Kerosene

United StatesSay it KERR-uh-seen · the lamp and engine fuel; the founder says the name was 'forged' from his love of the smells of gasoline, steel and the garage

Bold, warm indie perfumes mixed by a self-taught Michigan perfumer and sold in hand-painted bottles, best known for the tea-and-honey Unknown Pleasures.

John Pegg grew up in St. Clair, Michigan, worked in car-parts factories and repaired motorcycles, then reviewed perfumes on YouTube before releasing his first, R’oud Elements, in 2011. He still composes the perfumes and paints the bottles himself.

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Independent: owned and run by its founder and perfumer, John Pegg; no public filing was read. Checked October 2026.

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1 of the 20 perfumes its own site lists is here.

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Unknown Pleasures2013 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Premium $$$Bergamot and lemon over Earl Grey tea, sweetening into honey and caramel, then vanilla, tonka bean and waffle cone.

Its perfumers here: John Pegg.