Alexandra Kosinski
Alexandra Kosinski has built her career on a simple conviction: nature holds scents worth bottling. Born in France, she pursued that belief to ISIPCA in Versailles, where she graduated at the top of her class. She cut her teeth at Quest before it was absorbed into Givaudan, spending fifteen years crafting fragrances for brands including Joop and Benetton. In 2018, she relocated to the UK and joined CPL Aromas as Senior Perfumer, later ascending to Director of Perfumery. Her work has earned her multiple FiFi Awards and a reputation for blending scientific precision with an artist's instinct. She calls ingredients to a formula the way a host gathers friends, understanding how each one will behave in combination. That intuitive mastery, developed across two decades of creation, continues to shape her work in fine fragrance today.
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How Alexandra composes
Kosinski gravitates toward natural and organic raw materials, working with high-quality botanical and vegan ingredients. She favors transparent, nature-forward constructions that prioritize clarity and authenticity over complexity for its own sake. Her approach to ingredients is collaborative and intuitive: she describes her favorites as guests arriving at a party, with a clear sense of how they will interact. That precision keeps her creations cohesive even when layered. She has worked across fine fragrance for mass and luxury markets alike, bringing a clean, modern sensibility to her formulations. Her sillage work draws particular praise, with formulas structured to perform with elegance over time.
Philosophy
What drives Alexandra
Kosinski approaches fragrance through two lenses: the natural world and the visual one. Nature provides the raw material and emotional core of her work. She recreates botanical scents, condensing them into wearable form so others can carry a garden or forest with them. Paintings fuel her in a different way. She sees each raw material as having its own color, and every formula as a canvas. This cross-disciplinary thinking shapes how she builds fragrance narratives, treating sillage and structure like color and composition. The result is fragrance that feels both organic and intentional. She believes the right scent can shift mood and lift confidence, transforming everyday moments into something more vivid.
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