Did you miss me?! Welcome back to the new season of ‘Man in the Mirror’… and somehow we’ve made it to season 10! This season promises to be the best one yet and I’m kicking things off with a guest I’ve wanted to chat to for such a long time - it’s Renaud Salmon, Chief Creative Officer at Amouage. 

Renaud has been with the Omani house of Amouage since 2019 and leads a team that has delivered huge success for the brand in recent years. Just last week Renaud was named as one of the ‘100 Innovators’ of 2025 by Vogue Business. The brand has seen an increase in their global footprint - and there have been critically and commercially successful launches such as The Odyssey Collection (including Guidance) and the Essences Collection.  Salmon is reknowned for his excellent working relationship with perfumers and has created fragrances with the likes of Quentin Bisch, Julien Rasquinet, Cécile Zarokian and Bertrand Duchaufour, to name just a few.

I sat down with Renaud in July ’25 in Harrods, London. He was in the store for the release of a Harrods exclusive fragrance, ‘Reception’, created with (former podcast guest) perfumer, Pierre Negrin. The research work Renaud did in the Harrods archive and the way he’s attempted to bring together the ideas of Omani hospitality with the welcome you get at the world’s most famous department store highlights his unique approach to being a Creative Director. I found Salmon to be thoughtful, inquisitive and humble. In our wide ranging conversation we talk about craft, creativity, luxury and innovation, as well as what he thinks when he looks in the mirror. 

Renaud mentioned the following products from his morning and evening routines:

Sulwhasoo - Daily Fluid Sunscreen

https://int.sulwhasoo.com/products/uv-daily-fluid-sunscreen

Augustinus Bader Products

https://augustinusbader.com/uk/en

Dr Levy Switzerland Products 

https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/c/brands/dr-levy-switzerland/shop-all/

‘Reception’ (part of the ‘Essences Collection’) is out now, exclusively at Harrods

https://www.harrods.com/en-ua/p/amouage-reception-eau-de-parfum-100ml-000000000007810739

You can find Amouage online at:

https://amouage.com/en-uk

On Instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/amouageofficial/

Renaud is on Instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/renaudsalmon/

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