Fragrance house

Skandinavisk

Skandinavisk launched in 2012 with a candle collection intended to express different aspects of Scandinavian life. Founded by Shaun Russell, originally from the United Kingdom, the brand grew from his experience of Scandinavia and his aim to communicate the region’s relationship with nature, community, balance, and everyday life. Its first fragranced products were candles, followed by diffusers and bath-and-body care; the first personal-care collection took roughly two years to formulate and bring to market. Skandinavisk presents fragrance as chapters, or “Kapitel,” each linked to particular Scandinavian landscapes, seasons, journeys, or ways of life. Seven years after launch, it undertook a comprehensive reworking of its fragrances, formulas, packaging, sourcing, design, and environmental footprint. In September 2019, Skandinavisk became a Certified B Corporation and was identified as a founding member of the B Corp Beauty Coalition. HAV was one of its first three scented candles and was reimagined as HAV Distant Shores in 2019, while Kapitel 12, “Freedom to Roam,” won Best Fresh Scent at the 2021 AskMen Grooming Awards.