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Mark
Buxton

The blind-test prodigy

Mark Buxton, born in England and raised near Hamburg, entered perfumery almost by accident: at 21, a German game show challenge to identify 600 perfumes by scent alone caught the attention of Haarmann & Reimer, who offered him a place in their Paris training program.

House
LUZI
Earliest in our catalog
Comme des Garcons, 1994
In our catalog
68 fragrances · 21 houses
Mark's story

The story

Over 25 years he has created for Givenchy, Versace, Van Cleef & Arpels, Paco Rabanne, Cartier, and Chopard, and composed the very first Comme des Garçons fragrance. He has also lent his daring style to niche houses including biehl parfumkunstwerke and Le Labo.

The career

1994–2026, in bottles

Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.
Launches per year, 1994–2026Peak: 9 in 2012
19942026
In their own words

How Mark works

Signature

A daring, unconventional hand first discovered through avant-garde niche work, later applied to major luxury houses.

Scentsation editorial
The paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 68 fragrances
Who Mark composes for

21 houses, one hand

Fragrances credited to Mark in our catalog, by house.

Moth and Rabbit Perfumes18
Comme des Garcons11
House Of Sillage10
Givenchy6
Gravel2
Le Labo2
Kajal2
+ 14 more houses
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