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Dominique Ropion (; born 1955) is a French master
perfumer A perfumer is an expert on creating perfume compositions, sometimes referred to affectionately as a ''nose'' (French: ''nez'') due to their fine sense of smell and skill in producing olfactory compositions. The perfumer is effectively an artist wh ...
. Born in
Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
, he trained at Roure Bertrand Dupont (now Givaudan perfumery school) in Grasse. After joining International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. in 2000, Ropion has worked for fragrance brands including
Christian Dior Christian Ernest Dior (; 21 January 1905 – 24 October 1957) was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, Christian Dior SE, which is now owned by parent company LVMH. His fashion houses a ...
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,
Lancôme Lancôme () is a French luxury perfumes and cosmetics house that distributes products internationally. Lancôme is part of the L'Oréal Luxury Products division, which is its parent company and offers luxury skin care, fragrances, and makeup at ...
,
Givenchy Givenchy (, ) is a French luxury fashion and perfume house. It hosts the brand of haute couture and ready-to-wear clothing, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics of Parfums Givenchy. The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert de ...
,
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, Issey Miyake, Yves Saint Laurent,
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and The Body Shop.


Awards and recognition

Ropion has received Cosmetique Magazine Oscar (2010), the Chevalier de l’
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and Letters) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is ...
(2012), the Cosmetic Valley's International Fragrance Prize or Prix François Coty (2008). He received the title of Master Perfumer in 2018.


List of creations

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Lace (1982) *
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Ysatis (1984) *
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Amarige (1991) * Kenzo Jungle Elephant (1996) *
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Euphoria *
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Alien *
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Pure Poison (2001) *
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Vétiver Extraordinaire (2002) * Cacharel Amor Amor (2003) *
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Flowerbomb (2004) *
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Carnal Flower (2005) *
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Euphoria (2005) * Burberry London (2007) *
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Geranium pour Monsieur (2009) * Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme (2009) *
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Portrait of a Lady (2010) *
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Lady Million (2010) *
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La Vie Est Belle (2012) *
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Cologne Indelebile (2015) *
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Olympea (2015) *
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Girl of Now Forever (2019) *
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Al-Dukhan * Madawi Gold Arabian Oud


References

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