Akiko Kamei, originally trained as a dietician in Kōchi, Japan, developed a passion for French culture and moved to France, securing an internship at Roure in Grasse in the early 1970s alongside future colleagues Pierre Bourdon, Édouard Fléchier, and Michel Almairac.
After a decade in Grasse, Jean Amic invited her to join Roure's Paris creative team, where she went on to compose Parfum d'Hermès (1984, with Raymond Chaillan), Caron Troisième Homme, Diptyque Oyedo, and L'Artisan Parfumeur's Mûre et Musc.
1984Parfum d'HermesHermès
1985Le 3e Homme de CaronCaron
2000Oyedo Eau de ToiletteDiptyque
2000Rouge Hermès HermèsHermès
2002Rouge Hermes Eau DelicateHermès
2003Mure et Musc CologneL'Artisan ParfumeurFragrances credited to Akiko in our catalog, by house.
Diptyque · 2000Oyedo Eau de Toilette2,719 ratings · ★ 3.8002Caron · 1985Le 3e Homme de Caron1,262 ratings · ★ 4.3203Hermès · 2000Rouge Hermès Hermès965 ratings · ★ 4.0304Hermès · 2002Rouge Hermes Eau Delicate338 ratings · ★ 3.7405Hermès · 1984Parfum d'Hermes325 ratings · ★ 4.2806L'Artisan Parfumeur · 2003Mure et Musc Cologne192 ratings · ★ 3.70
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