The perfumers

Also the nose behind Fragrances for Carolina Herrera, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino

Dubai-based and inspired by the olfactive culture of the Middle East, Hamid Merati-Kashani composes contemporary fragrances that set fresh, fruited openings against dense amber and wood.

Also the nose behind biehl parfumkunstwerke al01, Morph Antigua Bay, Astrophil & Stella Shanghai 1930

Italian perfumer who originally trained as a chemist and entered the fragrance industry in England, later completing his perfumery training at Haarmann & Reimer in Holzminden, Germany. He worked in New York, Paris, Tokyo, Hamburg and Vienna, and moved to Dubai in 2005, where he is Senior Perfumer for MANE. He works extensively with agarwood and other Middle Eastern raw materials, and runs his own brand, Profumi d'Art.

Also the nose behind Portrait of a Lady, Alien, La Vie Est Belle

A Paris-born master of the grand floral, Dominique Ropion builds compositions of architectural precision, pairing rose, tuberose and patchouli in proportions few others attempt.

Also the nose behind Rammstein Benzin, Attar Collection Areej, Sospiro Viola

Italian perfumer, born in Milan in 1992, trained at the Grasse Institute of Perfumery. She composes at her family's fragrance house near Milan. Named Perfumer of the Year at the Beautyworld Middle East Awards in Dubai in 2020 and 2023.

Also the nose behind CK One, Acqua di Giò, Flower by Kenzo

Spanish-born and Geneva-based, Alberto Morillas is among the most prolific perfumers of the last forty years, with a signature of luminous freshness carried over a quiet, resinous depth.

Also the nose behind Trussardi Elegantly Cool, Affinessence Safran Néroli, Al Majed Oud Noir

Italian perfumer based in Dubai. She studied art history and pharmacy in Italy before graduating from ISIPCA in Versailles in 2019, then trained for three and a half years at Symrise's in-house school in Holzminden under Aliénor Massenet. She has since moved to Givaudan's fine fragrance team, also in Dubai.

Also the nose behind Angel, Light Blue, Black Opium

Born in Grasse to a family of perfumers, Olivier Cresp opened the door to the modern gourmand and remains one of the most influential noses of his generation.

Also the nose behind Gucci by Gucci, Victoria's Secret Heavenly, Givenchy Pour Homme

Born in Istanbul and raised in Athens, trained at ISIPCA in Versailles. He joined Firmenich in 1986 as the company's first perfumer trainee and is today a Principal Perfumer, working from Paris after twenty-five years in New York.

Also the nose behind Xerjoff Dolce Amalfi, Bond No. 9 NoMad, Nishane Fan Your Flames X

Bulgarian perfumer from Plovdiv. He built his career in Argentina and then Spain, composing for Iberchem, before joining IFF in 2018 and relocating to Dubai.

Also the nose behind Ajmal Chapter 3, Rasasi Hawas Private Dulce, Granado Elixir 1870

French perfumer who studied chemistry before training at ISIPCA in Versailles, and has worked for MANE since 2011 — in China, then São Paulo, relocating to Dubai in 2021.

Also the nose behind Massimo Dutti Matcha & Musk, Première Peau Gravitas Capitale, L:a Bruket Blixt

Paris-based fine fragrance perfumer. He studied chemistry at Versailles before the École Supérieure du Parfum, and trained inside dsm-firmenich under Nathalie Lorson, Martin Koh and Frank Voelkl.