A meditation on untamed nature, lost marshes, primeval fires. A dusky oud softened by labdamum and tonka, sharpened by rhubarb and saffron, toughened by tar and smoke.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Veles suits close, low-lit settings where the air is cool and the atmosphere feels charged rather than polished. It reads like a scent for someone who wants a dark, deliberate presence that lingers in a room without needing to announce itself.
How to wear
Best worn in cooler weather, when its smoke, tar and oud can unfold without becoming harsh. One or two sprays are enough for a strong, intimate trail; on skin it turns warmer and more resinous, while in the air it keeps a dry, charred edge.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like smoky woods, leathery orientals and a slightly animalic, ritual feel. It will appeal to those drawn to oud, saffron, patchouli and amber, especially if they prefer fragrances with depth, darkness and a rugged, mythic character.
Release year
2025
The nose
No perfumer is publicly named for Veles. Wolf Brothers says it works with master perfumers from Grasse, while Viktor Wilk is credited internally with shaping compositions around primal instincts and emotion. Because the individual nose is unconfirmed, the fragrance is best read as a house-led creation rather than a signature by a known perfumer.
Collaborators
Viktor Wilk is credited with guiding the creative direction and linking the scent to primal instincts and emotion, shaping the fragrance concept around Slavic myth rather than a conventional brief. Wolf Brothers also states that it collaborates with master perfumers from Grasse, who would have translated that vision into the finished composition.
Wolf Brothers’s story
Wolf Brothers is an independent Polish house built around forest imagery, Slavic heritage and a raw, masculine sense of nature. Its fragrances lean into myth, animal power and untamed landscapes, but the execution is polished rather than rustic, balancing instinctive darkness with modern wearability.
Veles’s concept
Veles was launched in 2025 as part of Wolf Brothers’ Slavic Myths collection, expanding the brand’s earlier animal-themed line into more explicitly mythological territory. The fragrance is inspired by Veles, the Slavic god associated with the underworld, rivers, cattle and wild creatures, and frames that figure as a symbol of transformation, mist, fire and seasonal return.
Extra info
Veles is part of Wolf Brothers’ 2025 Slavic Myths collection, marking a shift from the house’s earlier forest-animal fragrances toward explicit mythology. The name refers to the Slavic god Veles, and the scent pyramid includes rhubarb and honey up top, with birch tar, leather and amber in the base.
A meditation on untamed nature, lost marshes, primeval fires. A dusky oud softened by labdamum and tonka, sharpened by rhubarb and saffron, toughened by tar and smoke.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Veles suits close, low-lit settings where the air is cool and the atmosphere feels charged rather than polished. It reads like a scent for someone who wants a dark, deliberate presence that lingers in a room without needing to announce itself.
How to wear
Best worn in cooler weather, when its smoke, tar and oud can unfold without becoming harsh. One or two sprays are enough for a strong, intimate trail; on skin it turns warmer and more resinous, while in the air it keeps a dry, charred edge.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like smoky woods, leathery orientals and a slightly animalic, ritual feel. It will appeal to those drawn to oud, saffron, patchouli and amber, especially if they prefer fragrances with depth, darkness and a rugged, mythic character.
Release year
2025
The nose
No perfumer is publicly named for Veles. Wolf Brothers says it works with master perfumers from Grasse, while Viktor Wilk is credited internally with shaping compositions around primal instincts and emotion. Because the individual nose is unconfirmed, the fragrance is best read as a house-led creation rather than a signature by a known perfumer.
Collaborators
Viktor Wilk is credited with guiding the creative direction and linking the scent to primal instincts and emotion, shaping the fragrance concept around Slavic myth rather than a conventional brief. Wolf Brothers also states that it collaborates with master perfumers from Grasse, who would have translated that vision into the finished composition.
Wolf Brothers’s story
Wolf Brothers is an independent Polish house built around forest imagery, Slavic heritage and a raw, masculine sense of nature. Its fragrances lean into myth, animal power and untamed landscapes, but the execution is polished rather than rustic, balancing instinctive darkness with modern wearability.
Veles’s concept
Veles was launched in 2025 as part of Wolf Brothers’ Slavic Myths collection, expanding the brand’s earlier animal-themed line into more explicitly mythological territory. The fragrance is inspired by Veles, the Slavic god associated with the underworld, rivers, cattle and wild creatures, and frames that figure as a symbol of transformation, mist, fire and seasonal return.
Extra info
Veles is part of Wolf Brothers’ 2025 Slavic Myths collection, marking a shift from the house’s earlier forest-animal fragrances toward explicit mythology. The name refers to the Slavic god Veles, and the scent pyramid includes rhubarb and honey up top, with birch tar, leather and amber in the base.