Owner of Harlem Candle Co.
Teri Johnson is an entrepreneur and adventurer who brings her experience to life through storytelling and luxury products. A life-long traveler, Teri has visited nearly 70 countries learning about the rich cultures of the world while working as a travel and lifestyle expert for various television and digital platforms. During her travels, Teri experienced an array of different scents and developed a passion and obsession for beautiful and evocative fragrances that have the power to transport you to a different time and place. This sparked an idea to create a luxury home fragrance company inspired by her neighborhood of Harlem, specifically during the Harlem Renaissance period.
She founded the Harlem Candle Co in 2014 and now has 20 exquisite fragrances in the collection. Teri’s work with some of the world's most innovative perfumers has helped her grow the brand’s popularity on an international level and has led to the brand’s launch in Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, Nordstrom and many boutiques around the country.
After several years producing an award-winning home fragrance collection, Teri got an overwhelming demand from Harlem Candle Company customers to make a personal perfume that they could wear. Having spent many hours working alongside some of the most renowned perfumers in the industry developing fragrances for her candles, Teri had gotten quite an education and a solid foundation in the fine fragrance category. As a life-long lover of perfume, she joyfully decided it was time for her to expand into this space and she launched the Harlem Perfume Co. in October of 2022.
Teri’s vision with the Harlem Perfume Co. is again fueled by the Harlem Renaissance and paying homage to the inspiring, brave icons who courageously pioneered a new future. It is her dream to create nostalgic and evocative fragrances that resonate and unleash the inner artist and creative spirit that resides within us all.
