About us
NOTE: Very sadly, we are launching Wandering Opus a few weeks after the passing of Carlos J. Powell, one of the two founders of the brand.
Our friendship
Before anything else, we are two friends with a common passion for scent!
While each of us has our independent YouTube channel where we discuss fragrances in our own style, we often work together on reviews, for our pleasure and to be of service to our followers. We cover a wide range of fragrances regardless of company, gender, genre, price, and more.
We love all things perfume related! We are two very different guys but we sure have enough in common as we travel long distances to meet and spend time together to discuss perfumes. This has taken us through every mean of transportation available around New York City.
Our background
Carlos J. Powell
Carlos was born and raised in Brooklyn. After being into fragrances from a very young age, he connected with a group of like-minded fragrance connoisseurs who called themselves The Goodsmellas. Carlos eventually went on to create his own perfume-related Facebook group called Peace Love Perfume. There, he built an even bigger community of fragrance lovers, who were able to share their passion for perfume without discrimination or criticism. Shortly thereafter, Carlos opened up his YouTube channel, Brooklyn Fragrance Lover, and he currently has more than 60,000 subscribers with a total view count of 13 million + views. Before he left us on February 7th 2021, Carlos was one of the most followed fragrance experts in the United States.
Steven Gavrielatos
Steven is also one of the most acclaimed fragrance experts in the United States with his unique experience in high-end fragrances. With more than 150,000 subscribers globally, Steven is regarded as the ‘go to’ educator when it comes to niche and high quality fragrances. Steven’s YouTube channel Redolessence and personal events discussing a diverse range of fragrances have helped both women and men find their perfect olfactory accessory. What started as an exercise in connecting with like-minded individuals transformed into an outlet to educate and inspire, and today, Steven’s knowledge and experience is simply unmatched with young, avid and sensitive fragrance consumers.
Both Carlos and Steven spent several years judging on several panels for the Fragrance Foundation, and each of their YouTube channel were nominated for a Fragrance Foundation award in 2018.
Our project
Some time ago, we decided to explore the possibility of having our own fragrance brand: RedBrook (a portmanteau fusing the names Redolessence and Brooklyn Fragrance Lover).
After causally talking about it with our friends at The Society of Scent, we realized it was actually in our reach and we decided to do it! It is a dream come true! Using our background and knowledge, we have worked with Jean-Claude Delville and Frederic Jacques at The Society of Scent to develop a high-quality, niche-style, unique, versatile, and accessible sensory experience that will take consumers through a one of a kind, olfactive journey.
Read about creating the fragrance