OUR PERFUMERS

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Mark Buxton

Master perfumer with over 40 years of experience designing iconic scents for luxury brands like Givenchy and Cartier, as well as pioneering creations for avant-garde houses like Comme des Garçons. Today, he dedicates his daring, hedonistic style to niche perfumery, artistic collaborations, and his own independent creative projects.
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Margaux Le Paih Guérin

Raised in her family's Brittany perfumery and trained at the École Supérieure du Parfum, Margaux is a perfumer at Flair who specializes in highly experimental, conceptual scents inspired by nature, visual arts, and culinary mixology. Her adaptive, instinctual approach allows her to craft unique, abstract fragrances that seamlessly capture her clients' identities while adding a surprising, sensory twist.
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Michele Marin

Drawing from a background in cinema, theater, and opera alongside training at Paris's Cinquième Sens, Italian perfumer Michele Marin blends artistic storytelling with sensory expertise to transform memories into unique fragrances. He focuses on designing bespoke personal and ambient scents for prominent fashion, hospitality, and luxury brands.
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Cécile Zarokian

An ISIPCA graduate with over 20 years of experience, Cécile Zarokian is a trailblazing independent perfumer and CEO who began her career at Robertet before establishing her own creative path. Renowned for her visionary approach, technical mastery, and distinctive olfactive signature, she has developed award-winning fragrances and high-impact international projects, earning recognition as one of the most influential independent perfumers of her generation.
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Julien Rasquinet

Transitioning from a business background to perfumery, Julien Rasquinet trained under master perfumer Pierre Bourdon before developing his craft as an independent creator. Now a Senior Perfumer at CPL Aromas France, after a decade spent between Paris and Dubai, he is known for his deeply romantic, narrative-driven approach to fragrance creation, combining technical precision with an instinctive sense of emotion, atmosphere, and storytelling.
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Bertrand Duchaufour

Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in contemporary niche perfumery, French perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour began his career in Grasse before establishing himself as an independent creator. Renowned for his complex, layered compositions and his innovative use of raw materials, he blends masterful technique with a deeply artistic vision, creating atmospheric fragrances that have helped shape the language of modern artistic perfumery.
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Chris Maurice

Master Perfumer and director of the historic Spanish fragrance house Carbonnel S.A., Chris Maurice was raised in the world of niche perfumery and later founded his own creative venture, C De La Niche. Internationally recognized for his expertise with rare and exquisite ingredients, he has created award-winning fragrances and distinctive olfactive works that reflect a deep mastery of luxury perfumery.
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Christian Provenzano

With over 50 years of industry experience, Master Perfumer and Global Director of Perfumery Christian Provenzano leads CPL Aromas' global team from its creative hub in Dubai. Having spent nearly 15 years immersed in Middle Eastern culture, he has become a world-renowned authority on amber and Arabic fragrances, crafting highly distinctive and globally successful compositions for some of the world's most famous brands.
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Nathalie Feisthauer

Breaking tradition as the first outsider without a family background to enter the prestigious Roure school in Grasse, multi-award-winning perfumer Nathalie Feisthauer spent over 35 years leading creations at Givaudan and Symrise, crafting icons like Hermès's Eau des Merveilles. Today, she operates independently from her Montmartre-based laboratory, LABscent, where she channels her international reputation into designing acclaimed, avant-garde scents for exclusive niche brands worldwide.
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Meo Fusciuni

Born on a island of rich contrasts and shaped by a deep connection to nature, the artisan perfumer Meo Fusciuni views fragrance creation as a poetic, lifelong search to map out the "olfactory memory of life". Balancing the technical science of chemistry with a spiritual philosophy, he designs deeply personal, soul-driven scents that serve as chapters of an ongoing diary designed to capture identity, memory, and presence.
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Luca Maffei

Born into a multi-generational legacy of perfumers, rising star Luca Maffei trained in Grasse under Françoise Marin using the historic Jean Carles method before co-founding Atelier Fragranze Milano in 2011, where he serves as perfumer and CEO. Guided by a deep personal aesthetic inspired by art, cinema, and culinary arts, he focuses on translating the mysterious alchemy of raw materials into elegant, instinctively crafted fragrances.
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Miguel Matos

Contrasting a bold, underground aesthetic with a humble and deeply passionate personality, two-time Art and Olfaction Award winner Miguel Matos transitioned from a long-standing role as a prominent Fragrantica editor to a celebrated independent perfumer. Operating out of his laboratory in Almada, he has become famous for a distinct, vintage-inspired trademark style that embraces green, complex, and intentionally challenging olfactory territories.
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Arturetto Landi

Born in the coastal town of Lerici, Italy, Arturetto Landi channeled his lifelong love for maritime atmospheres into a creative career, training in Germany to become a perfumer in 1980. Deeply inspired by his extensive travels through the East, he became one of the first Western perfumers to embrace the mystical qualities of Dahn al Oudh oil, blending complex oriental raw materials to express his unique creative personality.

It is a privilege to work alongside our Perfumers, true artists of scent. With passion and dedication, they craft unique fragrances that capture emotions and bring stories to life.

Alessandro Castagno
Artistic Director
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