The story
She joined Givaudan as a perfumer's assistant, then attended Givaudan's perfumery school, working from its New York studio to create fragrances including the award-winning Vigilante and a co-creation of Tom Ford's Fougère Platine.

Linda Song, a Korean-American perfumer with a background in biology, discovered perfumery after reading a New York Times article about a chemist patenting a molecule, which led her to a master's degree at ISIPCA Paris.
She joined Givaudan as a perfumer's assistant, then attended Givaudan's perfumery school, working from its New York studio to create fragrances including the award-winning Vigilante and a co-creation of Tom Ford's Fougère Platine.
Fragrances credited to Linda in our catalog, by house.

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