Olivier Pescheux

Olivier Pescheux is an accomplished master perfumer at Givaudan, one of the world’s leading fragrance houses, with a long career composing for both designer and niche brands. His style is polished and legible: compositions that feel comfortable and familiar on first wear but reveal careful construction over the day.

For Essential Parfums, the Parisian house of clean, responsibly made perfumery, Olivier composed Divine Vanille. It opens with dry, elegant bergamot and a warm rum note, then settles into a heart where vanilla and tonka bean are rounded and creamy rather than sugary. The base of sandalwood, benzoin and musk gives a soft, skin-like finish with moderate sillage and all-day presence, so it suits the office as easily as the evening.

Vanilla is one of perfumery’s most popular materials, and it can read as confectionery, smoky, boozy or resinous depending on what surrounds it. Divine Vanille sits in the creamy, woody camp, a helpful reference point if you are building a vanilla wardrobe.

Essential Parfums credits a named master perfumer on every scent and presents each in a refillable bottle. Divine Vanille is offered here as a full bottle. Explore Olivier Pescheux’s fragrance at Redolia Perfumery below.