Suzy Le Helley

Suzy Le Helley is a French perfumer whose olfactive sensibility took shape in childhood, surrounded by a family garden and the spices and aromatic herbs her mother brought back from travels. She trained at ISIPCA in Versailles and later at the Symrise Perfumery School in Holzminden, completing the four-year Global Fragrances and Ingredients Management program, where she attracted the attention of master perfumers Annick Ménardo and Maurice Roucel, who became her mentors.

For her final thesis she extracted a new aromatic substance from longoza seeds, a plant native to Madagascar — an island that holds a special place in her work through her ongoing connection with local producer communities. Her style is defined by short, precise formulas in which each ingredient plays a clear role in the olfactive narrative.

She has created fragrances for widely distributed brands such as Hugo Boss and Kenzo, and collaborated with Frédéric Malle on the first fragrance for Acne Studios. In 2023 she received the People's Choice Award at the Duftstars for Boss Bottled Parfum. Million Gold For Her by Rabanne is among her most notable creations.