Carner Barcelona

History

Sara Carner, from a Barcelona family in the leather trade, founded the house in 2010 with the idea of making author perfumery from the Mediterranean rather than from Paris. She works with French perfumers — Sonia Constant, Daniela Andrier, Shyamala Maisondieu — and every reference is anchored in some aspect of the city or its surroundings. Tardes, D600 and Cuirs are its best-known names, and the whole has a clear identity: luminous, dry, without the density of northern niche.

Iconic models

• Tardes

  Fig, almond and musk; the house's best seller and most recognisable.

• D600

  Citrus and leather, after the Catalan coast road.

• Palo Santo

  Palo santo wood and cocoa; the warmest in the catalogue.