Jean's story
The story
He also created fragrances for Dior, including Jules (1980).
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Martel
Jean Martel is a French perfumer who created Paco Rabanne Pour Homme (1973), an aromatic fougère built on rosemary, lavender, and tobacco that won the Fragrance Foundation's "Fragrance of the Year – Men's Luxury" award in 1975.
- Earliest in our catalog
- Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, 1973
- In our catalog
- 4 fragrances · 3 houses
The career
Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.1973–2016, in bottles
Launches per year, 1973–2016Peak: 1 in 1973
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Who Jean composes for
3 houses, one hand
Fragrances credited to Jean in our catalog, by house.
Dior2
Azzaro1
Rabanne1
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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.
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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.
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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.
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