Valerie's story
The story
Over more than 20 years she has designed fragrances for L'Oréal, Beiersdorf, Yves Rocher, and The Body Shop, as well as niche brands including Kajal Parfums Paris and Guess.
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Valerie
Garnuch-Mentzel
Valérie Garnuch-Mentzel, born and educated in France, began her career at Drom Fragrances in 1992 in quality control before moving into fine fragrance creation, becoming senior perfumer at Drom's Munich headquarters.
- Earliest in our catalog
- Velvet Plum, 2019
- In our catalog
- 2 fragrances · 2 houses
Who Valerie composes for
2 houses, one hand
Fragrances credited to Valerie in our catalog, by house.
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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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