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Christine
Nagel

The poet of Hermès

Christine Nagel is the in-house perfumer at Hermès, succeeding the legendary Jean-Claude Ellena in 2016. A graduate of ISIPCA and trained at Charabot in Grasse, she brings decades of experience to one of perfumery's most prestigious creative positions.

House: Hermès
Earliest in our catalog: 2000 et Une Rose, 1999
In our catalog: 129 fragrances · 24 houses

Read the story ↓All 129 fragrances

Known for

Narciso Rodriguez For Her

The One

“I accentuate lines, force the materials. My fragrances are never linear.”
Christine Nagel · Contributor Magazine ('The Physicality of Perfume', by Philippe Pourhashemi), c. 2021

Christine's story

The story

Nagel's work for Hermès — including Twilly, Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver, and the Jardin series — continues the house's tradition of understated elegance while introducing her own luminous, textured sensibility. She has also created masterpieces for Jo Malone, Narciso Rodriguez, and Valentino.

The career

1999–2026, in bottles

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

2003Narciso Rodriguez For HerNarciso Rodriguez

2005Miss Dior CherieDior

2006The OneDolce&Gabbana

2010English Pear & FreesiaJo Malone London

2013SiGiorgio Armani

2014Wood Sage & Sea SaltJo Malone London

2017Si PassioneGiorgio Armani

2017Twilly d’Hermès HermèsHermès

Launches per year, 1999–2026Peak: 10 in 2013

19992026

In their own words

How Christine works

Signature

Luminous textures and unexpected pairings. Nagel favors compositions that feel at once familiar and surprising — clean, transparent structures enriched with unusual facets that reveal themselves slowly over time.

Scentsation editorial

The paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 129 fragrances

Who Christine composes for

24 houses, one hand

Fragrances credited to Christine in our catalog, by house.

Hermès35

Jo Malone London32

Giorgio Armani10

Atkinsons6

Guerlain5

Narciso Rodriguez5

Lalique4

+ 17 more houses

Start here

Six to smell first

See all 129 fragrances →Ranked by how many people have rated them

Narciso Rodriguez · 2003Narciso Rodriguez For Her20,889 ratings · ★ 4.00 02

Giorgio Armani · 2013Si20,074 ratings · ★ 3.84 03

Dolce&Gabbana · 2006The One17,424 ratings · ★ 3.85 04

Jo Malone London · 2014Wood Sage & Sea Salt16,309 ratings · ★ 4.21 05

Jo Malone London · 2010English Pear & Freesia9,995 ratings · ★ 3.82 06

Dior · 2005Miss Dior Cherie7,622 ratings · ★ 4.01

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Artists in Conversation

The invisible architect

Alberto Morillas

Luminous clarity within complexity. Morillas builds fragrances with an architect's precision — every note serves a structural purpose, yet the result feels spontaneous and alive. He favors transparent accords that let individual materials breathe.

479 creations