Delphine Jelk

Nationality: Swiss

Perfumer and creative director of Guerlain fragrances, Delphine Jelk has been involved in renewing one of the great houses of French olfactory heritage. After studying fashion in Paris, she discovered fragrance composition and worked notably at Drom before joining Guerlain in 2014. There she shares creation with Thierry Wasser, in a dialogue between heritage and contemporary writing. Her career is inseparable from La Petite Robe Noire: she conceived the original fragrance, launched in Guerlain boutiques in 2009, before its international rollout in 2012. Her palette favors roses, irises, musks and powdery, vanilla or almond notes. She also composes for Aqua Allegoria and L'Art & La Matière, notably Néroli Plein Sud and Rosa Verde. Beyond new creations, her work includes transmission and maintenance of the house's perfumed heritage. She was named a knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2021.