Erick Montevela
Erick Montevela is a perfumer associated with Montevela Parfums, where his work was made in collaboration with fellow perfumer Manuel Alejandro Bojorquez Segovia. His early contributions for Comme des Garçons and L’Artisan Parfumeur place him within a consequential chapter of modern perfumery, one marked by experimentation and a willingness to challenge familiar ideas of scent. The details of his training and early career remain less publicly documented than those of many celebrated noses, but his creative path has always been closely tied to independent fragrance culture. At Montevela Parfums, he helped shape compositions rather than lending his name to a conventional luxury campaign. That collaborative setting gives his work a distinctive character: precise, expressive, and attentive to the relationship between a fragrance and the person wearing it.
The hits
Notable creations
The signature
How Erick composes
Montevela’s style combines an architectural understanding of fragrance with a clear sensitivity to texture. His early work for two of modern perfumery’s most distinctive houses points to a preference for unusual proportions, unexpected contrasts, and compositions that preserve their complexity over time. The perfume materials associated with his work span fresh, green, floral, woody, and aromatic dimensions, often arranged to create movement between luminous opening notes and richer drydowns. Rather than relying on a single dominant gesture, his compositions appear designed around balance: brightness against depth, softness against structure, and the vivid character of an ingredient against the skin’s warmth. In the Montevela Parfums collaborations, this sensibility takes on a distinctly personal and contemporary register.
Philosophy
What drives Erick
Montevela’s philosophy appears rooted in curiosity, structure, and creative freedom. His work for Comme des Garçons and L’Artisan Parfumeur suggests an early appreciation for fragrance as an experimental art form, one capable of expressing ideas that a more conventional brief might overlook. Working with Manuel Alejandro Bojorquez Segovia at Montevela Parfums reinforces the importance of dialogue in his practice. Rather than treating perfumery as a solitary exercise, he seems to value exchange between noses, the balancing of distinct perspectives, and the patient development of a composition. His fragrances invite close attention, rewarding wearers with details that reveal themselves gradually rather than announcing themselves through immediate intensity.
The houses