Shinichiro's story
The story
He was mentored at IFF by Anne Flipo and Peter Coates, honing his craft under two of the industry's most respected noses.
← All perfumersPerfumer · JapaneseShinichiro
Precision with play
Shinichiro
Oba
Precision with playShinichiro Oba, born in Japan and trained between Paris and Singapore, blends precision with a playful sensibility across fine fragrance and body care.
- House
- IFF
- Earliest in our catalog
- Enigma of Taif, 2025
- In our catalog
- 3 fragrances · 2 houses
The career
Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.In bottles
In their own words
How Shinichiro works
Signature
A balance of technical precision and playfulness, spanning both fine fragrance and body care.
Scentsation editorialWho Shinichiro composes for
2 houses, one hand
Fragrances credited to Shinichiro in our catalog, by house.
Swiss Arabian2
Riiffs Perfumes1
Start here
Three to smell first
See all 3 fragrances →Ranked by how many people have rated them
Discover
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
Scent FinderLike the style? Find yours.Five questions, about a minute, no account.