Technical French perfumery with a pop sensibility, met a millilitre at a time.

Francis Kurkdjian builds compositions that are immaculately constructed and still easy to love, which is a rarer combination than it sounds. The house runs from airy and clean to the dense saffron and oud of the Mood series, and the famous ones behave very differently on skin than their reputation suggests.

• Origin Paris, France
• Founded 2009
• Known for Baccarat Rouge 540, Oud Satin Mood
• Here 1 fragrance