Maurice Roucel
French perfumer
Maurice Roucel is a French perfumer who has worked at International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Quest, Dragoco, and presently Symrise. Roucel began his career in perfumery on February 19, 1973, while working as the head chromatography chemist at Chanel for 6 years. He commenced his apprenticeship under Henri Robert, Chanel's house perfumer at the time. He joined Quest International and for 12 years developed his craft as a perfumer before switching to work for Symrise in 1996. Most of the fragrances composed by Roucel have his signature scent of Michelia longifolia.
He was also the winner of various accolades in the fragrance industry including the Prix François Coty in 2002, and the French and American FiFi as well as the French "Oscar des Parfums" Awards.
List of creations
Roucel has created perfumes including:
Envy for Gucci 1997
24 Faubourg for Hermès 1995
Iris Silver Mist for Serge Lutens 1994
K de Krizia 1981
Tocade for Rochas
L'Instant de Guerlain for Guerlain 2004
Insolence for Guerlain 2005
L'Instant Magic for Guerlain
L'Instant Fleur de Mandarine for Guerlain
Helmut Lang Eau de Parfum 2000
Helmut Lang Eau de Cologne 2000
Hypnose Homme for Lancôme 2007
Le Labo Jasmine 17 2006
Le Labo Labdanum 18 2006
Reminiscence Jammin
Roberto Cavalli 2002
Roberto Cavalli Oro 2004
R de Revillon 1995
Irium Pour Homme Fabergé 1996
Hunca Asimetri Eau de Parfum
Samba Unzipped by the Perfumer's Workshop LTD
Eros Homme by Tristano Onofri
Musc Ravageur for Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle 2000
Nautica Voyage 2006
Nautica Voyage Island
Kiton Black for Kiton 2007
DKNY Be Delicious
DKNY Be Delicious Charmingly
DKNY Red Delicious
DKNY Red Delicious Charmingly
Missoni 1981
Missoni Aqua
Celine Dion Sensational
L de Lolita Lempicka 2006
Fleur de Corail Lolita Lempicka
Castelbajac de Jean Charles de Castelbajac
Dunhill Fresh for Men
Dunhill Desire for Women
Ellen Tracy Imagine 2003
Mac Vanilla
Ispahan by Yves Rocher 1982
Rochas Man by Rochas 1999
Monsoon by Parfums Monsoon 1994
Pleasures Intense for Men by Estee Lauder,
Kenzo Air 2003
Lalique pour Homme 1997
Shalini by Shalini 2004
Fleur Japonais by Shalini 2021
GOLD by Shalini 2024
Guess? (reformulation) 2005
GF Ferre Lei for Women
Bogart pour Homme by Jacques Bogart
Jaguar Woman by Pardis 2004
Gai Mattiolo Man 1998
TL pour Lui in collaboration with Norbert Bijaoui for Ted Lapidus 2003
Strenesse by Gabriele Strehle 1999
Bond No. 9 Broadway Nite 2003
Bond No. 9 New Haarlem 2003
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