Roger Pellegrino was a defining perfumer of the 1980s and '90s, collaborating with Cacharel, Giorgio Armani, Rochas, Ted Lapidus, and Van Cleef & Arpels on fragrances including Armani Eau pour Homme and Nocturne de Caron.
His name is inseparable from Anaïs Anaïs, which he helped finish alongside Raymond Chaillan — after eighteen months struggling to complete the composition, it was Pellegrino's idea to add brighter notes of blackcurrant that brought the fragrance together.
1978Anais AnaisCacharel
1980One Man ShowJacques Bogart
1980MacassarRochas
1984Versace L'HommeVersace
1984Armani Eau Pour HommeGiorgio Armani
1984Azzaro 9Azzaro
1987Gem Eau de ToiletteVan Cleef & Arpels
1987Gem ParfumVan Cleef & ArpelsA collaborative instinct for the finishing touch, credited with completing one of perfumery's most enduring florals.
Scentsation editorialFragrances credited to Roger in our catalog, by house.
Cacharel · 1978Anais Anais9,235 ratings · ★ 3.5102Jacques Bogart · 1980One Man Show2,960 ratings · ★ 3.8203Versace · 1984Versace L'Homme2,813 ratings · ★ 3.7804Giorgio Armani · 1984Armani Eau Pour Homme1,741 ratings · ★ 4.2605Van Cleef & Arpels · 1987Gem Eau de Toilette565 ratings · ★ 4.3206Azzaro · 1984Azzaro 9391 ratings · ★ 4.27
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