Michel Almairac is a master perfumer at Robertet whose career spans over forty years and includes some of the most commercially successful fragrances ever created.
“I was always surrounded by scents and smells which is part of life in that city, natural ones from the crops of flowers growing in the fields, and industrial ones as well, from the perfume factories.”
Michel Almairac · Olfactif interview
Born in Grasse, he is the embodiment of the French perfumery tradition — technically impeccable, creatively bold, and endlessly versatile. Almairac has created for virtually every major house, but he is perhaps best known for his work with Givenchy (Ange ou Démon, Very Irrésistible) and his numerous contributions to the luxury niche category.
1988FahrenheitDior
1989Joop! HommeJoop!
1992CasmirChopard
1995Burberry WomenBurberry
1999Gucci RushGucci
2008Chloe Eau de ParfumChloé
2011BodyBurberry
2016This is HerZadig & VoltaireVersatile mastery across every fragrance family. Almairac moves effortlessly between fresh colognes and opulent orientals, always maintaining a signature clarity and precision that marks his work as unmistakably his.
Scentsation editorialFragrances credited to Michel 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
Sources · Olfactif interview · Fragrance credits and counts from Scentsation's catalog
