Michel's story
The story
He joined Givaudan in 1998, working with Givenchy, Gucci, and Valentino, and composed fragrances including Burberry's Touch For Women, Cerruti 1881 Black For Men, and Givenchy's Extravagance d'Amarige.
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A Grasse childhood, a global career
Michel
Girard
A Grasse childhood, a global careerBorn in 1957 and raised in Grasse, Michel Girard graduated from Lycée Fénelon in 1974 and built his early career at Robertet before becoming a Senior Perfumer at Quest International in 1986.
- House
- Givaudan
- Earliest in our catalog
- Extravagance d Amarige, 1998
- In our catalog
- 43 fragrances · 19 houses
The career
Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.1998–2024, in bottles
1998Touch for WomenBurberry
1998Extravagance d AmarigeGivenchy
2006Acqua di Parma Blu Mediterraneo Fico di AmalfiAcqua di Parma
20081 MillionRabanne
2009Rose The OneDolce&Gabbana
2017The One Eau de ToiletteDolce&Gabbana
2018WantedAzzaro
2024The Most WantedAzzaroLaunches per year, 1998–2024Peak: 4 in 2011
19982024
In their own words
How Michel works
Signature
A Grasse-trained sensibility broadened by extensive international travel and cross-cultural collaboration.
Scentsation editorialThe paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 43 fragrances
Who Michel composes for
19 houses, one hand
Fragrances credited to Michel in our catalog, by house.
Azzaro8
Rabanne7
Dolce&Gabbana6
Lacoste Fragrances3
Burberry3
Hugo Boss2
Givenchy2
+ 12 more housesStart here
Six to smell first
See all 43 fragrances →Ranked by how many people have rated them
01Rabanne · 20081 Million24,623 ratings · ★ 3.7302Azzaro · 2024The Most Wanted12,331 ratings · ★ 4.5703Acqua di Parma · 2006Acqua di Parma Blu Mediterraneo Fico di Amalfi9,186 ratings · ★ 4.3204Azzaro · 2018Wanted7,839 ratings · ★ 4.2705Dolce&Gabbana · 2009Rose The One4,293 ratings · ★ 4.0206Burberry · 1998Touch for Women2,704 ratings · ★ 3.66
Rabanne · 20081 Million24,623 ratings · ★ 3.7302Azzaro · 2024The Most Wanted12,331 ratings · ★ 4.5703Acqua di Parma · 2006Acqua di Parma Blu Mediterraneo Fico di Amalfi9,186 ratings · ★ 4.3204Azzaro · 2018Wanted7,839 ratings · ★ 4.2705Dolce&Gabbana · 2009Rose The One4,293 ratings · ★ 4.0206Burberry · 1998Touch for Women2,704 ratings · ★ 3.66Discover
Artists in Conversation
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
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
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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