Christine Nagel
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.
“I think of fragrance as fabric — it should drape beautifully around whoever wears it.”
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. 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.
Approach
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.
Distinctive Notes
Signature Accords
- Coffee100%
- Camphor94%
- Cacao92%
Derived from 152 compositions in the Scentsation catalog.
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