Steve Guo was born in Beijing in 1982 and moved to France for a bachelor's in Chemistry at the University of Strasbourg and a master's in Cosmetic, Flavor and Fragrance Engineering.
He trained at Robertet's Perfumery School in Grasse, starting as a perfumer assistant at Galimard (2012-2013) before joining Robertet in Beijing, then Paris. In 2017 he won the International Perfumer's Prize with his fragrance Chypre 24, and in March 2023 joined dsm-firmenich's Fine Fragrance Atelier in Shanghai after relocating back to China in 2021.
2021IrisChloé
2021Jaguar For Men OudJaguar
2022The Collection Courageous RoseHugo Boss
2024Solution No.6 Off-White™Off White
2025Masquerade BallLe PersonaFragrances credited to Steve in our catalog, by house.
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
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
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