Daniela (Roche) Andrier was born in Heidelberg. She studied philosophy at the Sorbonne before deciding on a career in perfume. She started as a trainee at Chanel in 1988; the following year she began attending perfumery school at Roure. She is currently with Givaudan, and is married to Gilles Andrier, Givaudan's CEO.

Fragrances created by Daniela Andrier

Bottega Veneta Knot (2014)
Bottega Veneta Knot Eau Absolue (2018)
Bottega Veneta Knot Eau Florale (2015)
Bottega Veneta Pour Homme (2013, with Antoine Maisondieu)
Bottega Veneta Pour Homme Extreme (2015, with Antoine Maisondieu)
Bottega Veneta Pour Homme Parfum (2017, with Antoine Maisondieu)
Bvlgari Amarena (2014)
Bvlgari Ashlemah (2014)
Bvlgari Calaluna (2014)
Bvlgari Eau Parfumée au Thé Bleu (2015)
Bvlgari Lazulia (2015)
Bvlgari Lilaia (2014)
Bvlgari Maravilla (2014)
Bvlgari Noorah (2014)
Bvlgari Opera Prima (2014)
Bvlgari Selima (2015)
Bvlgari Zahira (2015)
Calvin Klein Contradiction (1997, with Antoine Lie)
Ermenegildo Zegna ZegnaIntenso (2007)
Etat Libre d’Orange I Am Trash / Les Fleurs du Déchet (2018)
Etat Libre d’Orange Une Amourette Roland Mouret (2017)
Giorgio Armani Emporio Armani She (1998)
Giorgio Armani Prive Pierre de Lune (2004)
Gucci Eau de Parfum (2002)
Gucci Envy for men (1998)
Gucci Rush for men (with Antoine Maisondieu)
Guerlain Angelique Noire (2005)
Kenzo Le Monde est Beau (1997)
Lancome Attraction (2003, with Christian Biecher)
La Perla Io La Perla (1995)
Maison Martin Margiela Untitled (2010)
Maison Martin Margiela Untitled L'Eau (2011)
Marni Marni (2013)
Miu Miu (2015)
Miu Miu Fleur D’Argent (2018)
Miu Miu L’Eau Bleue (2016)
Miu Miu L’Eau Rosée (2018)
Prada Amber Pour Homme / Prada Man (2006)
Prada Candy (2011)
Prada Candy Florale (2014)
Prada Candy Kiss (2016)
Prada Candy L'Eau (2013)
Prada Cargo de Nuit (2015)
Prada Dark Light (2017)
Prada Day For Night (2015)
Prada Double Dare (2015)
Prada Heat Wave (2015)
Prada Infusion d'Amande (2015)
Prada Infusion de Fleur d’Oranger (2009)
Prada Infusion de Mimosa (2016)
Prada Infusion de Rose (2011)
Prada Infusion de Tubéreuse (2010)
Prada Infusion de Vétiver (2010)
Prada Infusion d'Homme (2008)
Prada Infusion d'Iris (2007)
Prada Infusion d'Iris Absolue (2012)
Prada Infusion d'Iris Cèdre (2015)
Prada Infusion d’Iris L’Eau d’Iris (2013)
Prada Infusion d'Oeillet (2015)
Prada La Femme Prada (2016)
Prada L'Eau Ambree (2009)
Prada L'Homme Prada (2016)
Prada Luna Rossa (2012)
Prada Luna Rossa Extreme (2013)
Prada Luna Rossa Sport (2015)
Prada Marienbad (2015)
Prada Midnight Train (2017)
Prada Miracle of the Rose (2017)
Prada No. 1 Iris (2003)
Prada No. 2 Oeillet (2003)
Prada No. 3 Cuir Ambre (2003)
Prada No. 4 Fleur d'Oranger (2003)
Prada No. 5 Narciso (2007)
Prada No. 6 Tubereuse (2007)
Prada No. 7 Violette (2007)
Prada No. 8 Opoponax (2008)
Prada No. 9 Benjoin (2008)
Prada No. 10 Myrrhe (2008)
Prada No. 11 Cuir Styrax (2011)
Prada No. 14 Rossetto (2012)
Prada Nue au Soleil (2015)
Prada Pink Flamingos (2015)
Prada Purple Rain (2015)
Prada Soleil au Zenith (2017)
Prada Tainted Love (2015)
Prada Un Chant D’Amour (2015)
Tiffany Eau de Parfum (2017)
Tiffany Intense (2018)
Tiffany Sheer (2019)
Valentino Very Valentino (1998)
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche (reformulation, 2003)

Selected quotes

When people ask me how I come up with a formula for a new perfume, I’m not sure I know myself. It’s like a wild bird that sings only when nobody’s watching. In a way, perfumery is like other creative processes, such as writing or painting, where you might have a theme or know what colours you’re going to use, but where there’s still that element of magic and it just comes out of you. Sure, creating a fragrance involves equations and formulas...but at its heart it’s an emotional process, evoking all sorts of things. — From A Life in the Day: Daniela Andrier at the UK Times Online.

There is no smell of real life that perfumers can perfectly imitate. You can never render the beauty of nature...I don't think it is even interesting to try to be in competition with it. Fragrance should instead be a powerful cocktail of memories and emotion. — From "Daniela Andrier Perfumer" at AnOther (link no longer active, sorry).

The offer is so enormous, you get lost going into a perfume shop. It's like eating off a plate with too much food and you lose your appetite. — From "Olfactory overkill" at The Virginian Pilot, 12/25/2007.

Mrs. Prada hates things that smell of cheap, synthetic ingredients — the sort of things that you smell everywhere. For Prada I can spend much more [on the ingredients] than for most perfume briefs and I am convinced that people can smell the quality. — From Everything's coming up rarities at How To Spend It.

Further reading

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