Nathalie Feisthauer's vocation became clear the moment she discovered Opium by Yves Saint Laurent.
In 1983 she became the first trainee without a perfumery-family background admitted to the prestigious Roure school in Grasse — at the time, an almost hereditary guild. Her career took her to Estée Lauder in New York, then Givaudan from 1983 to 2008 and Symrise from 2008 to 2014, creating for Hermès (Eau des Merveilles), Cartier (Must for Men), and Etat Libre d'Orange (Putain des Palaces). She now works independently from her lab, LABscent, in Montmartre.
1981Must de CartierCartier
2004Eau des MerveillesHermès
2006Putain des PalacesEtat Libre d'Orange
2009Hypnôse SensesLancôme
2009Gardenia PetaleVan Cleef & Arpels
2011Honour ManAmouage
2013Pasha de Cartier Edition NoireCartier
2022CowZoologist PerfumesA cosmopolitan blend of American energy and French rigor, equally at home in commercial and niche perfumery.
Scentsation editorialFragrances credited to Nathalie in our catalog, by house.
Hermès · 2004Eau des Merveilles8,169 ratings · ★ 4.0502Etat Libre d'Orange · 2006Putain des Palaces4,620 ratings · ★ 3.8103Cartier · 1981Must de Cartier2,551 ratings · ★ 4.2104Lancôme · 2009Hypnôse Senses2,226 ratings · ★ 3.8305Amouage · 2011Honour Man2,070 ratings · ★ 3.9906Zoologist Perfumes · 2022Cow1,949 ratings · ★ 3.82
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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.
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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.
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