Ahhh cedar. Old school floors, air freshener in the downstairs loo with a top note of disinfectant. Yeah right.
This delicious fragrance encapsulates the living heart of the forest with lingering and enigmatic essence of the Great Bear Rainforest®.
With sustainably sourced ingredients from within its bosom that help maintain this breathtaking but threatened environment, its wonderful wildlife and its ancient peoples.
Does it pack a punch? Do bears...?
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is for close quarters and fresh air: a scent that feels most convincing when the room is quiet and the woodiness can settle around you. It gives off a clean, resinous presence with a slightly rugged edge, like stepping in from cold air with pine still on your coat.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, where the conifer notes stay crisp rather than heavy. Apply lightly to let the cedar and fir open with air; a few sprays are enough, as the scent has a dry, persistent trail that reads clean on skin and more atmospheric in the room.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like woody fragrances that feel natural, dry and unsweetened, with a clean forest profile rather than smoky darkness. It suits people drawn to minimalist, outdoorsy scents with a slightly wild, unisex character.
Release year
2020s
The nose
Simon Constantine is the founder and perfumer behind ånd fragrance, known for hand-formulating scents with a strong ethical and material-led point of view. His earlier work with LUSH and Gorilla Perfumes established his taste for bold, characterful compositions that sit between naturalism and provocation. With Bare, Constantine channels that style into a stripped-back woody accord built from sustainably sourced forest materials. The result reflects his broader approach: fragrance as craft, but also as a statement about sourcing, ecology and the emotional power of raw ingredients.
And Fragrance’s story
ånd fragrance builds its identity around sustainability, social justice and a close relationship with raw materials. The house frames perfumery as a way to connect old and new worlds, using hand-sourced ingredients and a strong environmental ethic rather than polished excess.
Bare’s concept
Bare was conceived as a forest portrait of Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest, with cedar, fir and pine used to capture its living, coastal atmosphere. Simon Constantine developed it after an initial failed trip to the region, turning the project into a meditation on hope, threatened ecosystems and the people who care for them.
Extra info
Bare is spelled Båre in the brand’s materials and is built around ethically sourced cedar from the Great Bear Rainforest. The brand also highlights the fragrance’s environmental purpose, linking its ingredients to the protection of the forest and its communities.
Ahhh cedar. Old school floors, air freshener in the downstairs loo with a top note of disinfectant. Yeah right.
This delicious fragrance encapsulates the living heart of the forest with lingering and enigmatic essence of the Great Bear Rainforest®.
With sustainably sourced ingredients from within its bosom that help maintain this breathtaking but threatened environment, its wonderful wildlife and its ancient peoples.
Does it pack a punch? Do bears...?
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is for close quarters and fresh air: a scent that feels most convincing when the room is quiet and the woodiness can settle around you. It gives off a clean, resinous presence with a slightly rugged edge, like stepping in from cold air with pine still on your coat.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, where the conifer notes stay crisp rather than heavy. Apply lightly to let the cedar and fir open with air; a few sprays are enough, as the scent has a dry, persistent trail that reads clean on skin and more atmospheric in the room.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like woody fragrances that feel natural, dry and unsweetened, with a clean forest profile rather than smoky darkness. It suits people drawn to minimalist, outdoorsy scents with a slightly wild, unisex character.
Release year
2020s
The nose
Simon Constantine is the founder and perfumer behind ånd fragrance, known for hand-formulating scents with a strong ethical and material-led point of view. His earlier work with LUSH and Gorilla Perfumes established his taste for bold, characterful compositions that sit between naturalism and provocation. With Bare, Constantine channels that style into a stripped-back woody accord built from sustainably sourced forest materials. The result reflects his broader approach: fragrance as craft, but also as a statement about sourcing, ecology and the emotional power of raw ingredients.
And Fragrance’s story
ånd fragrance builds its identity around sustainability, social justice and a close relationship with raw materials. The house frames perfumery as a way to connect old and new worlds, using hand-sourced ingredients and a strong environmental ethic rather than polished excess.
Bare’s concept
Bare was conceived as a forest portrait of Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest, with cedar, fir and pine used to capture its living, coastal atmosphere. Simon Constantine developed it after an initial failed trip to the region, turning the project into a meditation on hope, threatened ecosystems and the people who care for them.
Extra info
Bare is spelled Båre in the brand’s materials and is built around ethically sourced cedar from the Great Bear Rainforest. The brand also highlights the fragrance’s environmental purpose, linking its ingredients to the protection of the forest and its communities.