Jean-Claude Gigodot

Jean-Claude Gigodot

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France Born 1947 Maison Incens

Known for co-signed formulas and for compositions featuring distinctive accords, natural raw materials, citrus, florals, oud, leather and liquorice wood. His documented work includes Mûre et Musc, Neroli Oud, Coeur de Rose and L’Eau de Virginie.

About

Jean-Claude Gigodot was born in Grasse in 1947 and began his career in perfumery as a chemist at the De Laire laboratories, working under Edgard de Laire and Monique Schlinger. He later joined Givaudan in Switzerland, where he worked with Jean-Claude Ellena and Lucien Ferrero. Gigodot co-created Mûre et Musc for L’Artisan Parfumeur in 1978 and collaborated with Jean-François Laporte for 35 years, including on Maître Parfumeur et Gantier, founded in 1988. In the 1990s he established the creation house Sentaromatique.

Notable Creations

  • Mûre et Musc
  • Neroli Oud
  • Coeur de Rose
  • L’Eau de Virginie

Training

De Laire (Independent)

Creations by Jean-Claude Gigodot