Gabriela's story
The story
She trained as a pharmacist before a visit to Grasse convinced her to pursue perfumery, and has since created for brands including Abercrombie & Fitch, Calvin Klein, Escada, Michael Kors, and Victoria's Secret.
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Romanian seasons, bottled
Gabriela
Chelariu
Romanian seasons, bottledGabriela Chelariu is a perfumer at Firmenich who grew up in a small town in Romania, where the changing seasons — melting snow, blooming linden flowers, her mother's cold-weather scent — shaped her earliest olfactive memories.
- House
- dsm-firmenich
- Earliest in our catalog
- Vanilla | 28, 2018
- In our catalog
- 45 fragrances · 16 houses
The career
Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.2018–2026, in bottles
2018Vanilla | 28Kayali Fragrances
2021Eden Juicy Apple | 01 Eau De ParfumKayali Fragrances
2021Utopia Vanilla Coco 21Kayali Fragrances
2022Lovefest Burning Cherry | 48 Eau de ParfumKayali Fragrances
2023Eden Sparkling Lychee | 39 Eau de ParfumKayali Fragrances
2023The Wedding Silk Santal | 36Kayali Fragrances
2024Yum Boujee Marshmallow | 81Kayali Fragrances
2024Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar | 42Kayali FragrancesLaunches per year, 2018–2026Peak: 9 in 2024
20182026
In their own words
How Gabriela works
Signature
Nostalgic, memory-driven compositions that translate childhood sense impressions of nature into contemporary fragrance.
Scentsation editorialThe paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 45 fragrances
Who Gabriela composes for
16 houses, one hand
Fragrances credited to Gabriela in our catalog, by house.
Kayali Fragrances19
Allsaints5 of them since 20236
Victoria's Secret3
Michael Malul London2
Ellis Brooklyn2
Calvin Klein2
Phlur2
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Six to smell first
See all 45 fragrances →Ranked by how many people have rated them
01Kayali Fragrances · 2018Vanilla | 2812,159 ratings · ★ 4.1502Kayali Fragrances · 2024Yum Boujee Marshmallow | 815,870 ratings · ★ 4.2703Kayali Fragrances · 2021Eden Juicy Apple | 01 Eau De Parfum4,625 ratings · ★ 3.9104Kayali Fragrances · 2024Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar | 424,434 ratings · ★ 3.9705Kayali Fragrances · 2022Lovefest Burning Cherry | 48 Eau de Parfum3,998 ratings · ★ 3.9106Kayali Fragrances · 2023Eden Sparkling Lychee | 39 Eau de Parfum3,290 ratings · ★ 3.94
Kayali Fragrances · 2018Vanilla | 2812,159 ratings · ★ 4.1502Kayali Fragrances · 2024Yum Boujee Marshmallow | 815,870 ratings · ★ 4.2703Kayali Fragrances · 2021Eden Juicy Apple | 01 Eau De Parfum4,625 ratings · ★ 3.9104Kayali Fragrances · 2024Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar | 424,434 ratings · ★ 3.9705Kayali Fragrances · 2022Lovefest Burning Cherry | 48 Eau de Parfum3,998 ratings · ★ 3.9106Kayali Fragrances · 2023Eden Sparkling Lychee | 39 Eau de Parfum3,290 ratings · ★ 3.94Discover
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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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