Perfumer - Máté Benicsák

I am Máté Benicsák, founder and perfumer of Black Religion. The world of scents, perfumes and chemistry has long defined my thinking; today it is not a job, a hobby or a passion, but a disciplined profession. In my workshop, every formula is architecture: a structure built with precise proportions, in which the material – natural extracts and modern aroma molecules – does not decorate, but carries meaning.

At Black Religion, I work in small batches, by hand, with controlled aging times. I don't follow trends; I build my own language of dark tones, pure ingredients, and tight compositional principles. The opening is not a loud entrance, but a designated direction; the heart note is tension and arc; the base is a quiet, long presence. I strive for each fragrance to be a statement in itself: a sign that the wearer does not explain, but simply wears.

For me, perfume is not an escape or a decoration, but a decision. Each bottle is a responsibly designed risk: both precise and instinctive. The boundary is not drawn on the list of ingredients, but where discipline and imagination meet. I search for this intersection again and again – and until I find it, the composition is not finished.