Thierry Wasser was born in Switzerland. He trained as a botanist before attending perfumery school at Givaudan. In 1993, he went to work for Firmenich.
In 2008, at the age of 47, Wasser was appointed in-house perfumer at Guerlain, where he succeeded Jean-Paul Guerlain.
Fragrances by Thierry Wasser
Angel Schlesser Femme
Angel Schlesser Homme (2002)
Bruno Banani Woman (2001)
Calvin Klein Truth (with Jacques Cavallier and Alberto Morillas)
Chopard Pour Homme (2006)
Christian Dior Addict (2002)
Christian Dior Addict Eau Fraiche (2004)
Diesel Fuel for Life for Her (2007, with Annick Menardo)
Fendi Palazzo (2007, with Annick Menardo)
Giorgio Armani Emporio Armani Diamonds (2007)
Gres Caline (2005)
Gres Caline Night (2006)
Guerlain Bouquet Numéro 1 (2010)
Guerlain Cologne du Parfumeur (2010)
Guerlain Flora Nymphea (2010)
Guerlain Homme (2008)
Guerlain Homme L’Eau (2010)
Guerlain Idylle (2009)
Guerlain Iris Ganache (2007)
Guerlain Quand Vient La Pluie (2007)
Guerlain Tonka Impériale (2010)
Jacques Bogart Furyo (1988, with Ron Winnegrad)
Jil Sander Man (2007, with Annick Menardo)
Jil Sander Man Absolute (2008)
Jil Sander Sport for men (2005, with Nathalie Lorson)
Kylie Minogue Darling (2006)
Kylie Minogue Sweet Darling (2007)
Lancome Hypnose (2005, with Annick Menardo)
Lancome Hypnose Sheer (2007, with Annick Menardo)
Mary Kay Domain (2000)
Miriam Mirani Aqaba
Salvador Dali Salvador Dali Pour Homme (1987)
S-Perfume SLOTH (2003)
Selected quotes
And I was so overjoyed to be offered this wonderful job that I wanted to shout with joy. So that’s where I started with this scent. I wanted to scream love with a fragrance. — On Guerlain Idylle, from Guerlain’s inhouse perfumer Thierry Wasser visits Canada at Cosmetics magazine.
It’s a very prestigious position but I still work with Jean Paul Guerlain – he is the gate keeper at Guerlain. He has created magnificent fragrances for the last 50 years so it’s an esteemed position to take up. [...] We are very involved as a team. Monsieur Guerlain is a very romantic person – he created fragrances with his heart and the story was then built around it, which is the opposite way to how marketing works today. Ideally I want to continue this. — From On the nose at Cosmetics Business.
If you look at bergamot, it has no gender, Smell has no gender, so it could be men’s or women’s. For example, bergamot is the top note of both Shalimar and Guerlain Homme, because citrus is used to make nice, fresh top notes… If you put bergamot with dry notes and aromatic woods, but if you mix it with rose oil and vanilla, well people would tend to say it is feminine, but that’s very conventional, and why wouldn’t a man wear a sweet rose? — From Scent of a man at The National.
Further reading
See all articles at Now Smell This tagged Thierry Wasser.
Read Jean-Paul Guerlain and Thierry Wasser at Wallpaper.
