A star chemistry student, Christophe Laudamiel followed up a valedictorian student career at the European High Institute of Chemistry in Strasbourg with stints at Harvard and MIT, and then to the Procter & Gamble Creative Perfumery School in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom. After studying under Pierre Bourdon, he moved to IFF, where he worked (with Carlos Benaim) on big fragrances such as Ralph Lauren Polo Blue for Men and Abercrombie Fierce.