Buckle up, boys and girls! My latest guest in the Love At First Scent studio was none other than Rodrigo Flores-Roux: font of all scented knowledge, impassioned ambassador for his own extraordinary body of work and all-round irresistible raconteur. One hour was never going to be enough to ask the Givaudan perfumer all the questions I wanted to ask, but we did manage to cram in quite a few topics, including his work on the award-nominated Arquiste Misfit, his thoughts on ‘re-orchestrating’ Fougere Royale and his views on not being officially credited for many of his compositions. We even managed to squeeze in a game, in which I shouted out a perfume note and Rodrigo had to choose a classic perfume that best represented it. Watch the video to find out what he selected for jasmine, rose, iris and others. Here’s a link: Rodrigo Flores-Roux interview.
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Amazing and insightful, especially the backstories and cultural context around some of the classics. Really enjoyed the interview.
I’m so pleased you liked it.
Thanks for writing.
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