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Maurice Roucel - the Man Behind the Scents

Written by Cristiane Gonçalves (aka Cris Rosa Negra), on 06-07-2009 02:14

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Tags : Maurice Roucel, Roucel, Symrise, Cris, perfumer, DNKY, Be Delicious, Lolita Lempicka, Guerlain, Insolence, Musc Ravageur, Dans tes Bras


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ENGLISH VERSION

mauriceroucel.jpgMaurice Roucel, Master Senior Perfumer at Symrise is one of the most admired fragrance designers in the world, acclaimed by his versatility and freedom style in creating fragrances he really believes as beautiful and sensual, recognised as a brilliant perfumer, winner in awards as Prix François Coty, US Fifi Awards, etc. Maurice is also the nose behind such famous fragrances as Rochas Man,  Hermès 24 Faubourg, Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur, Guerlain Insolence and many others.

With a large background as former at Chanel, IFF, Quest (incorporated by Givaudan) and Dragogo, he has explored many olfactive sensations on his creations, but one of his marks is the sensuality on perfume making, it is like to face his work and see how he manipulates the essences in a charming and professional way. Maurice Roucel is unique, unique to make us discover how our skins can be fragrantly sensual.

He loves this artistic power of composing fragrances with a sensual appeal. Emotional enough to reveal the scent (un)covering the skin into a process of sensual liberation, sweet and warm cadencies on fragrances as L Lolita Lempicka, Casteljabac and Musc Ravageur, some of their fragrances which are delightful in many senses and imaginations. The mermaid in the sea L Lolita Lempicka, half woman, half aquatic animal singing the lyric to sailor men who are attracted not only by her song (not in Roucel's fragrance), but by her magical and provocative scent with unusual mix of vanilla and bitter orange, warm and slightly citrus and, then, hot bodies in a fresh sea are surrounded by the death before the last scented sniff... And Casteljabac, the smooth vanilla almondy scent as drinking a red wine with creamy and sweetened flavored lotion covering the body enveloped by a sensual warm delightful aura of compelling musk, as usual musk is sexy to a final pleasure... and Musc Ravageur, the desire revenge of the spicy desires with cinnamon and clove pouring all the body, provoking with an embracing oriental spicy musk scent, overtoned with the indulgent vanilla and some heating spices flavouring the nude body. An exciting fragrant heritage of Maurice Roucel.

His power to design a fragrance as an expert in understanding the chemistry bodies is fascinating and bodies desire scents. Because of his ideas and emotions  being divinely balanced in his perfumery metier, Maurice Roucel is a modern perfumer, the nose of desires, who is able to reveal and conceal the passion facets through his fragrances, just smell some of them  and the desire is to run to a soft hug as Dans tes Bras,  or wearing sweetly Insolence  smelling sweet fruity as smelling the kiss that is closer to touch the lips, feel the touch of  the partner's hands through L'Instant  and its powdery comfort. Here all the deep touches are together on skin, many sensations, endless pleasures. Again, a provocative fragrant heritage of Maurice Roucel.

He seems to put his heart on fragrances, her beliefs on perfumery, no matter how clients marketing briefings are.  Keeping creativeness in his fragrance composition process, he balances the responsibility of making perfumes for renowned clients, following its tradition, but also keeping the eyes on the modernity of the present and, most of all, being as loyal as he can to his perfumery style, his scented art.

insolence.jpgWhen I asked him one time  about Guerlain Insolence and L'instant de Guerlain, more contemporaneous and very different fragrances in comparison to the classics "Guerlinade scents" of Shalimar, Aprés L'ondée and Mitsouko and how was to  work with a house of traditional heritage as Guerlain which has the challenge of keeping the balance between classicism and contemporaneity in its  new releases, he was very professional and commited to Guerlain history " When I work for them, I have to keep in mind that I am touching on the prestige of this company, and what I produce will be part of its creation, tradition and innovation, reflecting the house style with a modern and creative touch." But he still enjoys that "Guerlinade " sensuality which passes across decades and still survives, Guerlain scents which are melt into skin and still make Roucel remember how sensual is to be classically elegant.

And nowadays he is as an eternal contemporaneous perfumer who exhales in his work many delights, so delicious as DKNY Be Delicious, sensually as always biting a sexy forbidden fruit.



PORTUGUESE TRANSLATION

mauriceroucel.jpgMaurice Roucel, Perfumista Máster Sênior na Symrise é um dos designers de fragrâncias mais admirados no mundo, aclamado pela sua versatilidade e liberdade de criar fragrâncias que ele realmente acredita como belas e sensuais, reconhecido como um brilhante perfumista , ganhador de vários prêmios Prix François Coty, US Fifi Awards, etc. Maurice é o “nariz” por trás de famosas fragrâncias como Rochas Man, Hermes 24 Faubourg, Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur, Guerlain Insolence e outras tantas mais. 

