Hotteok has been nominated as a finalist for the 2026 Art and Olfaction Awards @artandolfaction ✨
This scent was inspired by the Korean street dessert I’ve always loved, and it means so much to see something rooted in Korean food culture be recognized and appreciated through fragrance.
As an immigrant, this moment feels especially meaningful to me.
It’s an honor to share something that feels so “us” and have community experience it together.
Thanks for our amazing perfumer @jamesmiju and our team @minhy.neil@rinaminny Cathleen & Andy❤️thank you always 🤍 #hotteokperfume #koreanperfume
KST SCENT Asia Launch @taigrance
📅 Feb 12 | 2:00–5:00 PM
Finally,
KST SCENT is taking its first step into Asia.
Launching in Taiwan, a pioneering country for the LGBT+ community,
makes this moment even more meaningful for us💕
a true dream come true.
Our full fragrance collection is now available at Taigrance,
and founders Kael Jeong & James Nguyen will be there
to meet you in person.
Come celebrate this special beginning with us,
and share a moment connected through scent 🕊️
Photo by @lvb.scents
#kstscent #taigrance #nicheperfume
Hotteok captures the moment brown sugar syrup melts inside a warm pancake. Cinnamon leaves and roasted nuts open the scent, while rice flour, sesame absolute, and warm musk linger on skin.💕
#KSTscent #Hotteok #gourmandperfume
🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME 🎉
Celebrate with our community!
We’re so excited to share that Hotteok by KST SCENT has been selected as a Finalist for the 2026 Art and Olfaction Awards 🤍
Inspired by the beloved Korean street dessert, Hotteok, this fragrance captures the warmth of sweet pancakes filled with brown sugar, cinnamon, nuts, and nostalgic memories from Korea.
To celebrate this special moment with our community, we’re giving away 3 bottles of HOTTEOK ✨
How to enter:
1️⃣Follow @kstscent
2️⃣Comment + tag a friend
3️⃣Save this post
✨ 3 winners will be selected
📅 Winners announced on May 17th
Thank you for supporting our small indie fragrance house and being part of this journey with us 🤍#kstscent
KST SCENT, now in New York 🇺🇸
Available at @stelenewyork .
We’re beyond excited to announce that KST SCENT has officially entered our first niche fragrance boutique in New York.
Experience scents inspired by Korean culture, memories, and everyday moments 💕 #kstscent #stèlenewyork
A scent inspired by quiet celebrations and hopeful beginnings.
Unboxing Rice Cake, where steamed rice and sesame meet soft amber and white musk.🥰
#KSTscent #koreanperfume #ricecake
💕Celebrating 5 Years of Perfumery
To celebrate our 5th year in perfumery,
we are gifting a Blind Box Fragrance Doodle with every purchase of $70+.
A scent doodle is something I’ve always loved making.
It’s my way of sketching ideas in fragrance form experimenting without the pressure of branding, perfection, or wearability.
Sometimes they turn out exactly how I imagined.
Sometimes they become something completely unexpected.
Either way, they are honest little experiments from my perfumer’s desk.
Rather than letting discontinued materials sit unused, I turn them into small surprise gifts for you.
Each one is made in small batches and never revised.
which is why I call them doodles.
Thank you for being part of this journey for the past five years.
Your support allows me to keep creating, experimenting, and sharing stories through scent.
Free Blind Box Perfume Doodle
with orders $70+
(Automatically added at checkout • Limit 1 per customer)
With gratitude,
James Nguyen
Founder, d.grayi & KST SCENT
