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Tamara Gibson: Scent, Heritage and Caribbean life
Episode 54
Monday, 6 October, 2025
Tamara Gibson is the founder and artisan perfumer behind Native Caribbean— an artisan fragrance house handcrafted entirely in the Caribbean by women of the region. Based in Barbados, Tamara blends storytelling, ancestral knowledge with the sense of smell to archive the textures of Caribbean life—bush medicine, folklore, rituals, language, and cuisine. Her fragrances are rooted in heritage, layered with meaning, and reshaping how we experience culture and define luxury through scent.I loved talking to Tamara about the power of scent, and we dove deep into:Her journey as an entrepreneur and why she doesn’t consider herself “creative”Her rich background that led her to being in the creative and cultural spaceHow travel has inspired her to reflect on her identityHow she became inspired by a trip to visit her grandmotherHow she developed the scents that evoke memories from her home and cultureHow identity feeds creativity - and her journey of showing up as an entrepreneurHow we can tell our story in the Caribbean through our craftsmanship and cultureWhat it means to be a Caribbean native.Some of the inspiration behind the scents in her Grandmother’s wisdom collectionAnd so much more! I hope that you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.You can follow Tamara's fun and informative IG account below, and check out her website.https://www.instagram.com/nativecaribbeanscents/www.nativecaribbean.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
