Alberto Morillas
Spanish perfumer
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Alberto Morillas (born 1950) is a Spanish perfumer. He is a master perfumer at Swiss fragrance and flavor firm dsm-firmenich, where his notable creations have included Calvin Klein CK One, Giorgio Armani Acqua di Giò and Marc Jacobs Daisy. He has an independent line called Mizensir.[1]
Alberto Morillas | |
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| Born | 1950 (age 75–76) Seville, Spain |
| Occupation | Perfumer |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Employer | dsm-firmenich |
| Notable work | Calvin Klein CK One Giorgio Armani Acqua di Giò Marc Jacobs Daisy Fragrance One Office for Men |
| Awards | Prix François Coty |
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Early life
Career
Firmenich
Mainly self-taught,[4] Morillas began working in perfumery at 20,[3] inspired by a Vogue article about French perfumer Jean-Paul Guerlain.[4] He joined Swiss fragrance and flavor firm Firmenich in 1970[4] and has gone on to create nearly 7000 perfumes.[1] He established himself with the 1975 creation Must de Cartier, the jewelry company's first fragrance.[4]
Among Morillas's notable creations is CK One, developed with Harry Fremont in 1994 for Calvin Klein fashion brand.[5] In the mid-1990s, CK One had annual sales of about $90 million (USD) and in 2007 still sold about $30 million annually in the United States.[6] In Perfumes: The Guide, Luca Turin gave CK One four of five stars, describing it as a "radiant citrus" that combines "soapy, fresh top notes" with heart and base notes simultaneously, creating a linear effect in which the scent sustains one "chord" rather than shapeshifting over the course of the day: "Time forever stands still at 8 a.m.: the frozen morning of a day full of promise."[7] It is often cited as the first "unisex" fragrance[4] (though historians note that dividing fragrances by gender was itself a relative novelty, a development of 20th-century marketing techniques.)[8]
Other projects
In 1997, Morillas and his wife Claudine[9] began a line of scented candles called Mizensir, which grew to offer 80 different candles.[4] In 2015,[10] Morillas expanded the brand to include 17 perfumes.[4] In collaboration with Penhaligon's, Morillas also has a custom perfumery service, Bespoke by Alberto Morillas, based the Salon de Parfum in department store Harrods in London.[11]
Awards
Morillas won the Prix François Coty in 2003.[4]
Personal life
Perfumes
- Calvin Klein CK One (1994)[2]
- Estée Lauder Pleasures (1995)[1][13]
- Givenchy Pi (1998)[14]
- Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio (1996)[2]
- Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio Pour Homme[15]
- Kenzo Flower (2000)[16][17]
- Tommy Hilfiger Tommy[4][18]
- Marc Jacobs Daisy[3][19]
- Valentino Valentina (2011)[2]
- Versace Pour Homme[20]
- Gucci Bloom[21]
- Gucci Bloom Acqua di Fiori (2018)[22]
- Gucci Bloom Nettare di Fiori[3]
- Gucci Guilty Absolute[23]
- Gucci Guilty Absolute Pour Femme[24]
- Titan Skinn[25]
- Eric Buterbaugh Apollo Hyacinth (2015)[26]
- Eric Buterbaugh Fragile Violet (2015)[27]
- Eric Buterbaugh Kingston Osmanthus (2016)[27]
- Bulgari Omnia (2003)[28]
- Bulgari Goldea (2017)[29]
- Bulgari Man Wood Essence (2018)[30]
- Bulgari Omnia Pink Sapphire (2018)[31]
- By Kilian Good Girl Gone Bad (2012)[32]
- By Kilian Good Girl Gone Bad Extreme (2017)[33]
- By Kilian Musk Oud[34]
- Le Labo Vanille 44[35]
- Mizensir Bois De Mysore[1]
- Mizensir L'Envers Du Paradis[1]
- Mizensir Little Bianca[1]
- Mizensir Sweet Praline[4]
- Mizensir Vanilla Bergamot[4]
- Mizensir Eau De Gingembre[4]
- Must de Cartier (1975)[4]
- Penhaligon's Iris Prima (2013)[36]
- Thierry Mugler Cologne[37][38]
- Zara Home Aqua Bergamota (2016)[39]
- Zara Home Evitorial Twist (2016)[39]
- Fragrance One Office For Men (2018)
- Philipp Plein The $kull (2019)
- Philipp Plein No Limit$ (2020)
- Philipp Plein No Limit$ Super Fre$h (2021)
- Philipp Plein Plein Fatale (2022)
- Philipp Plein No Limit$ Gold (2023)
- Philipp Plein Plein Fatale Rose (2023)
- Philipp Plein The $kull Gold Edition Parfum (2024)
- Philipp Plein No Limit$ Platinum (2024)
- Philipp Plein Plein Fatale Rose Intense (2025)
- Mizensir Golden Oud (2020)
- O Boticário Malbec Bleu (2021)
- Fragrance One Black Tie (2021)
- Adleen Haute Parfumerie Luban (2025)