The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Cranberry Suede began with a favorite mocktail: cranberry lifted by a splash of bubbly sparkling wine. Onyi Ifeguni translated that familiar, celebratory pairing into a fragrance for 2025, placing fruit and effervescence against a grounded base of suede and oak. The result starts with the easy pleasure of a mixed drink, then turns more composed as it dries down. Bright cranberry gives the opening a tart, juicy character, while sparkling wine adds a lively, bubbly lift. As the fruit softens, suede brings a dry, supple texture and oak introduces warm, woody depth. The fragrance moves from sparkling and festive to tactile and grounded, with each stage revealing a different balance of fruit, effervescence, leather, and wood.
The composition's intrigue comes from its contrast of polished sparkle and tactile restraint. Cranberry supplies a tart, recognizable fruitiness, while sparkling wine brings a buoyant, celebratory lift. Juniper and citrus sharpen that brightness from the opening. Then suede changes the register entirely, making the fruit feel less like a cocktail and more like a leather good with character. Oak keeps the base grounded, giving the final impression weight and a woody, powdery finish.
The evolution
The first impression is bright and sparkling, with grapefruit, blood orange, and juniper berries cutting through the air before the cranberry takes hold. Their tart fruitiness feels lively and fresh, sharpened by the berries' aromatic edge. Sparkling wine adds a lifted, effervescent quality through the heart, turning the fruit into something polished and celebratory while preserving a crisp, buoyant character. As that brightness softens, suede enters with a dry, supple texture, almost the feel of a well-used favorite bag. Oak then settles underneath, grounding the composition in warm wood. The surprise is the handoff from festive fruit to tactile leather and powdery woods, giving the final hours a calmer, more composed character. Over time, the sparkling fruit gradually recedes, while suede and oak shape the fragrance into a quieter, more textured drydown.
Cultural impact
Cranberry Suede draws on the appeal of a familiar celebratory drink, pairing cranberry and sparkling wine with suede and oak for a fragrance that balances brightness with tactile warmth. Its opening notes of grapefruit, blood orange, juniper berries, and cranberry create an energetic, sparkling introduction, while sparkling wine carries that buoyant quality through the heart. As the fruit gradually softens, dry suede and warm oak bring the composition closer to the skin, making it an inviting scent to explore from its lively opening through its quieter, woodier drydown.
The House
Tabbeau PlaceTabbeau Place is a fragrance house built on a straightforward premise: luxury scent should not require compromise or exclusivity. Founded by biochemist and beauty enthusiast Onyi Ifeguni, the brand emerged from a personal search that many consumers recognize but rarely see addressed in the market. Ifeguni spent years struggling to find fragrances that met her standards for quality and accessibility, a gap that ultimately became the catalyst for building something herself. The brand's design philosophy centers on celebrating people of color, making intentional, well-crafted perfumes available beyond traditional gatekeepers of the fragrance industry. Tabbeau Place produces its fragrances in the USA, emphasizing clean formulations free from phthalates, parabens, harmful additives, and toxic preservatives. The house has released several notable scents including Mixed Feeling, Balsam Gilead, and Cherry Saffron (all 2021), Matcha Rush (2024), and Cranberry Suede (2025). Beyond product, the brand engages directly with its community through experiential events and custom perfume creation sessions, positioning scent as a personal ritual rather than a passive purchase.
The Creator
Onyi IfeguniIfeguni favors floral structures with unexpected clarity. Mixed Feeling, her documented creation, leans into green and botanical facets, using florals in a masculine context to surprising effect.
