Perfume house · Australia · Since 1987

Aesop

AustraliaSay it EE-sop · the Greek teller of fables, whom the house calls its namesake

Skin, hair and body care from Melbourne, scented with plant oils, and a small line of mostly woody perfumes such as Hwyl and Marrakech Intense.

Dennis Paphitis, a Melbourne hairdresser, began blending essential oils into hair products at his salon and founded Aesop in 1987; its first perfume, Marrakech, followed in 2005. L'Oréal bought the house in 2023.

Owned by

L'Oréal, since August 2023. Aesop makes its own perfumes. Checked October 2026.

Where this comes from

The sentence · web.archive.org · en.wikipedia.orgThe story · web.archive.org · en.wikipedia.org · loreal.comOwned by · loreal.com · web.archive.orgThe perfumes that made it · web.archive.org

5 of the 12 perfumes its own site lists are here.

In many of its perfumes

Cedar5 of 5Pink pepper3 of 5Vetiver3 of 5Sandalwood3 of 5

Best known

Marrakech Intense2020 · Eau de ParfumUnisexSparkling bergamot, neroli and jasmine over rose, cardamom and patchouli, with ylang-ylang, drying down to sandalwood, cedarwood and clove.Entirely Aurner2025 · Eau de ParfumUnisexChamomile, cardamom and pink pepper over magnolia leaf and geranium, drying down to sandalwood, cedar, patchouli and smoky cypriol.Eternal Karst2021 · Eau de ParfumUnisexJuniper, pink pepper and bergamot over rosemary, sage and cumin, with a watery edge, then vetiver, sandalwood and cedar.Silently, Hwyl2017 · Eau de ParfumUnisexThyme, lemony elemi resin and pink pepper over cypress, suede and geranium, drying down to vetiver, frankincense and cedar.Tacit Truths2015 · Eau de ParfumUnisexBright yuzu, green basil and clove over rosemary, mint and fennel, drying down to cedarwood, vetiver and amber.

All 5 here

5 perfumes · the best known first

Marrakech Intense2020 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Luxury $$$$Sparkling bergamot, neroli and jasmine over rose, cardamom and patchouli, with ylang-ylang, drying down to sandalwood, cedarwood and clove.

No sales evidence yet for the 4 below, so A to Z

Entirely Aurner2025 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Luxury $$$$Chamomile, cardamom and pink pepper over magnolia leaf and geranium, drying down to sandalwood, cedar, patchouli and smoky cypriol.Eternal Karst2021 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Luxury $$$$Juniper, pink pepper and bergamot over rosemary, sage and cumin, with a watery edge, then vetiver, sandalwood and cedar.Silently, Hwyl2017 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Luxury $$$$Thyme, lemony elemi resin and pink pepper over cypress, suede and geranium, drying down to vetiver, frankincense and cedar.Tacit Truths2015 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Luxury $$$$Bright yuzu, green basil and clove over rosemary, mint and fennel, drying down to cedarwood, vetiver and amber.

Its perfumers here: Barnabé Fillion (3), Céline Barel (2).