Marine Mercé grew up in Rambouillet, near Paris, where searching the forest for lily of the valley gave her a first taste of olfactory emotion.
A teacher's perfume trail in middle school deepened her fascination, convincing her that scent gives a person their aura. Drawn equally to the performing arts — singing, acting, dancing, and even magic performed alongside her mother — she brings an instinctive, expressive sensibility to fragrance creation.
An expressive, story-driven approach that channels the theatricality of performance into scent, balancing whimsy with the authenticity of nature.
Scentsation editorialFragrances credited to Marine 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
