At 69, this Parisian, who loves the smell of the metro and has signed some of the most successful fragrances of the last forty years, is now launching Aphorismes, his own collection of sensual, referential, anti-mainstream juices.
Encens Insensé is aptly named, with its striking wisps of Olibanum. ” We’re practically at the limit of Ifra standards “says Dominique Ropion, with a mischievous twinkle in his eye. Some people would call it overdosing, but he doesn’t like the term. ” If the desired balance requires a high proportion of a particular ingredient, then the formula is never overdosed, but rather correctly dosed. Take Rothko’s paintings, for example: in the end, all you see in these huge masses of pigments is a very subtle and precise dosage. It’s the same for a perfume. For Crazy Garden, a green floral, I also thought a lot about Douanier Rousseau’s paintings, with their large, stylized flowers, bushy foliage and enormous fruit, which inspired me to create this garden that’s a little anarchic but where everything is perfectly structured. “
As you will have gathered, Dominique Ropion, who is renowned for his razor-sharp formulas, isn’t proposing any…
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