Bidzina Kanchaveli
Hate
Hate does not try to be liked. It opens animal and stays there, spice pushing through a warm musky fug, and for most people it lands somewhere between unfamiliar and confronting before it starts to become interesting.
The Story
The house describes him as a Berlin-based Georgian perfumer and olfactory artist whose creations go beyond traditional fragrance into art, emotion and philosophy, each piece carrying a carefully composed dramaturgy and a complex scent structure, with notes unconventional enough to surprise experienced noses.
Bidzina Kanchaveli is a Georgian artist, dramaturg and film-maker who now runs a small perfume atelier in Berlin. For the Emotions Series he did not work from a brief. By his own account he waited, through self-observation, for the moment a particular emotional state became tangible, and composed from inside it. Four fragrances came out of that method: Fear, Hate, Grief and Envy. He is explicit that the compositions move away from traditional and classical perfume structures, drawing instead on the olfactory language of the human body.
Of Hate he writes that for many the composition feels entirely unfamiliar, that depending on cultural background it may evoke a scent never encountered before: a naturally toxic scent devoid of any synthetic impression, a raw living poison drawn from nature. It refuses immediate pleasure and asks the nose to adapt. Over time, he says, a strong fascination emerges, from irritation to attraction. A fragrance that does not seek to please.
Every bottle is a hand-made porcelain sculpture, marked by the atelier as limited, handmade and unicat, a single unique piece. The package is printed Extrait de Parfum, 15 ml, 60% Vol, and arrives sealed in paper you cut open along a marked line.
The Nose
Composed by Bidzina Kanchaveli, who also created the other three Emotions Series extraits and the concrete-bottled Color Series, and who makes every bottle by hand in his Berlin atelier.
Animalic
Warm skin, musk and muscle
A raw, body-warm muskiness that reads of skin, hair, and fur, sometimes sweet and powdery, sometimes sharp and faintly feral. It feels primal and intimate, blurring the line between perfume and the person wearing it.
Warm Spicy
Glowing embers of the spice drawer
The rounded heat of cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg, dry and slightly resinous, like a baking pantry rather than a sharp kitchen. It creates a flushed, enveloping warmth that feels intimate and cool-weather, hugging the skin from within.
Musky
Warm breath of clean skin
A soft, slightly animalic warmth that smells like clean skin and freshly dried laundry, intimate and faintly sweet. It hums quietly underneath a fragrance, lending a sensual, second-skin closeness that feels personal and lingering.
Animal Notes
The warm, skin-close growl beneath a fragrance
What it is
Animal notes name a family of warm, body-like accords historically drawn from musk deer glands, civet, castoreum from beavers and ambergris from sperm whales. Today they are almost entirely recreated from aroma-chemicals and plant sources such as ambrette and labdanum, the original materials being restricted or banned.
How it smells
A spectrum of warmth: musks read soft and skin-like, civet sharp and faecal in trace amounts yet velvety when diluted, castoreum leathery and smoky, ambergris salty-sweet and marine. Together they suggest fur, breath, sweat and intimacy at the threshold of clean and dirty.
In perfumery
Worked into the base to add depth and a living human warmth that makes a scent feel worn rather than sprayed. They drive the carnal heart of the great animalic orientals and the classic animalic chypres and leathers.
Good to know
Real musk once required killing the male musk deer for its gland; the species is now protected under CITES and natural musk trade is banned. Virtually all modern animalics are synthetic or vegetal, an early, lasting case of perfumery trading cruelty for chemistry.
Spicy Notes
The warm crackle that wakes a fragrance up
What it is
An accord category rather than one material, built from spice plants: clove buds, cinnamon bark, black pepper berries, nutmeg seed, cardamom pods and ginger rhizome. Aromas are won by steam distillation or CO2 extraction of the dried part, or matched with aroma-chemicals like eugenol and cinnamic aldehyde.
How it smells
Warm, dry and prickling, with a faint heat on the nose. Pepper reads sharp and crisp, clove medicinal and numbing, cinnamon sweet and woody, nutmeg dusty. The blend opens bright and biting, then settles into rounded, ambery warmth as the volatile edge burns off.
In perfumery
Usually a heart or top accent adding energy, contrast and warmth. It bridges citrus tops to woody-ambery bases and animates florals and orientals. It pairs with rose, amber, leather and tobacco. It is showcased in pepper-and-clove spice studies and in the great spicy orientals of the twentieth century.
