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Barbara
Zoebelein

Translating a garment into a scent

Barbara Zoebelein is a German-born perfumer who studied chemistry and perfumery before beginning her career at Henkel in 1985.

House
Drom
Earliest in our catalog
Soleil, 2019
In our catalog
3 fragrances
Barbara's story

The story

She spent fifteen years at Givaudan, working across Paris, Geneva, Hong Kong, and New York, before joining Drom in 2003, drawn to the company's view of perfumery as a human adventure grounded in freedom and sharing. Her work includes Avon's Little Black Dress Eau de Parfum, for which she translated the timeless elegance of the garment itself into scent, alongside fragrances for Guess, Hard Candy, Lalique, and Louis Widmer.

The career

2019–2021, in bottles

Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.
In their own words

How Barbara works

Signature

Fragrances built to capture the essence of a concept — a garment, a place, an emotion — rendered as a wearable, story-driven scent.

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