What Exclusive Means

Some fragrances in the collection carry a small Exclusive mark. It is a signal about how a bottle is sourced and priced, not a claim that the scent is somehow more real than the rest. Everything we carry is authentic, full strength, and drawn from the same curation. Exclusive simply tells you that a particular fragrance sits in a rarer, harder to secure corner of the shelf.

What the Exclusive mark is

An Exclusive fragrance is one we flag in the catalog as scarcer or more costly for us to source. Think of limited runs, house exclusives that sell through few channels, or scents that are simply expensive to keep in rotation at full strength. The mark lives on the fragrance itself, so you can see it while you browse the collection and open the product page for any scent that carries it.

Because an Exclusive fragrance costs us more to secure, it carries an added Exclusive surcharge on top of the box. The surcharge is a real, built in part of how that fragrance is priced. It is not a fee you opt into separately, and it is not a subscription upgrade. It is the difference between placing a standard fragrance in your box and placing a rarer one there instead.

What it does and does not mean

A few things are worth being precise about, since the word gets used loosely elsewhere.

• It is about rarity and cost, not concentration. Exclusive is separate from tier. We carry Eau de Parfum (EDP) and Extrait de Parfum only, and Extrait is our highest tier. A fragrance can be Exclusive in either tier, and an Exclusive EDP is not automatically richer than a standard Extrait. If you want to understand the tiers themselves, see EDP and Extrait, the Two Tiers We Carry.
• It does not change authenticity. Every fragrance we carry is genuine and full strength, Exclusive or not. The Exclusive mark says nothing extra about whether a bottle is real, because everything in the collection is already sourced through the same trusted channels. For how we keep counterfeits out, see How We Guard Against Counterfeits.
• It is not a batch code or a certificate. A batch code stamped on a bottle is not proof of authenticity, and neither the mark nor a code decides whether a scent is legitimate. Authenticity comes from sourcing and verification, which you can read about in Batch Codes Explained.

What the surcharge is

The Exclusive surcharge varies from one fragrance to the next, so we never quote a figure here. The amount for any given scent is shown on its own product page, and it is reflected in your total at checkout. To see the exact number for a fragrance you are considering, open its live page from the collection or start the box order at /order, where any surcharge is carried into your total before you pay.

One practical note about rotation. Fragrance is a curated, rotating collection, so an Exclusive scent may sell through or become unavailable. If a fragrance in your box cannot be fulfilled, we ask you to choose a like for like replacement, and if you do not choose within a short window we assign a comparable alternative in the same character so your box still ships full. We never promise an exact bottle, Exclusive or standard. We substitute a comparable one when we have to, and you can read how that works in How Substitutions Work.

Deciding on an Exclusive

Treat the Exclusive mark as a heads up, not a verdict. If a rarer fragrance is one you already love, or one in a family and house you trust, the surcharge buys you access to something the wider market makes hard to find. If you are still building your taste, there is no penalty for choosing standard fragrances first and reaching for an Exclusive later.

When you are ready, browse the full collection to see which fragrances carry the mark, open any scent to read its notes, tier, and surcharge, and start your box at /order. If anything is unclear, we are glad to help at [email protected].