Hyacinte Cassam Chenaï

# Hyacinte Cassam Chenaï: The Perfumer Behind Ferry Hansen No. 1

## From Berlin to Grasse

Hyacinte Cassam Chenaï is a perfumer based in Grasse, the historic heart of French perfumery. She works at The French Fragrance House, where the fragrance oil for [Ferry Hansen No. 1](/perfume/ferry-hansen-no-1) is produced.

She met Ferry Hansen in Berlin, during his sabbatical at Urban Scents. According to Ferry, the connection was immediate: what began as creative curiosity grew into a close collaboration. From the first draft, the two shared the same instinct for balance, depth and emotion.

## Ferry Hansen No. 1

Together they created No. 1, the first fragrance of [Ferry Hansen](/brand/ferry-hansen). The composition brings together more than 90 ingredients and deliberately questions the classic fragrance pyramid. Instead of fading after the opening, a bouquet of white flowers such as [jasmine](/note/jasmine) and [tuberose](/note/tuberose) stays present like an echo through the heart and the base.

In the heart, black tea with almond milk meets [chocolate](/note/chocolate), [cinnamon](/note/cinnamon) and [caramel](/note/caramel). The base evokes wood-panelled rooms with [oud](/note/oud), [leather](/note/leather) and a trace of [tobacco](/note/tobacco) smoke. Ferry describes her work on the formula as so precise that no reformulation or further briefing was needed.