Grégoire Balleydier

About

Grégoire Balleydier is a Paris-born French perfumer. He studied Chemistry at the University of Versailles starting in 2011, then entered the École Supérieure du Parfum in 2013 and completed a master’s degree in 2018. After graduating he joined Argeville near Grasse as a junior technical perfumer. He later moved to Paris to train as a perfumer at dsm-firmenich under Master Perfumer Nathalie Lorson. His international experience includes time in London working with Master Perfumer Martin Koh and in New York in fine fragrance alongside Principal Perfumer Frank Voelkl. Earlier internships took him to Chennai, India, where jasmine and tuberose fields left a strong impression, and to Madagascar to discover prestigious natural raw materials.