The Odyssey of a Perfumer: Dominique Ropion
Frédéric Malle and Dominique Ropion met at Laboratoires Roure-Bertrand more than thirty years ago. Since the creation of Editions de Parfums twenty years ago, the two men have developed a very strong bond.
![](/media/export/cms/about/revue/Revue-DominiqueRopion-image1-MOB.jpg)
Ranked among the world's best perfumers, Dominique Ropion has already composed 9 perfumes for the Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle collection, including the enchanting tuberose CARNAL FLOWER in 2005, the sublime rose-chypre PORTRAIT OF A LADY in 2010, and the amber-rose PROMISE, now an essential part of the Desert Gems Collection.
![](/media/export/cms/about/revue/Revue-DominiqueRopion-image2-DESK.jpg)
![](/media/export/cms/about/revue/Revue-DominiqueRopion-image3-DESK.jpg)
The eclecticism resulting from these creations demonstrates Dominique Ropion's ability to excel in all types of perfumes. Discovering his compositions is a journey through the entire universe of perfumery and its great archetypes: a Cologne (COLOGNE INDELEBILE 2015), a vetiver (VETIVER EXTRAORDINAIRE), an amber floral (Une Fleur de Cassie 2000), a tuberose (CARNAL FLOWER 2005), an amber rose (PORTRAIT OF A LADY 2010), and two ouds (THE NIGHT 2014, PROMISE 2017).
![](/media/export/cms/about/revue/Revue-DominiqueRopion-image4a-DESK.jpg)
Vetiver Extraordinaire by Dominique Ropion
![](/media/export/cms/about/revue/Revue-DominiqueRopion-image4b-DESK.jpg)
Image taken from the film “2001: A Space Odyssey” by Stanley Kubrick (1968)
![](/media/export/cms/about/revue/Revue-DominiqueRopion-image4c-DESK.jpg)
Scene from the movie “Barry Lyndon” by Stanley Kubrick (1975)
![](/media/export/cms/about/revue/Revue-DominiqueRopion-image5-DESK.jpg)
More Stories
![](/media/export/cms/about/Brand/thumbnails/LP_about_article_thumbnail_chefsdoeuvre.jpg)
7 masterpieces that have already made history
Focus on the success of 7 masterpieces considered by many as the "classics of tomorrow."