Catherine's story
The story
Over decades, she has refined iconic compositions and their line extensions by deconstructing perfumes at a molecular level and rebuilding them with precision, combining that analytical rigor with a deep love of nature.
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Deconstructing perfume at the molecular level
Catherine
Jarno
Deconstructing perfume at the molecular levelCatherine Jarno is a Senior Perfumer at IFF who entered perfumery through an unconventional route, as a trained chemist and researcher who began as a perfumer-analyst.
- House
- IFF
- Earliest in our catalog
- A Date With Oud, 2025
- In our catalog
- 1 fragrances
Known for
A Date With Oud
A Date With OudIn their own words
How Catherine works
Signature
Strikingly realistic naturals rebuilt with molecular precision, balancing scientific rigor with a sense of fantasy.
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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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