Kerosene

Kerosene

The House of Kerosene is the brainchild of John Pegg. Pegg was born and raised in St. Clair, Michigan, about an hour north of Detroit. As Pegg says, "Where I'm from, if you didn't work in the automobile field, you were most likely unemployed. While each factory may produce a different car part, every factory was exactly the same: production and numbers. To get out of that scene, I learned how to paint and wrench on motorcycles. As I worked, I loved the scent of dirt, grease, oil and sometimes blood from a busted knuckle. I've always been captivated by scents: gasoline, stamped steel, plastic, trees, and earth."

After smelling everything he could get his nose on, Pegg created the House of Kerosene, with the goal to create fragrances that are raw, unique, and approachable. And the rest, as they say, is history. Currently, the House of Kerosene has a catalogue of 11 fragrances.

Pegg also put his painting talents to work, and his factory-production background came in handy. Each Kerosene bottle is painted with high-quality automotive paint and clearcoat. Pegg likens it to if a shiny, classic Ford collided with perfume, as songs by The Cure resonated out of the tiny speakers from the clunky 8-track player.

Hailing from Michigan, which is frigid about seven months of the year, Pegg says he's "naturally attracted" to warm notes like amber, woods, and spices. And these notes frequently do appear in his fragrant creations.

As Pegg say, "I'm a simple person, but my scents won't be."

  • Promises Promises

    Kerosene

    Promises Promises

    Kerosene, will you please make a vanilla scent?! A - Vanilla scent? It's been done a million times! Kerosene, I don't care, please make one!   I promise, one day I will.   Unlike the song from 1983, you can trust my words: Finished i…

    $7.00 - $152.00
  • Summer of 84

    Kerosene

    Summer of 84

    The Detroit Tigers won the World Series, I was young. Summer air smelled as new and clean as grapefruit pop sunk with ice cubes, fizzed in warm sun. Popsicle wrappers and fresh cut melons half-eaten on the picnic table. It was the Summer of 84.It was…

    $6.00 - $152.00
  • Winter of  99

    Kerosene

    Winter of 99

    It was the end of the 90s, and Detroit was pummeled by a snow storm as panic ensued over Y2K. Were the heat and lights ever gonna come back on? Refuge under a cozy blanket with a mug in hand.It was the Winter of '99.NOTES: Smoldering Vanilla, Woods,.…

    $6.00 - $152.00
  • Blackmail

    Kerosene

    Blackmail

    Composed of intriguing amber and velvety vanilla, with a hint of juicy dark berries. Rounded out with smoky sandalwood and oud. Originally created to be sold exclusively at Blackmail Boutique in Austin, Texas. NOTES: Raspberries, Plum, Vanilla,...

    $6.00 - $152.00
  • Followed

    Kerosene

    Followed

    Followed is the newest release from the House of Kerosene. It follows in the tradition of Kerosene's best-selling, coffee-centric fragrance: Follow.  ~ "You've got problems... and smelling delectable isn't one of them.Be prepared to be followe…

    $7.00 - $152.00
  • Sweetly Known

    Kerosene

    Sweetly Known

    As if stepping out of a confectionary-creation lab, the spicy sweet treats still linger and you can't hide where you've been. If you love Unknown Pleasures, also by Kerosene,  you'll love John Pegg's new olfactory hit! NOTES: Cardamom, cocoa,.…

    $6.00 - $152.00
  • Walk The Sea

    Kerosene

    Walk The Sea

    Like high tide dried on skin, memories of the waves, sun and shore. Notes: Sea Salt, White Florals, Cedar, Ambergris and Musk.

    $6.00 - $152.00
  • Follow

    Kerosene

    Follow

    Those moments when scent lingers longer than expected. Warmth and bright new mornings collide when passersby glance, noting something different in the air. Eyes close as they take in dark-roasted coffee, vanilla and amber. Their usual route is abando…

    $7.00 - $152.00
  • Broken Theories

    Kerosene

    Broken Theories

    Dark corners of a room seem to creep and reach out as the midnight clouds steal the last remaining shards of moonlight. Ruminating over this scent of mystery and nightfall, the spiritual fire you just went through drifts in the air, the spices of...

    $6.00 - $152.00
  • Dirty Flower Factory

    Kerosene

    Dirty Flower Factory

    Flowers spiked with grit. This is the Dirty Flower Factory machine, made up of jasmine, rose, orange blossom, spiced with pepper and grounded with musk and ambergris. A scent for those that don't want to smell pretty all the time. NOTES: Jasmine, ros…

    $6.00 - $152.00
  • Santalum Slivers

    Kerosene

    Santalum Slivers

    Santalum Slivers drives summer citrus juices into the depths of sandalwood. With the addition of cucumber and rose, Santalum Slivers is like catching a breath of fragrant orchard air. NOTES: Vetiver, musk, sandalwood, bergamot, grapefruit, lemo…

    $6.00 - $140.00
  • Copper Skies

    Kerosene

    Copper Skies

    The sky is a thick copper hue, painted in bands of honey, cloves and amber. Below the horizon, sweet basil drifts from dark cedar trees embedded with tobacco leaves beneath the bark. The air is smokey, spicy and slightly sweet. Your mouth creases int…

    $7.00 - $152.00
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