If you've ever passed someone on the bustling streets of New York, Tokyo, London, or Paris only to find yourself overwhelmed with an unprecedented sense of olfaction, then you may just be a closet slave to Dominque Ropion's masterful scented mysteries. A chemist trained at the prestigious Roure Bertrand Dupont perfumery in France, Ropion has become a legendary perfumer at the IFF, also responsible for delivering various scents for McQueen, Lancome, and Christian Dior. With seven scents designed for Editions De Parfums - Frederic Malle, Ropion is one of eleven noses responsible for some of the best journeys that your nose and mind will experience. My personal favorite is Geranium, a futuristic take on male scent colored by hints of mint, clove, cinnamon, sandalwood, Chinese geranium, and rhodinol; a monoterpene alcohol primarily responsible for various floral odors used in the cosmetic industry. With a well-deserved cult following generated around scents like Carnal Flower, Vetiver Extraordinaire, and Geranium, Ropion's unconventional blend of classical and unconventional ingredients takes us on a journey, reaping havoc on our minds as we attempt to better understand our scented encounter. Dominque's creations truly deliver a precise and potent dose of exactly what he imagined, yet remain abstract and esoteric, inspiring imagination.
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