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Antoine
Lie

The renegade of niche perfumery

Antoine Lie is a French perfumer born in Strasbourg who studied chemistry before training in Grasse under Jean Carles and completing an apprenticeship with Jean Guichard.

Trained
Givaudan Perfumery School
House
ALOE - Antoine Lie Olfactive Experience
Earliest in our catalog
Patchouli, 1975
In our catalog
93 fragrances · 27 houses
Antoine's story

The story

Early in his career he contributed to mainstream successes including Armani Code and Versace Crystal Noir, before seeking greater creative freedom in niche perfumery, working for Givaudan and later as VP senior perfumer at Takasago. He is now the founder and perfumer at ALOE — Antoine Lie Olfactive Experience — in Paris, and has created unconventional fragrances for houses including Etat Libre d'Orange, oneofthose, and Nu Be, often built around unexpected materials like vinyl, metal, and ether alongside vetiver, leather, and iris.

In their own words

How Antoine works

Signature

Unconventional, boundary-pushing compositions that pair traditional materials like leather, vetiver, and sandalwood with industrial notes such as vinyl and metal.

Scentsation editorial
The paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 93 fragrances
Who Antoine composes for

27 houses, one hand

Fragrances credited to Antoine in our catalog, by house.

Les Indemodables12
Etat Libre d'Orange11
Houbigant7 of them since 20238
Puredistance8
Comme des Garcons7
Davidoff5
Tom Ford4
+ 20 more houses
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