Nelly's story
The story
For the Pollution Pods installation by artist Michael Pinsky, she created a scent representing clean Norwegian pine forest air.
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Nelly
Hachem-Ruiz
Nelly Hachem-Ruiz is a France-based perfumer who studied at Le Havre University and won a Fragrance Foundation Award in 2016 for Perfume Extraordinaire.
- House
- IFF
- Earliest in our catalog
- Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Pour Lui French Panache, 2019
- In our catalog
- 15 fragrances · 10 houses
The career
Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.2019–2026, in bottles
2019Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Pour Lui French PanacheLacoste Fragrances
2020Cuir ZerzuraGiorgio Armani
2020Iris EmpireCarolina Herrera
2021ERL SunscreenComme des Garcons
2022Cedre SecretKenzo
2024Boss The Scent Elixir For HimHugo Boss
2025Cool ElixirDavidoff
2025Sisters B4 MistersJusboxLaunches per year, 2019–2026Peak: 3 in 2025
20192026
In their own words
How Nelly works
The paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 15 fragrances
Who Nelly composes for
10 houses, one hand
Fragrances credited to Nelly in our catalog, by house.
Davidoff5
Carolina Herrera2
Giorgio Armani1
Hugo Boss1
Lacoste Fragrances1
Kenzo1
Jusbox1
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Six to smell first
See all 15 fragrances →Ranked by how many people have rated them
01Hugo Boss · 2024Boss The Scent Elixir For Him2,638 ratings · ★ 4.3702Davidoff · 2025Cool Elixir724 ratings · ★ 3.9703Giorgio Armani · 2020Cuir Zerzura456 ratings · ★ 4.4004Carolina Herrera · 2020Iris Empire349 ratings · ★ 4.4705Lacoste Fragrances · 2019Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Pour Lui French Panache310 ratings · ★ 4.0606Jusbox · 2025Sisters B4 Misters246 ratings · ★ 3.88
Hugo Boss · 2024Boss The Scent Elixir For Him2,638 ratings · ★ 4.3702Davidoff · 2025Cool Elixir724 ratings · ★ 3.9703Giorgio Armani · 2020Cuir Zerzura456 ratings · ★ 4.4004Carolina Herrera · 2020Iris Empire349 ratings · ★ 4.4705Lacoste Fragrances · 2019Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Pour Lui French Panache310 ratings · ★ 4.0606Jusbox · 2025Sisters B4 Misters246 ratings · ★ 3.88Discover
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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