Carried From Morocco
Souk to Skin, Artisan to Air
Pre-Orders for the Next Limited Curation Open May 15th
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Next Curation Ships June 15th - June 22nd
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COMING SOON: Meet the Perfumers
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Pre-Orders for the Next Limited Curation Open May 15th ❋ Next Curation Ships June 15th - June 22nd ❋ COMING SOON: Meet the Perfumers ❋
Curated in Morocco
Newly Curated
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER 5/30
Wrong Side of Customs has partnered with Moroccan fragrance house Kkuny Parfums for a special limited edition iris collection, a nod to the house’s celebrated stunner, Opia.
Using Opia’s creme d’amande-and-powdery iris dominant base, the collection will features 3 iterations:
Version 1: “Opia Stateside” - Opia + sugar, pod vanilla, honey
Version 2: “Opia Saffron” - Opia + saffron ticture, Moroccan naturals (final composition TBD)
Version 3: “Opia of Fez” - Opia + sacred Moroccan serghina tincture, olibanum, orange flower, soft oud
COMING 5/30 for PRE-ORDER
IN CONCEPTUAL DESIGN. FINAL NOTES TO BE ANNOUNCED 5/29.
*This is a pre-order. Ships 6/15 - 6/22.
50 ml
The only “cactiss” you’ll find in the Sahara. Cedar, saffron, hedione, ambroxan, amber wood, fir resin and oakmoss to rise like heat off your skin. Extrait blend.
Friends You’ve Met BEFORE
*This is a pre-order. Ships 6/15 - 6/22.
50 ml.
From a tiny concept perfumer in the old medina, Yasmina is a study in the characteristic density of Moroccan perfume oils. Coffee, pear, cedar, jasmine, vanilla, patchouli, pink pepper, bitter almond, orange blossom, cashmere wood.
*This is a pre-order. Ships 6/15 - 6/22.
30 ml.
Created by the same artisan as Heritage, Giah is a deep composition of the artist’s signature deep-pod vanilla, a honied amber, fleur d’oranger from the Middle Atlas and Rif, and a light patchouli for lift. Extrait only, blended in Marrakech.
*This is a pre-order. Ships 6/15 - 6/22.
30 ml.
Oriental vanilla, musk, pear, black rose, orange blossom, praline & incense. Extrait blend. Discovered deep in the Fez medina, this is the fragrance that kicked off a partnership with one of our favorite Moroccan artisans.
About the Collection
Morocco is a magical place, but one often reduced to postcards: tiled courtyards, sunlit riads, the soft illusion of stillness over the Sahara. But just beyond the frame is something far more alive - something visitors only truly begin to understand after repeat visits. It is a country built on movement, trade and craft. Markets hum with negotiation, workshops pulse with skill passed through generations, and every object carries the imprint of human hands. The souks are not staged, they are systems. What looks like exotic beauty casted for the perfection of Instagram photos is, in truth, a living economy built of skill that’s become rare to find… complex, resilient, and quietly brilliant.
Wrong Side of Customs was born from a deep love of a country (and its art) that doesn’t belong to us, but that we can experience through the generous hospitality of its artists and artisans. Each piece that makes its way to your hands is sourced, carried, and offered in limited form. No mass production. No permanence.
Most Westernized fragrance is designed to please quickly - bright, familiar, gone before you can question it. Moroccan perfume is something different: oil-rich, expression-heavy and alive. They unfold on the skin, shifting with the heat of you, molding themselves into time and memory.
We partner specifically with micro-batch artisan perfumers who create custom blends for our fragrance community on demand. Because this is not “corporate, standardized” perfume, what you receive may deepen and smooth out as it rests and continues the maturation process in the bottle. Please be clear that these are not the same kinds of perfume you are used to, and they will need a short rest to recover from their journey to you. Inside each box from us is an invitation: to slow down, link to the culture beyond the bottle, and honor the nuance of something formulated just for you — something that was never meant to be static.
What you smell first is not the point - what is becomes is.
