which composition suits you? Start with a 1.5ml perfume sample of either, or read more on why we build fragrances this way.