Nathalie Feisthauer
A French independent perfumer and founder of LAB Scent, with long experience at Givaudan and Symrise.
France
About Nathalie Feisthauer
Nathalie Feisthauer is a French independent perfumer and the founder of LAB Scent in Paris. Her work spans niche fragrance, bespoke projects, and artistic perfume creation.
Career
Her official biodata describes discovering Yves Saint Laurent *Opium* at age sixteen as a turning point. She later spent many years at Givaudan from 1983 to 2008 and at Symrise from 2008 to 2014 before establishing LAB Scent in Montmartre.
Creative Style & Philosophy
The creative style is best read through texture, diffusion, balance, and the distance a fragrance keeps from the wearer. Across the listed works, materials are not only named but arranged into a clear emotional temperature, from opening brightness to the final drydown. Across these works, the clearest pattern is material handling, mood, and wearability rather than biography alone. A perfumer’s signature becomes visible through texture, pacing, diffusion, and the kind of trail left on skin. Reading several credits together shows how briefs turn into scent through structure, balance, and drydown. Across these works, the clearest pattern is material handling, mood, and wearability rather than biography alone.
Signature Works
- *Absinthe Boréale* — Maison Crivelli fragrance. A useful reference for material handling and structure.
- *Eau des Merveilles* — Hermès fragrance. A related work showing the range of the perfumer's expression.
