Josh's story
The story
Despite Slumberhouse's reputation for intense, natural-leaning compositions, Lobb resists being labeled a naturals-only perfumer, reaching for synthetic or natural materials alike whenever they serve the idea.
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A self-taught nose based in Portland, Oregon, Josh Lobb built Slumberhouse out of an informal artists' collective — friends handling visual art and design while he focused on scent — before it grew from one-off Etsy listings into its own house.
- Earliest in our catalog
- Jeke, 2008
- In our catalog
- 26 fragrances
The career
Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.2008–2025, in bottles
2008JekeSlumberhouse
2009OreSlumberhouse
2012NorneSlumberhouse
2012BaqueSlumberhouse
2012Pear & OliveSlumberhouse
2012SovaSlumberhouse
2014SadanneSlumberhouse
2015KisteSlumberhouseLaunches per year, 2008–2025Peak: 6 in 2011
20082025
In their own words
How Josh works
The paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 26 fragrances
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Six to smell first
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The composer of light
Francis Kurkdjian
Radiant luminosity and ethereal transparency. Kurkdjian's fragrances glow — they possess an inner light that makes them feel both airy and profound. His palette favors ambroxan, saffron, and delicate florals, composed with a musician's instinct for harmony.
234 creations
The architect of Chanel
Jacques Polge
Refined elegance and measured sophistication. Polge's compositions for Chanel embodied the house's aesthetic — never too much, never too little, always precisely right. His fragrances have the quiet authority of impeccable tailoring.
76 creations
The dynasty continues
Olivier Creed
Noble materials and classical structure. Creed fragrances are built around the finest natural ingredients — ambergris, royal water, hand-selected musks — composed in the traditional infusion method that has defined the house for centuries.
54 creations
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