Laurent Bruyère was a self-taught French perfumer who began his career at Charabot before joining IFF, where he worked under Dominique Ropion, and later became Senior Perfumer at Mane.
He collaborated with brands including Azzaro, Cacharel, Lacoste Fragrances, Lancôme, and Yves Saint Laurent, and is best known for creating Mugler's Alien and Innocent, Cacharel's Amor Amor, and Lacoste Fragrances' Essential. He died in 2008 at forty-three, leaving a body of work still admired for its unconventional, self-taught approach to composition.
1998InnocentMugler
2002Sexy GraffitiEscada
2003Amor AmorCacharel
2003IncantoSalvatore Ferragamo
2005AlienMugler
2005EssentialLacoste Fragrances
2005Incanto DreamSalvatore Ferragamo
2011The Taste of Fragrance AlienMuglerBold, boundary-breaking compositions shaped by a self-taught path free of traditional industry conventions.
Scentsation editorialFragrances credited to Laurent in our catalog, by house.
Mugler · 2005Alien36,339 ratings · ★ 3.9902Cacharel · 2003Amor Amor15,220 ratings · ★ 3.7703Mugler · 1998Innocent3,843 ratings · ★ 4.1104Lacoste Fragrances · 2005Essential3,247 ratings · ★ 3.9305Salvatore Ferragamo · 2003Incanto934 ratings · ★ 3.9106Mugler · 2011The Taste of Fragrance Alien837 ratings · ★ 4.49
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