Thierry Wasser is the in-house perfumer at Guerlain — a title that makes him the custodian of one of perfumery's most storied legacies.
“I am not going to betray five generations of the family.”
Thierry Wasser · Wallpaper*, December 2008
Taking the creative helm in 2008, he became the first non-Guerlain family member to hold this position in nearly two centuries. Born in Strasbourg and raised in Switzerland, Wasser brings a watchmaker's precision to his work. He has created La Petite Robe Noire, Mon Guerlain, and the ongoing L'Art & La Matière collection, while also maintaining and reinterpreting the house's legendary classics like Shalimar and Mitsouko.
2002Dior AddictDior
2005HypnôseLancôme
2009IdylleGuerlain
2011Shalimar Parfum InitialGuerlain
2012La Petite Robe NoireGuerlain
2014Terracotta Le ParfumGuerlain
2016L’Homme Idéal Eau de ParfumGuerlain
2017Mon GuerlainGuerlainReverent innovation. Wasser honors the Guerlain guerlinade while gently modernizing it — his compositions carry the house's characteristic warmth and sensuality but with a lighter, more contemporary touch.
Scentsation editorialFragrances credited to Thierry in our catalog, by house.
Guerlain · 2017Mon Guerlain16,623 ratings · ★ 4.0802Lancôme · 2005Hypnôse15,471 ratings · ★ 3.8803Dior · 2002Dior Addict15,395 ratings · ★ 4.1004Guerlain · 2012La Petite Robe Noire11,883 ratings · ★ 3.6705Guerlain · 2016L’Homme Idéal Eau de Parfum10,571 ratings · ★ 4.4406Guerlain · 2011Shalimar Parfum Initial9,124 ratings · ★ 4.07
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
Sources · Wallpaper*, December 2008 · Wikipedia · Fragrance credits and counts from Scentsation's catalog
