Ernest's story
The story
Self-taught, he developed an exceptional olfactory memory following a visit to the 1900 Exposition Universelle, and in 1906 met milliner Félicie Wanpouille, who became his artistic collaborator, designing bottles while he composed. Together they created Narcisse Noir in 1911 and N'Aimez Que Moi in 1917, and Daltroff went on to compose Tabac Blond, Fleurs de Rocaille, and Nuit de Noël, along with 1934's Pour un Homme, a men's fragrance that broke from the era's cologne-only convention. Rising antisemitism forced him to flee to the United States in 1939, where he died in 1941.
