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Fat Mascara

Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian on Art, Commerce, and Dupe Culture

Fat Mascara

Fat Mascara LLC

Dermatology, Fashion & Beauty, Arts, Beauty News, Makeup, Skincare, Perfume, Fragrance

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

From his Paris atelier, the mastermind behind Baccarat Rouge 540, Narciso Rodriguez for Her, and Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male dishes on his greatest hits and (a few) misses. Francis Kurkdjian, who co-founded Maison Francis Kurkdjian with Marc Chaya, reveals his unexpected path to perfumery, gets real about dupe culture, and explores the delicate balance of being both an artist and entrepreneur. Plus, he discusses how his creative process shifts between personal passion projects and commercial powerhouses.

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0:00.0

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0:03.3

So show off her favourite photos, your handwritten messages and those beautiful designs just for Mum.

0:09.7

Yes, yes, and the fun stickers too are tulips.

0:13.6

Janet's going to love those.

0:15.8

Bless you.

0:16.7

For the UK's most personalised Mother's Day card, nothing beats a moonpig.com.

0:23.1

Use code Mum20 to get 20% off cards to verify.

0:26.8

See www.munepig.com slash personalized.

0:45.7

Let's get hype, everyone. This is, this is a big one for fragheads. That's right.

0:55.9

Yes. Hi, everyone. It's Jess. Hi, it's Jen. Welcome to the fat mascara, a podcast about beauty culture today. Today only. Actually, sometimes a podcast about fragrance culture.

1:01.8

This is a goodie. If you love fragrance, there's a really good chance that you know of and quite possibly love Mr. Kerzhan, Francis Kerzjan. Francis Kourgian. You've definitely smelled

1:09.8

one of his fragrances, whether you know it or not.

1:11.9

Absolutely. Absolutely, you have. So many hits. We'll talk about some of them.

1:16.5

But in case you're not familiar with his very, very prestigious resume, he is the head of his own perfume company, Maison, Francis Kejohn.

1:26.4

And since 2021, he's also served as the perfume creation director for a little

1:31.5

fashion house called Christian Dior.

1:34.4

So we're so lucky to have Frances here direct from Paris, virtually, in the virtual studio.

1:41.7

Shall we get into it?

1:42.6

Let's do it.

1:48.8

Thank you. in the virtual studio. Shall we get into it? Let's do it. Okay.

1:50.2

Listen.

1:52.4

Francis?

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