Azzi Glasser (born January 1970) is a British perfume designer as well as a creator of olfactory art. Glasser was born in North London and spent her early years in India. She launched her career in perfumery when she joined CPL Aromas in 1991 from there branching out to form her own companies, Agent Provocateur Parfum Ltd in 1999 INA Crystals in 2007, Family Three in 2001 and Bella Freud Parfum in 2014.
Contents
- Early life
- CPL Aromas
- Agent Provocateur
- Creations
- Family Three
- The Perfumers Story By Azzi
- Bespoke Atelier By Azzi Glasser
- Fashion
- INA Crystals
- Awards
- Bella Freud Parfum Limited
- Art Collaborations
- Other work
- References
Early life
Born in North London, Glasser spent four years in India from 1971-1975.
CPL Aromas
In 1991 Glasser joined CPL Aromas, a perfume house in Hertfordshire. There she trained to understand the chemical behavior of raw materials and thrived on the creative side of the role. At the age of 23 she became commercial director.
Agent Provocateur
In 2000 Glasser co-founded Agent Provocateur Parfums with Joseph Corre and Serena Rees, launching her first retail perfume ‘Agent Provocateur’. It won the Fifi 2001 award for best new female fragrance in limited distribution, together with a special award for creative imagery. Launched in 60 countries, Glasser and the team went on to create a bath and body collection which together with new additions to the fragrance led to the launch of the ‘House of Parfums’.
Creations
Family Three
In 2001 Azzi founded Family Three, which specialises in creating groundbreaking fragrances for the world’s top fashion designers, beauty brands, Hollywood actors, musicians and artists. Azzi Glasser’s exclusive bespoke portfolio includes perfumes for Hollywood movie stars such as Helena Bonham Carter, Jude Law, Kylie Minogue, Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp. She also works closely with Andre Balazs on bespoke scents for his hotels, such as the Chiltern Firehouse. Azzi also created the scent for The Brompton Club London (now Ramusake) and continues to be in high demand from luxury hotel brands globally.
The Perfumer’s Story By Azzi
In October 2015, Azzi released her first collection of 11 limited edition men’s, women’s and unisex fragrances from her back catalogue in collaboration with luxury retailer Harvey Nichols. Under the moniker, The Perfumer’s Story, this was the first time that Azzi had made these ground-breaking fragrances, many from her iconic client portfolio, available at retail. The Perfumer’s Story was an instant success and is planned to roll out in other retailers globally in 2016.
Bespoke Atelier By Azzi Glasser
Having made bespoke perfums for many years for Hollywood celebrities and other high profile clients, Azzi has brought this service to a wider audience. Private appointments are available to book through her website www.azziglasser.com and are strictly by appointment only. Consultations for the tailor-made fragrances take place within Azzi’s fragrance studio at her private residence.
Azzi's unique approach is to capture the client’s character personality and style in the fragrance. She then composes an exclusive perfume for them using handpicked rare ingredients from around the world like a DNA print. The fragrance will then be presented in a crystal bottle engraved with the name and formula number of the unique perfume, encased in a luxury hand made box.
Fashion
Celebrity
Brands
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INA Crystals
In 2007 Glasser collaborated with international make-up artist Mary Vango creating a highly anticipated skincare range; based on combining products that work perfectly and effectively together, whilst also providing a sensual and pleasurable experience. The result is a capsule collection that is both beneficial to the skin whilst also helping to feed and balance the body.
Ina Crystals has become a sought after brand with a loyal celebrity following from, Helena Bonham Carter, Sharleen Spiteri, Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss, Kylie Minogue, Sadie Frost, Alison Mosshart.
Awards
Bella Freud Parfum Limited
Bella Freud Parfum is a company created independently by Bella Freud and Azzi Glasser in 2013. It is a unique partnership of fashion and perfume that enables Bella and Azzi to explore the synergy between them and develop exciting new projects.
The Bella Freud Parfum collection, launched in 2014, includes four Eau de Parfums: Je t'aime Jane, Ginsberg is God, 1970 and Signature. Each fragrance tells a story and was expertly created to capture a mood and character inspired by Freud’s iconic ‘word sweaters’. The collection also includes six candles: Je t'aime Jane, Ginsberg is God, 1970, Signature, Lion and Loving.