John Gamba came to perfumery from a background in chemistry and the medical field, beginning his career at the fragrance house Dragoco, where he rose from lab technician to leading perfumer.
CK Free EnergyOver more than twenty years at Givaudan, he has created signature fragrances for brands including Calvin Klein, Bath & Body Works, Avon, and Natura, and collaborated with celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera, drawing inspiration from cooking and gardening. In 2026 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Perfumers at the World Perfumery Congress in Monterey, California.
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
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
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