Nicolas Bonneville discovered his love of perfumery at age 12 during a trip to Grasse, and after studying chemistry trained extensively there under Jacques Maurel.
Now a perfumer with Firmenich, he sources natural ingredients around the world — jasmine sambac from India, bergamot and mandarin from Italy, iris from Florence, orange blossom from Tunisia. An avid gardener in Paris and admirer of pop and street artists like Warhol, Haring, and Banksy, he brings both horticultural patience and an artist's eye to composition.
2018TokyoGallivant
2022Cannabis PatchouliDries Van Noten
2024The Most Wanted IntenseAzzaro
2024Nina IllusionNina Ricci
2024Orange MarmaladeJo Malone London
2025ParadigmePrada
2025Scandal IntenseJean Paul Gaultier
2026Wild VetiverCreedNature-forward compositions built on personally sourced raw materials and a gardener's intimacy with plants.
Scentsation editorialFragrances credited to Nicolas in our catalog, by house.
Prada · 2025Paradigme5,865 ratings · ★ 4.0102Azzaro · 2024The Most Wanted Intense2,591 ratings · ★ 4.1803Creed · 2026Wild Vetiver1,747 ratings · ★ 4.2304Jean Paul Gaultier · 2025Scandal Intense1,079 ratings · ★ 3.8905Nina Ricci · 2024Nina Illusion473 ratings · ★ 3.6406Jo Malone London · 2024Orange Marmalade427 ratings · ★ 4.06
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.
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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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