Perfumes de Nathalie Feisthauer

Since she can remember, Nathalie has always had a passion for aromas. It was when she discovered Opium by Yves Saint-Laurent that her calling became obvious: she would become a perfumer. The Roure perfumery school (now Givaudan) – Grasse is the most prestigious perfumery school. In 1983, Nathalie, with her passionate and extroverted character, was the first apprentice without a family background in perfumery to join this programme. At the time, new apprentices came only from Grasse. Perfumery was still a family tradition, almost a guild. New York, Nathalie’s career takes off at Estée Lauder: she immersed herself in the American style, with energy, fun and “hooks”. This cosmopolitan spirit enriched her and boosted her artistic creativity.

Alternative commercial and alternative niche brands such as Etat Libre d’Orange (Putain des Palaces) or iconic brands such as Hermès (Eau des Merveilles) and Cartier (Must for Men), are all loved by Nathalie. Nathalie has always loved creating for such a diversity of brands.

For more than 30 years, Nathalie was a leading perfumer in major companies such as Givaudan (1983-2008) and Symrise (2008-2014). Today, Nathalie is writing a new chapter as an independent perfumer: freedom, 360° contact, sincerity and passion once again make sense. Montmartre is where she created LABscent and set up her independent laboratory in an old art gallery. Building on her international reputation and on her creations of emblematic perfumes, Nathalie composes increasingly creative fragrances for the most exclusive international niche brands in America, Dubai, Russia and Europe, as well as in more than 30 other countries.

Subsequently, she received several awards for her creations, such as the FIFI award for Perfumer of the Year in 2019, Exclusive Niche for Nomenclature – fluo_ral in 2019, the Best Revelation award with the launch of the Sous le Manteau collection in 2020, the bronze award cosmétiquemag Selective Distribution-Niche perfumery for Burdin – Amoroso and the FIFI Customer Choice – Niche Fragrance award with L’ORCHESTRE parfum – Electro Limonade in 2021.