Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 12: Fumme, began in Calicut, not in a Parisian lab or a luxury boardroom, but in the everyday work of people who have spent years around scent. For co-founders Sufiyan Vayoli and Fasal Rahman, attars, oils, and blends have always been part of life, shaped by Middle Eastern fragrance culture and the quieter sensibilities of coastal Kerala.
Over the years, as they explored perfumes across India, one pattern kept repeating itself: most fragrances simply did not hold their character in Indian weather. Heat…
