Catherine Selig knew from an early age she would become a perfumer, inspired by her great-grandfather, the 19th-century Swiss Maitre Gantier Parfumeur Meinrad Hilfiger.
At age 10 her father gave her his formula book, and she went on to train at ISIPCA in Versailles with an internship in Grasse, then spent nearly 13 years at Firmenich before joining Takasago in May 2018, where she has created fragrances for GUESS Originals and Harlem Perfume Co.
2016Katy Perry's Mad LoveKaty Perry
2021Icon Racing BlueAlfred Dunhill
2021Driven Eau de ToiletteAlfred Dunhill
2025Cry BabyPortals Parfums
2025DKNY Be Delicious Ice Pop Very CherryDonna KaranFragrances credited to Catherine in our catalog, by house.
Katy Perry · 2016Katy Perry's Mad Love972 ratings · ★ 3.9402Portals Parfums · 2025Cry Baby180 ratings · ★ 4.1503Alfred Dunhill · 2021Icon Racing Blue126 ratings · ★ 3.7904Alfred Dunhill · 2021Driven Eau de Toilette110 ratings · ★ 3.7005Donna Karan · 2025DKNY Be Delicious Ice Pop Very Cherry108 ratings · ★ 3.65
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234 creations
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.
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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.
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