Nicholas Calderone built his career at International Flavors & Fragrances, composing scents for Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, Estée Lauder, and Liz Claiborne.
His most iconic creation, Donna Karan's Cashmere Mist, began life as a fragrance for ancillary bath products before its popularity transformed it into a standalone bestseller celebrated for two decades. He also co-created Oscar de la Renta's Volupté alongside perfumer Sophia Grojsman.
Warm, enveloping compositions with crossover appeal, equally at home in body care and fine fragrance.
Scentsation editorialFragrances credited to Nicholas 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