Good to know
The medieval spice trade made these materials worth more than gold by weight, driving voyages that redrew world maps. Clove eugenol and cinnamic aldehyde are flagged skin sensitizers, so IFRA caps their use, nudging perfumers toward gentler synthetic spice molecules.
Fragrance Character
An animal opening over a spicy base, carried on musk. There is no bright top to hide behind and no sweetness to soften the landing, which is why first impressions of it are so divided.
Longevity
how long it stays on skin
This gauge reads the expected wear time, how many hours the fragrance keeps speaking on skin before it fades. A marker near the low end means a few fleeting hours, while a marker pushed to the far end promises a scent still present from morning into night.
Sillage
the size of its scent trail
This reads how far the fragrance reaches beyond you and the trail it leaves behind. Low sits soft against the skin, an intimate whisper noticed only up close; high climbs through moderate and strong toward enormous, filling a room and lingering in the air after you have left it.
Experimental
For the bold and curious
Unconventional, boundary-pushing scents for someone who wants to provoke a reaction and stand apart. Suited to artistic, challenging compositions: inky tar, rubber, fermented fruit, metallic or animalic facets that defy easy liking. On this wheel a glowing coin means it rewards the adventurous nose, a dim one means it plays things safe.
Office
Polished but never overpowering
Close-quarters professional settings where a scent should be noticed only by those near you. Suited to restrained, clean compositions with modest projection: tidy citrus, soft musk, pale woods that read competent and considerate. On this wheel a glowing coin means it works in shared workspaces, a dim one means it carries too far.
Evening
After dark, turned up
Dinners, drinks, and nights out when a fragrance can deepen and project with confidence. Suited to richer, warmer compositions: ambers, resins, smoky woods, or plush florals that bloom under low light. On this wheel a glowing coin means the scent comes alive after sundown, a dim one means it stays better suited to daytime.
Romantic
Close enough to be felt
Intimate moments and date nights meant to draw someone nearer. Suited to warm, sensual compositions that hum against skin: creamy florals, vanilla, soft musk, a touch of spice or amber that invites closeness. On this wheel a glowing coin means it sets an alluring mood, a dim one means it leans more practical than seductive.
Formal
Refined for the occasion that matters
Weddings, ceremonies, galas, and dressed-up affairs that call for composure and elegance. Suited to polished, structured scents with quiet authority: smooth woods, refined florals, soft leather, nothing loud or playful. On this wheel a glowing coin means it carries the right gravitas, a dim one means it feels too casual for the room.
Casual
Easy comfort for unhurried days
Everyday wear with no agenda: errands, coffee, friends, a slow weekend. Suited to soft, approachable scents that feel clean and natural, like fresh citrus, light woods, or a gentle skin warmth. On this wheel a glowing coin means the fragrance fits these laid-back moments, a dim one means it asks for more.
Day to Night
where its mood naturally falls
This slider reads the hour the fragrance was made for. A marker to the left leans luminous and bright, easy in daylight and open air; slide it right and the character turns deeper and warmer, the kind of presence that belongs to evening and candlelit rooms.
Winter
Warmth that carries through cold air
Cold air mutes and slows a fragrance, so winter rewards the dense and the warm: resins, smoke, vanilla, leather, and ambered spice that radiate heat against the chill. The bar shows how strongly this particular scent holds up and glows in cold weather.
Spring
Fresh blooms in mild, rising warmth
Mild, humid air lifts lighter compositions beautifully, so spring favors dewy florals, green stems, soft powder, and transparent citrus that feel alive rather than heavy. The bar shows how well this particular scent matches that fresh, gently warming season.
Summer
Bright and airy in real heat
Heat amplifies and projects scent hard, so summer calls for cool, crisp, breathable things: sharp citrus, salty marine air, aromatic herbs, and watery freshness that refresh instead of cloy. The bar shows how comfortably this particular scent wears in real warmth.
Fall
Spiced warmth for cooling days
As temperatures drop, richer materials read clearly without smothering, so autumn suits dry woods, warm spice, tobacco, amber, and golden fruit that feel cozy and contemplative. The bar shows how naturally this particular scent settles into crisp, cooling days.
Best Worn
Cold weather, late hours, and nobody standing too close until you know how it behaves on your skin. Treat the first wearing as an experiment rather than a decision. This is a very new release from a one-person atelier, so wearer reports are still few and performance will vary between pieces.
Why the Hate Decant
Each one is a single porcelain sculpture holding 15 ml of extrait at 60%, made and sealed by hand in Berlin and sold as a unique piece. A decant is the sane way to live with something this uncompromising before committing to the object.
Official Notes
Animal Notes · Spicy Notes
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