Perfumer
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Editor’s note pending — every credited perfumer eventually gets a written profile here.
Credits11 perfumes
Houses4
SignatureFloral
Catalog · 11
The compositions
Givenchy · 1959
Monsieur de Givenchy
Nina Ricci · 1948
L'Air du Temps Parfum
Nina Ricci · 1960
Capricci
Balenciaga · 1947
Le Dix Perfume
The opening feels like sliced peach dusted with citrus peel—bright but immediately rounded, cushioned by the warmth waiting beneath.
Givenchy · 1957
L'Interdit
L'Interdit opens with a whisper of aldehydic brightness, a soft halo that frames its lush floral heart rather than announcing itself.
Robert Piguet · 1950
Baghari
Nina Ricci · 2008
L'Air du Temps Noel
Nina Ricci · 1948
L'Air du Temps Eau de Parfum
Nina Ricci · 1948
L'Air du Temps
Few fragrances carry the weight of L'Air du Temps — a postwar release that became shorthand for romance itself.
Nina Ricci · 2010
L'Air du Temps by Starck
Nina Ricci · 2009