Aromatic
Green
Notescedarwoodfrankincenselimenagarmothapatchoulivetiver
Tags
#fresh
#savory
Style
unisex
A commanding scent that opens with a leathery lick of nargarmotha root and dark, aromatic patchouli leaf, with a hit of sharp makrut lime leaf. All of this sets the scene for the uncompromising raw green of vetiver root, while Somali frankincense and Moroccan Atlas cedarwood provide venerable ballast. Sensual, earthy, authoritative. This is the perfume that launched Ra:er.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
A late-afternoon conversation at a wooden worktable, sleeves rolled back and attention undivided. Sharp lime leaf gives the earthy, leathery roots an alert edge, while frankincense and cedar lend a measured authority. The mood is tactile and deliberate, with little sweetness to soften it.
How to wear
Try a light application on warm skin, starting with one spray before adding more. Mild or cooler weather is a natural setting for the rooty, resinous composition; in heat, keep the dose restrained so the sharp lime leaf and raw green vetiver can balance its darker earthy weight.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to dry, savory botanicals rather than sweet or plush perfumes. Its leathery roots, dark patchouli, incisive lime leaf and green vetiver suit a taste for textured woods, aromatic foliage and frankincense with an earthy foundation.
Release year
2017, reformulated 2023
The nose
Ted Rohn is credited with the current Raer version of 01 Nagarmotha. The Berlin house’s founder and perfumer, he works with botanical materials, pursuing natural compositions with boldness, texture and sensuality. Here, that approach takes an earthy, aromatic form, contrasting root-like depth with sharp green freshness. Stefan Kehl created the original AER Accord No. 01: Nagarmotha, the fragrance from which the current perfume developed.
Collaborators
For the original fragrance, cofounder and creative director Ted Rohn, then known as Ted Young-Ing, helped establish the creative brief with Stefan Kehl: a complex, modern natural perfume made with ethically sourced ingredients. Their shared search led to Kehl creating the composition that became the house’s founding scent.
Raer’s story
Raer is a Berlin botanical perfume house that pairs Bauhaus-inspired clarity with small-batch hand production. Its approach challenges the idea that natural perfume must be gentle or conventional, favoring bold, unusual compositions. The house formulates, blends and bottles at its Berlin atelier and emphasizes relationships with farmers and small botanical producers.
01 Nagarmotha’s concept
Nagarmotha began as a personal request between the house’s cofounders. Unable to find the complex, modern natural perfume they wanted, Ted asked Stefan Kehl to create one. The resulting Accord No. 01 became the founding fragrance of AER, later renamed Raer after its perfumes were reformulated. Its earthy roots, sharp foliage and resinous woods remain central to the current version’s character.
Extra info
Nagarmotha is also known as cypriol; Raer identifies its material as Cyperus scariosus, sourced from a collective farm in Madhya Pradesh, India. The roots are hand-harvested after the monsoon, sun-dried and extracted on site. This is the fragrance the house identifies as the scent that launched the brand.
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Notescedarwoodfrankincenselimenagarmothapatchoulivetiver
Tags
#fresh
#savory
Style
unisex
A commanding scent that opens with a leathery lick of nargarmotha root and dark, aromatic patchouli leaf, with a hit of sharp makrut lime leaf. All of this sets the scene for the uncompromising raw green of vetiver root, while Somali frankincense and Moroccan Atlas cedarwood provide venerable ballast. Sensual, earthy, authoritative. This is the perfume that launched Ra:er.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
A late-afternoon conversation at a wooden worktable, sleeves rolled back and attention undivided. Sharp lime leaf gives the earthy, leathery roots an alert edge, while frankincense and cedar lend a measured authority. The mood is tactile and deliberate, with little sweetness to soften it.
How to wear
Try a light application on warm skin, starting with one spray before adding more. Mild or cooler weather is a natural setting for the rooty, resinous composition; in heat, keep the dose restrained so the sharp lime leaf and raw green vetiver can balance its darker earthy weight.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to dry, savory botanicals rather than sweet or plush perfumes. Its leathery roots, dark patchouli, incisive lime leaf and green vetiver suit a taste for textured woods, aromatic foliage and frankincense with an earthy foundation.
Release year
2017, reformulated 2023
The nose
Ted Rohn is credited with the current Raer version of 01 Nagarmotha. The Berlin house’s founder and perfumer, he works with botanical materials, pursuing natural compositions with boldness, texture and sensuality. Here, that approach takes an earthy, aromatic form, contrasting root-like depth with sharp green freshness. Stefan Kehl created the original AER Accord No. 01: Nagarmotha, the fragrance from which the current perfume developed.
Collaborators
For the original fragrance, cofounder and creative director Ted Rohn, then known as Ted Young-Ing, helped establish the creative brief with Stefan Kehl: a complex, modern natural perfume made with ethically sourced ingredients. Their shared search led to Kehl creating the composition that became the house’s founding scent.
Raer’s story
Raer is a Berlin botanical perfume house that pairs Bauhaus-inspired clarity with small-batch hand production. Its approach challenges the idea that natural perfume must be gentle or conventional, favoring bold, unusual compositions. The house formulates, blends and bottles at its Berlin atelier and emphasizes relationships with farmers and small botanical producers.
01 Nagarmotha’s concept
Nagarmotha began as a personal request between the house’s cofounders. Unable to find the complex, modern natural perfume they wanted, Ted asked Stefan Kehl to create one. The resulting Accord No. 01 became the founding fragrance of AER, later renamed Raer after its perfumes were reformulated. Its earthy roots, sharp foliage and resinous woods remain central to the current version’s character.
Extra info
Nagarmotha is also known as cypriol; Raer identifies its material as Cyperus scariosus, sourced from a collective farm in Madhya Pradesh, India. The roots are hand-harvested after the monsoon, sun-dried and extracted on site. This is the fragrance the house identifies as the scent that launched the brand.
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