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Aliénor
Massenet

Tradition worn lightly

Aliénor Massenet is a French perfumer who grew up in a family steeped in tradition, shaped in turn by an English boarding school and the streets of New York.

Trained
Cinquième Sens
House
Symrise
Earliest in our catalog
Intuition for Men, 2003
In our catalog
103 fragrances · 30 houses
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Known forJazz ClubAfrican LeatherMarfa
Aliénor's story

The story

She has worked at Symrise since 2016, and her fragrances are known for embracing contrast and unexpected pairings. Alongside her creative work, she runs olfactory workshops for people who have experienced difficult life events, in collaboration with CEW. Her creations have been recognized with the Fragrance Foundation UK's Best New Independent Fragrance award in 2018 for Marfa Spices by Memo, and the Fragrance Foundation France's Experts' Award for Author Fragrance in 2020 for Copper by Comme des Garçons.

The career

2003–2026, in bottles

Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.
2013Jazz ClubMaison Martin Margiela2013Irish LeatherMemo Paris2014French LeatherMemo Paris2015African LeatherMemo Paris2016MarfaMemo Paris2016LunaPenhaligon's2017One Umbrella for Two Floraïkufloraiku2019Winter PalaceMemo Paris
Launches per year, 2003–2026Peak: 11 in 2019
20032026
In their own words

How Aliénor works

Signature

Fragrances built on contrast and unexpected alliances, reflecting a personality shaped by both inherited tradition and independent freedom.

Scentsation editorial
The paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 103 fragrances
Musk37 of 103Bergamot27 of 103Patchouli26 of 103Jasmine24 of 103Sandalwood24 of 103Rose23 of 103
Who Aliénor composes for

30 houses, one hand

Fragrances credited to Aliénor in our catalog, by house.

Memo Paris47
Rabanne7
Andrea Maack5
Salvatore Ferragamo5
Penhaligon's4
Karl Lagerfeld4
Calvin Klein3
+ 23 more houses
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Six to smell first

See all 103 fragrances →Ranked by how many people have rated them
01Maison Martin Margiela · 2013Jazz Club22,164 ratings · ★ 4.1902Memo Paris · 2015African Leather6,050 ratings · ★ 4.2703Memo Paris · 2016Marfa5,264 ratings · ★ 3.9104Memo Paris · 2013Irish Leather3,645 ratings · ★ 3.9905Penhaligon's · 2016Luna3,540 ratings · ★ 4.0806floraiku · 2017One Umbrella for Two Floraïku3,540 ratings · ★ 3.98
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Artists in Conversation

Francis Kurkdjian
The composer of light

Francis Kurkdjian

Radiant luminosity and ethereal transparency. Kurkdjian's fragrances glow — they possess an inner light that makes them feel both airy and profound. His palette favors ambroxan, saffron, and delicate florals, composed with a musician's instinct for harmony.

234 creations

Jacques Polge
The architect of Chanel

Jacques Polge

Refined elegance and measured sophistication. Polge's compositions for Chanel embodied the house's aesthetic — never too much, never too little, always precisely right. His fragrances have the quiet authority of impeccable tailoring.

76 creations

Olivier Creed
The dynasty continues

Olivier Creed

Noble materials and classical structure. Creed fragrances are built around the finest natural ingredients — ambergris, royal water, hand-selected musks — composed in the traditional infusion method that has defined the house for centuries.

54 creations

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