Olivier's story
The story
After studying biology in Paris, he trained at the Givaudan Perfumery School before building a long career at Givaudan, rising to Vice President of Fragrance USA. He now serves as Master Perfumer at Moellhausen.
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Reinventing the classics
Olivier
Guillotin
Reinventing the classicsOlivier Gillotin, born in Brittany, France, had his passion for perfumery ignited by a cousin working as a perfumer at Chanel.
- Trained
- Givaudan Perfumer School
- House
- Moellhausen
- Earliest in our catalog
- Big Pony 4 for Women, 2012
- In our catalog
- 5 fragrances · 3 houses
The career
Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.2012–2024, in bottles
2012Big Pony 4 for WomenRalph Lauren
2020Polo Red Eau de ParfumRalph Lauren
2021Fantasy SheerBritney Spears
2024Serene SierraEstée LauderLaunches per year, 2012–2024Peak: 1 in 2012
20122024
In their own words
How Olivier works
Signature
A gift for reinventing established classics while folding in new ideas and materials.
Scentsation editorialWho Olivier composes for
3 houses, one hand
Fragrances credited to Olivier in our catalog, by house.
Ralph Lauren3
Britney Spears1
Estée Lauder1
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Four to smell first
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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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