Maurice Roucel
Luxurious sensuality. Roucel's fragrances are designed to be felt as much as smelled — they have a physical presence, a warmth that wraps around the wearer like an embrace. He is a master of musks, ambers, and rich florals.
“I compose for the skin, not the blotter. A fragrance only truly exists when it meets warmth.”
Maurice Roucel is a master perfumer at Symrise whose prolific career spans five decades and hundreds of fragrances. Born in Saint-Girons in the French Pyrenees, he is celebrated for his ability to create scents of extraordinary sensuality — compositions that caress the skin and linger in memory. His masterpieces include Guerlain's Insolence, Lancôme's Trésor Midnight, and the landmark 24 Faubourg for Hermès. Roucel works with an almost musical sensibility, building fragrances in waves of tension and release.
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Luxurious sensuality. Roucel's fragrances are designed to be felt as much as smelled — they have a physical presence, a warmth that wraps around the wearer like an embrace. He is a master of musks, ambers, and rich florals.
Distinctive Notes
Signature Accords
- Metallic100%
- Ozonic91%
- Anis91%
Derived from 64 compositions in the Scentsation catalog.
Houses Shaped
Brands Maurice has created for
Guerlain
10 creations
Frederic Malle
5 creations
Le Labo
4 creations
Donna Karan
4 creations
Kenzo
3 creations
Alfred Dunhill
3 creations
Hermès
3 creations
Lalique
3 creations
Atkinsons
3 creations
Gucci
2 creations
Bond No 9
2 creations
Lolita Lempicka
2 creations
Serge Lutens
2 creations
Shiseido
2 creations
Lancôme
1 creation
Jacques Bogart
1 creation
Estée Lauder
1 creation
Giorgio Armani
1 creation
Initio Parfums Prives
1 creation
Thameen
1 creation
Carolina Herrera
1 creation
Marc Jacobs
1 creation
Comme des Garcons
1 creation
Maison Martin Margiela
1 creation
Atelier Cologne
1 creation
Nautica
1 creation
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