Jérôme Epinette is a French perfumer born and raised in Burgundy who earned a Master's degree in Biochemistry before training at the Grasse Institute of Perfumery.
He joined Robertet's Paris office in 2003 and helped launch its New York Creative Center in 2006, going on to design fragrances for Victoria's Secret and L'Occitane as well as niche houses like Atelier Cologne. He is best known for his extensive collaboration with Olivia Giacobetti and Ben Gorham on the Byredo line, where he personally designed most of the fragrances, and later created Electric Rhubarb for Floral Street in collaboration with the Chelsea Flower Show.
2008Gypsy WaterByredo
2009Bal d'AfriqueByredo
2009BlancheByredo
2010La TulipeByredo
2014Mojave GhostByredo
2017BibliothèqueByredo
2019Cheirosa '62Sol de Janeiro
2020Cheirosa '71Sol de JaneiroDetail-oriented compositions built with quality naturals blended into fine synthetics, with a signature use of patchouli and sandalwood.
Scentsation editorialFragrances credited to Jérôme in our catalog, by house.
Byredo · 2009Bal d'Afrique19,145 ratings · ★ 4.1402Sol de Janeiro · 2019Cheirosa '6212,479 ratings · ★ 4.1603Byredo · 2008Gypsy Water11,620 ratings · ★ 3.9804Byredo · 2014Mojave Ghost10,774 ratings · ★ 3.9705Byredo · 2009Blanche9,998 ratings · ★ 3.6906Sol de Janeiro · 2020Cheirosa '717,766 ratings · ★ 4.09
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