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Ralf
Schwieger

Ralf Schwieger once took part in a perfume contest that Frédéric Malle had staged for young perfumers.

Trained
Roure Bertrand Dupont
House
Mane
Earliest in our catalog
Lipstick Rose, 2000
In our catalog
34 fragrances · 14 houses
Ralf's story

The story

Frédéric sampled their perfumes one by one, blindfolded, until he reached Ralph’s sketch of what was to become Lipstick Rose, and Ralf was chosen to join Editions de Parfums. Having spent his childhood in Germany exploring forests and absorbing all of their unusual smells, Ralf is prone to creating perfumes with unexpected personalities. He describes his attitude to perfume making as a game in two parts, whose first is intellectual or conceptual, and whose second is a lengthier one of sensory research. His perfumes, as a result, are both cerebral and intuitive.

In their own words

How Ralf works

The paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 34 fragrances
Who Ralf composes for

14 houses, one hand

Fragrances credited to Ralf in our catalog, by house.

Atelier Cologne12
Hermès5
Etat Libre d'Orange4
Frederic Malle3
Charenton Macerations1
Marc Jacobs1
Phlur1
+ 7 more houses
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