The perfumes that shaped niche perfumery, from founding classics to contemporary creations.
The emblematic perfumes of niche perfumery, listed in alphabetical order.
Acqua di Parma.
Andy Tauer, Tauer Perfumes.
Marc-Antoine Corticchiato, Parfum d’Empire.
Christopher Sheldrake, Serge Lutens.
Daniela Andrier, Guerlain L'Art et la Matière.
Olivier and Erwin Creed, Creed.
Pierre Montale, Montale.
Dominique Ropion and Claire Liégent, Yves Saint Laurent Le Vestiaire.
Concentrated 2017 version of the Francis Kurkdjian composition for Maison Francis Kurkdjian. Amber woody floral with bitter almond, Egyptian jasmine, Virginia cedar, ambergris, ambroxan and cashmeran.
Francis Kurkdjian, Maison Francis Kurkdjian.
Jean Desprez, Jean Desprez.
Jérôme Epinette, Byredo.
Germaine Cellier, Robert Piguet.
Jean-Claude Ellena, Frédéric Malle.
Alessandro Gualtieri, Nasomatto.
Julien Rasquinet, Naomi Goodsir.
David Seth Moltz, D.S. & Durga.
Dominique Ropion, Frédéric Malle.
Henri Robert, Chanel.
Ernest Beaux, Chanel.
Christopher Sheldrake, Serge Lutens.
François Coty, Coty.
Olivier Polge, Guerlain L'Art et la Matière.
Jacques Polge, Chanel.
Ernest Beaux, Chanel.
Annick Goutal, Annick Goutal.
Bertrand Duchaufour, Eau d’Italie.
Nathalie Lorson, Lalique.
Hesperidic fruity amber released in 2013 within the Casamorati 1888 line at Xerjoff (Turin, Italy). Sicilian citrus, Mediterranean fruit heart, white musk, Madagascar vanilla and amber base.
Hamid Merati-Kashani, Parfums de Marly.
Gourmand floral oriental signed by Louise Turner, launched in 2018 within the Tom Ford Private Blend collection. Black cherry, bitter almond and tonka anchor the architecture.
Daniel Maurel, Amouage.
Josh Meyer, Imaginary Authors.
Jean Carles and Paul Vacher, Dior.
Jacques Guerlain, Guerlain.
Jérôme Epinette, Byredo.
Geza Schoen, Escentric Molecules.
Delphine Jelk, Guerlain L'Art et la Matière.
Maurice Roucel, Frédéric Malle.
Serge Kalouguine, Diptyque.
Oriental oud composed by Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud for Louis Vuitton in 2018. Raspberry, saffron, incense, rose, geranium, birch, agarwood, benzoin and amberwood, first oud of Les Parfums collection.
Jean-Claude Ellena, Hermès.
Nathalie Lorson and Carlos Benaim, Initio Parfums Privés.
Francis Kurkdjian, Maison Francis Kurkdjian.
Richard Herpin, Tom Ford.
Annick Goutal, Annick Goutal.
Liz Moores, Papillon Artisan Perfumes.
Frank Voelkl, Le Labo.
Antoine Lie, État Libre d’Orange.
Jacques Guerlain, Guerlain.
Oriental tobacco released in 2017 by Initio Parfums Privés (Paris, France). Saffron, rum, sweet tobacco, vanilla and ambroxan, one of the most cited beast mode signatures of contemporary niche perfumery.
Alberto Morillas, Mizensir.
Olivier Polge, Viktor & Rolf.
Ernest Daltroff, Caron.
Olivia Giacobetti, L’Artisan Parfumeur.
Olivier Gillotin, Tom Ford.
Alberto Morillas, Mizensir.
Christopher Sheldrake, Serge Lutens.
Richard Herpin, Tom Ford.