KV by Kateryna Vel'menko: A Complete Guide to the Collection

A House Built on Contrast, Not Concept

Most niche houses lead with a philosophy: restraint, heritage, artistic vision. KV by Kateryna Vel'menko leads with a feeling instead — the specific, slightly wry emotional register of everyday life. Not a Morning Person. Good Mood Is Loading. Chilli Candy Crush. These aren't abstract concepts translated into scent; they're moods everyone recognises, worn as fragrance.

Designed in Italy and crafted in France, KV occupies a distinctive space in contemporary niche perfumery: technically serious (100ml Eau de Parfum, considered note structures, genuine complexity) but emotionally direct in a way most luxury houses avoid. The collection moves between playful gourmands, luminous florals, polished woods and mineral freshness — eleven fragrances, each built around personal memory, multicultural influence and emotional contrast.

Now available at FND SCENTS. In this guide, we walk through the full collection and help you find your KV.

The KV Philosophy: Feeling Before Concept

Where many niche houses ask you to decode a concept — a haiku, a painting, a historical figure — KV asks something simpler: do you recognise this mood? The names do the work upfront. There's no mystery to unlock, which makes the house unusually approachable for a €255 niche fragrance — you know roughly what you're getting into before you even smell it.

That directness doesn't mean the compositions are simple. Underneath the candid names sit genuinely layered structures — Silent Serenity's shift from bright petals into dark patchouli-cacao intensity, El Badia's cardamom-coffee-saffron warmth, Icicle Popsicle's mineral-metallic cold accord. The wit is in the naming and the presentation; the perfumery itself is serious.

The Full KV Collection

Amore Dolce Amaro

Love at the point where sweetness turns bittersweet. Bright marzipan opens into a romantic floral heart, softened by coconut and honey and grounded by a warm, creamy base — the softness of memory and the tension of something beautiful that cannot stay forever.

Notes: Marzipan · Cherry blossom · Tuberose · Coconut · Honey · Sandalwood · Patchouli

✦ Family: Floral gourmand · Best for: Date night · Evening · Romantic gifting

Chilli Candy Crush

Contrast as attraction: bright citrus and candy sweetness sharpened by chilli, pink pepper and cinnamon. The floral heart keeps it polished while vanilla and cotton candy bring a playful, addictive finish. Sweet, spicy and impossible to ignore.

Notes: Chilli · Candied ginger · Pink pepper · Rose · Vanilla · Cotton candy

✦ Family: Spicy gourmand · Best for: Parties · Special occasions · Statement scent

El Badia

The pull of distant horizons: a warm, resinous composition shaped by cardamom, coffee and saffron, with soft vanilla and woods beneath. Rich without feeling heavy — the mystery of travel and the comfort of something deeply familiar.

Notes: Cardamom · Coffee · Saffron · Vanilla · Patchouli · Musk · Leather

✦ Family: Ambery gourmand · Best for: Evening · Travel · Signature wear

Laconic. Less is More

Built around restraint: clean woods, cool spice and a precise, polished structure. Nothing excessive, yet every detail intentional — an elegant everyday fragrance for those who prefer quiet confidence over noise.

Notes: Bergamot · Lemon · Black pepper · Orris · Cedarwood · Sandalwood

✦ Family: Woody · Best for: Work · Everyday wear · Minimalist style

Not a Morning Person

Begins in darkness: black tea, saffron and tobacco laid over dry cedar and a trace of rose. Slowly, the composition opens and reveals a calmer, warmer side — a fragrance for late starts, slow rituals and the private luxury of taking your time.

Notes: Black tea · Saffron · Tobacco · Rose · Cedarwood · Musk

✦ Family: Spicy woody · Best for: Night wear · Slow mornings · Cold weather

One Mojito for the Road

The moment before departure: lime, mint and grapefruit brightened by tropical fruit and softened by white musk. Easygoing, luminous and made to travel — the kind of fragrance that keeps the mood light wherever the day leads.

Notes: Lime · Mint · Grapefruit · Pineapple · Passion fruit · Ylang-ylang · White musk

✦ Family: Citrusy · Best for: Travel · Summer · Daytime

She is Glowing

Radiance in motion: passion fruit and mango wrapped around luminous magnolia, rose and geranium, then softened by sandalwood and musk. Romantic without becoming delicate — bright, polished and full of presence.

Notes: Passion fruit · Mango · Magnolia · Rose · Grapefruit · Sandalwood · Musk

✦ Family: Fruity floral · Best for: Dates · Celebrations · Feminine gifting

Silent Serenity

Begins with petals and soft fruit, then turns darker and more magnetic as patchouli, milk, cacao and spice settle close to the skin. A fragrance of quiet intensity — composed on the surface, far more complex underneath.

