Shade III · CraftBusiness-building stage

Fragrance as worship.

A fragrance house for homes and bodies, built with care and now looking for the right partners.

Shade III · Craft · The fragrance house

Perfume comes from per fumum, meaning “through smoke”.

Long before fragrance was a luxury it was an offering, rising as smoke in worship, and that is where this house begins. It creates fragrance for homes and bodies, made in the belief that we are priests and that our lives are a worship unto Him.

Scent has been a lifelong love and the composition is in hand, so the house is now in its business-building stage: finalising the signature scent, securing suppliers and production, and working through patent protection for what makes it distinct.

Let my prayer be set before you like incense.Psalm 141:2

Build it with me

I am pouring my heart into this house, and I would love the right people beside me.

If you would like to be part of the journey, I am open to conversations with:

  • Investors of every kind, from early backers to strategic partners
  • Suppliers and manufacturers who care about materials and craft
  • Retail, hospitality and brand partners
  • People whose skills the house will need as it grows
Email beke@shadesofbee.com

Where the house is now

The signature scent

The composition at the heart of the house is being finalised, with every note chosen for how it lives in a room and on skin, and for what it carries with it.

Suppliers and production

Materials, suppliers and manufacturing partners are being brought together so the house can produce with consistency and with integrity.

Protecting the work

Patent protection is under way for what makes the house distinct, so the work can grow on a sound footing.