François's story
The story
He has described his upbringing directly: his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all perfumers before him.
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Fourth generation of the Robert dynasty
François
Robert
Fourth generation of the Robert dynastyFrançois Robert is a fourth-generation perfumer, the son of legendary perfumer Guy Robert, and a director at Quintessence Fragrances' UK division in the south of England.
- House
- Quintessence Fragrances
- Earliest in our catalog
- Sacrebleu, 1993
- In our catalog
- 4 fragrances · 3 houses
The career
Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.1993–2018, in bottles
1993SacrebleuNicolai Parfumeur Createur
2003Vetyver (2003)Lanvin
2016Scent of a DreamCharlotte Tilbury
2018Week-end in NormandyNicolai Parfumeur CreateurLaunches per year, 1993–2018Peak: 1 in 1993
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Who François composes for
3 houses, one hand
Fragrances credited to François in our catalog, by house.
Nicolai Parfumeur Createur2
Lanvin1
Charlotte Tilbury1
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Four to smell first
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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
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
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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