Wessel-Jan
Kos

Wessel-Jan Kos, born into a family of perfumers in Hilversum, the Netherlands, graduated from ISIPCA and began perfumer training in Geneva in September 1992, promoted to perfumer in March 1996.

House: DSM-Firmenich
Earliest in our catalog: Joie de Vie, 2019
In our catalog: 2 fragrances

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Known for

Joie de Vie Blush

Wessel-Jan's story

The story

His career took him through Princeton, Cologne, Dubai, and London, where he served as Vice President — and later a tutor — of the British Society of Perfumers, favoring simple, straightforward fragrances.

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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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