Com um extenso e excelente background tendo trabalhado em empresas de renome como Chanel, IFF, Quest (agora incorporada à Givaudan) e Dragogo, ele tem explorado as mais diversas sensações olfativas em suas criações, no entanto uma de suas marcas é a sensualidade, é como olhar para os seus olhos  e ver como ele manipula as matérias-prima de uma forma charmosa e professional. Maurice Roucel é único, único para nos fazer descobrir como nossas peles podem ser perfumadamente sensuais.

Ele aprecia este poder de compor fragrâncias com um apelo . Emocional o suficiente para revelar o aroma para cobrir e descobrir a  pele neste processo de sensual liberação doce e quente nas fragrâncias como em L Lolita Lempicka, Casteljabac e Musc Ravageur, algumas de suas fragrâncias que são puros deleite em muitos sentidos e imaginações. A sereia no mar  L Lolita Lempicka, metade mulher, metade animal aquático cantando a canção para os marinheiros os atraem não pelo seu canto (não na fragrância de Roucel), mas pelo mágico e provocante aroma com um mix peculiar de baunilha e laranja amarga, quente e levemente cítrico e, então, corpos quentes no mar fresco são cercados pela morte antes do último aspirar no perfume. E Casteljabac, o leve aroma amendoado abaunilhado como beber um  coquetel vermelho passando na pele uma loção cremosa e adocicada que cobre o corpo abraçado por uma aura quente e almiscarada, completamente deleitável , como sempre, o sexy almíscar para um prazer final.... e Musc Ravageur, o desejo vingativo das especiarias canelas e cravos polvilhados sobre todo o corpo, provocando os sentidos com um acalentador aroma oriental e especiado com toques de almíscar, ainda mais sedutor com notas de baunilha e especiarias que aquecem e dão sabor ao corpo nu. Um excitante  legado da perfumaria de Maurice Roucel.

Seu poder em desenhar a fragrância como um experto no entendimento da química dos corpos é fascinante e, corpos desejam aromas. Por causa disso de suas idéias e emoções serem divinamente equilibradas em sua maestria perfumaria, Maurice Roucel é um moderno perfumista, o nariz dos desejos que é capaz de revelar e não revelar as facetas da paixão através de suas fragrâncias, somente cheire uma delas e o desejo é como correr para um abraço caliente como em  “Dans tes Bras, de uma forma Insolence sentir o aroma das frutas e flores adocicadas como sentir o cheiro do beijo que está próximo a tocar os lábios no meio de um jardim de violetas.  Sentir o toque das mãos do (a) parceiro (a)  em L’Instant  e o conforto afável . Nestes estão os toques profundos na pela, muitas sensações, prazeres intermináveis. Novamente, um excitante legado perfumado Maurice Roucel”.

Ele parece colocar o coração nas fragrâncias, suas crenças na perfumaria, não importa como são os briefings do marketing, mantendo sua criatividade no processo de composição de fragrâncias, ele equilibra a responsabilidade de compor fragrâncias para renomados clientes, seguindo a tradição dos mesmos, mas também mantendo os olhos na modernidade do presente e, mais que tudo, sendo tão leal quanto pode com seu estilo de perfumaria, sua arte

insolence.jpgQuando perguntei uma vez a ele sobre os perfumes Guerlain Insolence e L’Instant de Guerlain, mais contemporâneos e muito diferentes em comparação aos clássicos “aromas Guerlinade” de Shalimar, Aprés L’ondée e Mitsouko e como foi trabalhar com uma tradicional casa como Guerlain de tanto legado histórico, tendo em vista o desafio de equilibrar ao clássico e a contemporaneidade nos novos lançamentos, Maurice foi bastante profissional e comprometido com a história de Guerlain “Quando eu trabalho para eles, eu tenho em mente que eu estou tocando no prestígio desta companhia e o que eu produzo será parte da sua criação, tradição e inovação, refletindo  o estilo da casa com um moderno e criativo toque.” Mas ele ainda disfruta da sensualidade "Guerlinade" que atravessa décadas e ainda sobrevive, os aromas de Guerlain que misturados à pele fazem com que Roucel se lembre como é sensual ser classicamente elegante.

E hoje em dia, ele é um eterno perfumista contemporâneo que exala em seu trabalho muitas delícias, tão deliciosas como 
DKNY Be Delicious, sensualmente como sempre morder o fruto proibido.


 

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Cris, aka "Rosa Negra" is a human resources specialist and German teacher from São Paulo, SP Brazil. A perfume collector and scent blogger (http://perfumedarosanegra.blogspot.com), Cris also enjoys dance, literature and world music. She may be contacted at [cris at perfumecritic dot com].

 

 


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