Patty's story
The story
Trained in biology and chemistry, she started as a lab technician before moving into fragrance creation, joining IFF in February 2017 and being promoted to vice president perfumer in February 2024.
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Patty
Hidalgo
Patty Hidalgo, born to a Cuban mother and a father from Santander, Spain, originally planned to become a dentist until a two-week internship at Fragrance Resources in 1994 changed her path.
- House
- IFF
- Earliest in our catalog
- Pomegranate Splash, 2010
- In our catalog
- 5 fragrances · 4 houses
The career
Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.2010–2026, in bottles
2010Pomegranate SplashMarc Jacobs
2021DKNY Be Delicious Coconuts About SummerDonna Karan
2023Fiery PassionPortals Parfums
2023Water of IntuitionPortals Parfums
2026Solar DripBoy SmellsLaunches per year, 2010–2026Peak: 2 in 2023
20102026
Who Patty composes for
4 houses, one hand
Fragrances credited to Patty in our catalog, by house.
Portals Parfums2
Donna Karan1
Boy Smells1
Marc Jacobs1
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Five to smell first
See all 5 fragrances →Ranked by how many people have rated them
01Donna Karan · 2021DKNY Be Delicious Coconuts About Summer446 ratings · ★ 3.9202Portals Parfums · 2023Fiery Passion151 ratings · ★ 3.8303Portals Parfums · 2023Water of Intuition118 ratings · ★ 3.7804Boy Smells · 2026Solar Drip70 ratings · ★ 3.9005Marc Jacobs · 2010Pomegranate Splash68 ratings · ★ 3.79
Donna Karan · 2021DKNY Be Delicious Coconuts About Summer446 ratings · ★ 3.9202Portals Parfums · 2023Fiery Passion151 ratings · ★ 3.8303Portals Parfums · 2023Water of Intuition118 ratings · ★ 3.7804Boy Smells · 2026Solar Drip70 ratings · ★ 3.9005Marc Jacobs · 2010Pomegranate Splash68 ratings · ★ 3.79Discover
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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