Cheapies by world-renowned perfumers.
What are some cheap (<~$40) fragrances that were created by world-renowned perfumers, who have also created for high-end brands?
Encre Noire & flankers - Nathalie Lorson
Bvlgari Black & YSL Body Kouros- Annick Menardo
Ferragamo F Black- Oliver Polge
Adam Levine for Women - Yann Vasnier
Varvatos Dark Rebel - Rodrigo Flores-Roux
Alberto Morillas did CK One and a few others for CK, Tommy, and at least 2 Ferrari ones, at a quick glance.
Fragrantica's search by Perfumer
Pharell Girl, Antoine Lie
L'Eau d'Issey Pure, Burberry Brit and London, Givenchy Ysatis -- Dominique Ropion
Wasser: Fendi Palazzo, Guerlain Homme, L'Homme Ideal; Salvador Dalí Pour Homme,
Francis Kurkdjian : Élie Saab, Narciso
Jean Paul Guerlain : Guerlain Vetiver, Habit Rouge
Pierre Bourdon: Davidoff Cool water
An example commonly thrown around is Zirh Ikon, which was created by Frank Voelkl who also created a lot of Le Labo's & created for Emerenegildo Zegna's & D&G's private collections.
Frank Voelkl also did Rihanna Rogue Man, which you can get for $15 for a 3.3 oz.
You can get Cartier's Declaration on Fragrancenet for under 30.
It was created by the Jean-Claude Ellena who also created a little juice called Terre d'Hermes. In fact, he was their in-house perfumer for years.
Nautica Voyage was created by Olivier Polge if memory serves correctly
It might be easier to just look at the page of perfumers on Fragrantica and open up their individual pages and scan through those - see what houses they've worked with.
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