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Christophe
Raynaud

Architect first, craftsman second

Christophe Raynaud is a perfumer who describes himself as a craftsman with the sensitivity of an artist. He begins each fragrance with a raw olfactory block, working for hours to shape it as a sculptor would — first as architect, then as craftsman.

Trained
ISIPCA
House
Givaudan
Earliest in our catalog
Eau de Cristobal, 2003
In our catalog
137 fragrances · 40 houses
Read the story ↓All 137 fragrances
Known for1 MillionMYSLF Eau de ParfumLa Nuit Trésor
Christophe's story

The story

He dreamed as a teenager of building a fashion and fragrance brand with a childhood friend, a dream he later realized, and has gone on to create fragrances including Paco Rabanne 1 Million, Lancôme La Nuit Trésor, and Mugler Aura Mugler.

The career

2003–2026, in bottles

Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.
20081 MillionRabanne2015La Nuit TrésorLancôme2017Aura MuglerMugler2017ScandalJean Paul Gaultier2021Scandal Pour HommeJean Paul Gaultier2023MYSLF Eau de ParfumYves Saint Laurent2023Good Girl BlushCarolina Herrera2024MYSLF Le ParfumYves Saint Laurent
Launches per year, 2003–2026Peak: 15 in 2019
20032026
In their own words

How Christophe works

Signature

Fragrances with strong presence and radiance, built through a sculptor's process of shaping a raw olfactory block into its final form.

Scentsation editorial
The paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 137 fragrances
Patchouli50 of 137Bergamot41 of 137Vanilla39 of 137Sandalwood34 of 137Amber29 of 137Jasmine26 of 137
Who Christophe composes for

40 houses, one hand

Fragrances credited to Christophe in our catalog, by house.

Rabanne15
Lancôme13
Jean Paul Gaultier11
Carolina Herrera9 of them since 202311
L'Artisan Parfumeur8
Penhaligon's6
Azzaro6
+ 33 more houses
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Six to smell first

See all 137 fragrances →Ranked by how many people have rated them
01Rabanne · 20081 Million24,623 ratings · ★ 3.7302Yves Saint Laurent · 2023MYSLF Eau de Parfum14,846 ratings · ★ 4.3303Lancôme · 2015La Nuit Trésor12,919 ratings · ★ 4.0804Mugler · 2017Aura Mugler10,715 ratings · ★ 3.7305Jean Paul Gaultier · 2017Scandal10,069 ratings · ★ 3.8506Jean Paul Gaultier · 2021Scandal Pour Homme7,717 ratings · ★ 4.26
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Artists in Conversation

Francis Kurkdjian
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

Jacques Polge
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

Olivier Creed
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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