A renowned and award-winning perfumer, [Olivier] Pescheux was known for his elegant and luminous olfactive writing, which defined many leading fragrances, including Eau Mohéli, Eau des Sens, Fleur de Peau and Orphéon by Diptyque; Herod by Parfums de Marly; L.12.12 Blanc de Lacoste, and Explorer by Montblanc.

[...] Born in Paris in 1966, he graduated from ISIPCA and started his career in 1990 by joining Grasse-based manufacturer Payan Bertrand in Bangkok. Upon his return to Paris in 1992, he joined perfume house Annick Goutal, before moving to Kao Corp. in 1993. He joined Givaudan in 1998, returning in 2006 after a brief period at Quest International.

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