Notes: Rose · Peony · Blackcurrant · Raspberry · Cinnamon · Patchouli · Milk · Cacao

✦ Family: Neo chypre · Best for: Night out · Intimate wear · Statement scent

Icicle Popsicle

Recreates the strange clarity of winter air: eucalyptus and pink pepper over mineral, metallic woods and clean musks. Cold in concept but comforting on skin — childhood snow, frozen breath and the warmth waiting indoors.

Notes: Ice accord · Eucalyptus · Pink pepper · Sandalwood · Ambroxan · White musk · Mineral notes

✦ Family: Aquatic woody · Best for: Everyday wear · Layering · Clean scent lovers

Good Mood Is Loading

Built like a reset button: grapefruit and Aperol-style brightness lifted by pink pepper, then grounded with aromatic herbs, woods and vetiver. Energetic without becoming loud — a fragrance that nudges the day back in the right direction.

Notes: Grapefruit · Aperol accord · Pink pepper · Sage · Blackcurrant leaf · Vetiver

✦ Family: Fruity spicy · Best for: Everyday wear · Travel · Mood lifting

A Bit Hazelnutty

Inspired by the layered warmth of Bicerin: hazelnut, chocolate, coffee and milk enriched with rum, spice and vanilla. Comforting yet complex — unfolds like a dessert served slowly, rich, aromatic and made to linger.

Notes: Hazelnut · Chocolate · Coffee · Milk · Rum · Vanilla · Amber

✦ Family: Ambery gourmand · Best for: Cold weather · Evening · Gourmand lovers

The Discovery Sets

KV offers three curated 4×10ml sets, each built around a different emotional register, plus a full 11×1.5ml Discovery Set covering the entire collection.

• Message Collection (€150) — Not a Morning Person, Amore Dolce Amaro, One Mojito for the Road, Laconic. Less is More. The house's contrasts in one set.
• Mood Collection (€150) — Silent Serenity, She is Glowing, El Badia, Icicle Popsicle. Softness, brightness and intrigue.
• Statement Collection (€150) — Good Mood Is Loading, A Bit Hazelnutty, Chilli Candy Crush, Icicle Popsicle. The boldest introduction to the house.
• Discovery Set (€50) — All eleven compositions in 1.5ml format. The most affordable way to meet the full KV universe.

Why We Curated KV for FND SCENTS

At FND SCENTS, we edit the catalogue tightly. Every house we carry needs to earn its place next to Floraïku, Room 1015, Liquides Imaginaires, Laurent Mazzone, Namos, Renier and the rest. KV earned its place for four reasons:

• Emotional accessibility without compositional compromise — the names invite you in immediately, but the structures underneath (Silent Serenity's chypre turn, El Badia's resinous depth) reward genuine attention.
• Range across families — eleven fragrances spanning floral gourmand, spicy gourmand, ambery gourmand, woody, spicy woody, citrusy, fruity floral, neo chypre and aquatic woody. Few single houses cover this much olfactive ground convincingly.
• Genuinely unisex design — most of the collection is built to be worn by anyone, regardless of the femme-coded product photography some pieces use.
• A distinctive voice — in a category full of poetic abstraction, KV's directness is refreshing. It doesn't ask you to decode anything before you can enjoy it.

Choosing Your KV

• Romantic and gourmand → Amore Dolce Amaro. Marzipan, tuberose, coconut — the house's tenderest side.
• Bold and unapologetic → Chilli Candy Crush. Spice, sweetness and presence in equal measure.
• Travel and warmth → El Badia. Cardamom, coffee, saffron — rich but never heavy.
• Quiet minimalism → Laconic. Less is More. Clean woods, precise structure, everyday elegance.
• Dark and slow → Not a Morning Person. Tea, tobacco, saffron — for late starts and cold nights.
• Bright and easygoing → One Mojito for the Road. Citrus and mint, built for summer and travel.
• Fruity floral radiance → She is Glowing. Passion fruit, mango, magnolia — polished and present.
• Complex and intimate → Silent Serenity. Starts soft, turns magnetic — for those who want depth over simplicity.
• Clean and mineral → Icicle Popsicle. Ice, eucalyptus, ambroxan — a modern take on freshness.
• Energising reset → Good Mood Is Loading. Grapefruit, Aperol accord, vetiver — built to lift the day.
• Dessert-like comfort → A Bit Hazelnutty. Hazelnut, chocolate, coffee, rum — for gourmand lovers and cold-weather evenings.

If you're new to the house, start with a sample set rather than a full bottle — the collection's range means your KV is likely one of a small handful, not the whole catalogue at once.

Available at FND SCENTS

• Format: 100ml Eau de Parfum
• Price: €255 per bottle, uniform across the collection
• Sample formats: 4×10ml curated sets (€150) and 11×1.5ml full Discovery Set (€50)

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