Arthur's story
The story
A self-taught perfumer with a background in cooking and brewing, he launched the artisan brand Jinx Smells in 2021 via Kickstarter from Canandaigua, New York, producing ultra-small-batch, ultra-niche fragrances.
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Clay Emrick
Arthur Clayton Emrick grew up in the Michigan countryside and spent nearly 20 years collecting vintage perfume, starting with Guerlain bottles found at estate sales before discovering niche brands like DS & Durga around 2011.
- Earliest in our catalog
- American Ghalia, 2024
- In our catalog
- 3 fragrances
The career
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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
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
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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