Perfumes de Nathalie Feisthauer

Ever since she can remember, Nathalie has always had a passion for scents. 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, with her passionate and outgoing character, Nathalie was the first apprentice with no family background in perfumery to join this program. At that time, new apprentices came only from Grasse. Perfumery was still a family tradition, almost a guild. New York, Nathalie’s career really takes off at Estée Lauder: she immersed herself in the American style—energy, fun, and “hooks.” This cosmopolitan spirit enriched her and increased her artistic creativity.

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 variety 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 are once again meaningful. Montmartre is where she created LABscent and set up her independent laboratory in a former art gallery. Building on her international reputation and on her creations of emblematic fragrances, Nathalie composes increasingly creative scents for the most exclusive international niche brands in America, Dubai, Russia, and Europe, as well as in more than 30 other countries.

She later 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 Breakthrough Award for the launch of the Sous le Manteau collection in 2020, the bronzecosmétiquemag Selective Distribution-Niche perfumery award for Burdin – Amoroso, and the FIFI Customer Choice – Niche Fragrance award for L’ORCHESTRE parfum – Electro Limonade in 2021.