Olivia Giacobetti

Olivia Giacobetti. Photo: Guillaume Luisetti.

Olivia Giacobetti is a French perfumer, currently creative director at Parfum Lubin.

Biography

The daughter of photographer Francis Giacobetti, she decided on her career after seeing Yves Montand play a perfumer in the film Le Sauvage when she was nine years old.^[1][2] She began working for Robertet at the age of seventeen and produced her first scent ('Petit Guerlain') at the age of twenty-three.^[2] She started her own Iskia company in 1990 and has gone on to create perfumes for several major companies.^[2]

For Diptyque

• Philosykos (1996)^[2]
• Ofrésia (1999)
• Essence of John Galliano (candle & room spray)

For Guerlain

• Petit Guerlain (1994)^[2]
• Baby Guerlain (2005)

For L'Artisan Parfumeur

• L'Eau de L'Artisan (1993)^[3]
• Premier Figuier (1994)^[3]
• Drôle de Rose (1995)^[3]
• Thé Pour Un Eté (1996)^[3]
• L’Eau du Fleuriste (1997)
• Navegar (1998)^[3]
• Dzing! (1999)^[2][4]
• Passage d'Enfer (1999)^[3]
• Tea for Two (2000)^[3]
• Thé des Sables (2001)
• Un Bouquet en Mai (2001)
• Safran Troublant (2002)^[3]
• Extrait de Songe / L'Eté en Douce (2005)^[3]
• Fou d'Absinthe (2006)^[3]
• Mandarine Tout Simplement (2006)

Miscellaneous

• Five fragrances for Parfums Honore des Pres (2009)^[2]
• Idole de Lubin (2005) for Parfum Lubin
• Cher Michel Klein (2005) for Michel Klein
• Hiris (1999) for Hermès^[5]
• En Passant (2000) for Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle
• Preparation Parfumee for Andrée Putman
• Costes for Hotel Costes
• Iunx boutique scents for her own Iunx boutique (closed in 2003, re-opened inside the Hotel Costes 2008)^[6]
• Elixir for Penhaligon's (2008)

References

1. ^ de Santis, Sophie (2009) "Olivia Giacobetti et son IXe caméléon", Le Figaro, 20 May 2009, retrieved 2011-06-26
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Hamilton, Denise (2011) "Found In Translation: Olivia Giacobetti uses her sensory alchemy to make scents of memories", LA Times, March 2011, retrieved 2011-06-26
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} "Olivia Giacobetti", L'Artisan Parfumeur, retrieved 2011-06-26
4. ^ Burr, Chandler (2006) "The Remix: Scent Strip; Building Blocks", New York Times, 8 October 2006, retrieved 2011-06-26
5. ^ Giovannini, Joseph (2002) "A Blithe Fragrance Descends From Paris", New York Times, 3 November 2002, retrieved 2011-06-26
6. ^ Verner, Amy (2011) "Blotting paper 2.0: Have you sniffed perfume on driftwood lately?", Globe and Mail, 4 June 2011

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