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Cécile
Zarokian

The independent who redefined niche

Cécile Zarokian is a Paris-based perfumer and CEO who founded her independent creative studio in 2011 after four years of training at Robertet, where she composed her debut fragrance, Epic Woman for Amouage, in 2009 — still a global bestseller.

Trained
ISIPCA
House
Cecile Zarokian Parfumeur
Earliest in our catalog
Epic Woman, 2009
In our catalog
33 fragrances · 10 houses
Cécile's story

The story

A graduate of ISIPCA, she is the only independent perfumer to have collaborated extensively with Amouage, authoring more than ten fragrances for the house including Material, Opus XIV Royal Tobacco, and the award-winning Outlands. In 2019 she became the first independent perfumer to work with Brazil's heritage brand Granado, creating the top-selling Bossa franchise, and in 2018 she created Ani for Nishane, which became the brand's bestseller. Beyond fragrance creation, she consults on scent branding for clients including Pernod Ricard and Suntory.

The career

2009–2025, in bottles

Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.
Launches per year, 2009–2025Peak: 8 in 2021
20092025
In their own words

How Cécile works

Signature

Bold, artistically ambitious compositions that consistently become commercial bestsellers for the niche houses she partners with.

Scentsation editorial
The paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 33 fragrances
Who Cécile composes for

10 houses, one hand

Fragrances credited to Cécile in our catalog, by house.

Amouage11
MDCI Parfums6
Aura Perfume3
Nishane3
Masque Milano3
David Jourquin2
Puredistance2
+ 3 more houses
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