Patricia de Nicolai comes from a family of perfumers, Guerlain, and earns her living working at the Osmotique perfume museum. In addition to being the first perfumer to receive the Légion d'Honneur in 2008, she is the only perfumer to have her own perfume company. The fragrances of the House of Nicolai are distinguished by the fact that they preserve the art of French perfumery and give the perfumer complete creative freedom.