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Laurent
Le Guernec

The master of floral notes

Laurent Le Guernec is a Paris-born perfumer, born in January 1967 and raised partly in Grasse, who studied chemistry at the University of Paris before training at ISIPCA.

Trained
ISIPCA
House
IFF
Earliest in our catalog
Michael, 2000
In our catalog
92 fragrances · 23 houses
Read the story ↓All 92 fragrances
Known forLovelyDolceKiller Queen
Laurent's story

The story

He worked with Laboratoire Monique Rémy in Grasse to master natural floral materials, then moved to the United States in 1991 to work at Fragrance Resources under Pierre Bourdon, with Jean-Claude Ellena as another key mentor. His work with Mane produced the FiFi Award-winning Michael by Michael Kors and several Bond No. 9 fragrances, and he now works at IFF on fine fragrance, having created for Sarah Jessica Parker, Katy Perry, Guess, and Alfred Dunhill among many others.

The career

2000–2026, in bottles

Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.
2000MichaelMichael Kors2004Solo LoeweLoewe2005LovelySarah Jessica Parker2013Killer QueenKaty Perry2013Boss Jour Pour FemmeHugo Boss2014DolceDolce&Gabbana2017DKNY Nectar LoveDonna Karan2021Beautiful Magnolia Estée LauderEstée Lauder
Launches per year, 2000–2026Peak: 8 in 2012
20002026
In their own words

How Laurent works

Signature

Bright, crisp, precise florals that blend French classical training with an American commercial sensibility.

Scentsation editorial
The paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 92 fragrances
Musk52 of 92Amber40 of 92Bergamot30 of 92Sandalwood27 of 92Rose21 of 92Jasmine18 of 92
Who Laurent composes for

23 houses, one hand

Fragrances credited to Laurent in our catalog, by house.

Bond No 934
Calvin Klein11
Caswell Massey9
Donna Karan6
Estée Lauder6
Michael Kors4
Dolce&Gabbana3
+ 16 more houses
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Six to smell first

See all 92 fragrances →Ranked by how many people have rated them
01Sarah Jessica Parker · 2005Lovely8,901 ratings · ★ 3.8202Dolce&Gabbana · 2014Dolce5,355 ratings · ★ 3.5603Katy Perry · 2013Killer Queen3,746 ratings · ★ 3.8004Michael Kors · 2000Michael2,570 ratings · ★ 4.1305Loewe · 2004Solo Loewe2,159 ratings · ★ 4.1506Donna Karan · 2017DKNY Nectar Love1,651 ratings · ★ 3.82
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Artists in Conversation

Francis Kurkdjian
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

Jacques Polge
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

Olivier Creed
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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