Paul Parquet (1856–1916) was a French perfumer and joint owner of Houbigant, called "the greatest perfumer of his time" by Ernest Beaux.
He is widely regarded as the founder of modern perfumery for pioneering the use of synthetic materials in works such as Fougère Royale, which established an entire olfactory family. His bestselling Le Parfum Idéal was later described by fellow perfumer Robert Bienaimé as a masterpiece of fragrant equilibrium that would never be surpassed.
1882Fougere RoyaleHoubigant
1896Le Parfum IdealHoubigant
1899Coeur de JeannetteHoubigant
1910Parfum InconnuHoubigantThe first great synthesis of natural and synthetic materials, launching the fougère family and modern perfumery itself.
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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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