Celebrating Master Perfumer Dominique Ropion

Master Perfumer Dominique Ropion is honored with The Fragrance Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement, 2019 Perfumer Award. Mr. Ropion’s journey to perfumery began as a teenager. Studying physics at school, he worked in a fragrance lab during summer vacations and became fascinated with the process. The fascination turned into an internship, followed by a bit of luck when a space became available at a perfumery school, where his talents were revealed and expanded. He worked in the industry for 18 years before he joined IFF in 2000. Since that time, he created or co-created fragrances for some of the industry’s most prestigious and iconic brands, including Amarige, Ysatis, Very Irresistible and L’Interdit by Givenchy; Carnal Flower and Portrait of a Lady for Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle; La vie est Belle by Lancôme; Y pour homme by YSL; Alien by Thierry Mugler; Invictus by Paco Rabanne; and Flowerbomb by Viktor & Rolf. His external recognitions include the Cosmetique Magazine Oscar in 2010, the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2012, and the prestigious Cosmetic Valley’s International Fragrance Prize (formerly the Prix François Coty) in 2008. Within IFF, he counts among his successes his contributions to the creation of the Company’s Scent Design School and his work in evaluating and shaping new molecule creations. He was named Master Perfumer at IFF in 2018. In an historic first for The Fragrance Foundation Awards, Mr. Ropion has created a bespoke luxurious floral fragrance to scent the event during the cocktail hour. The fragrance, called Fleurs d’un Soir, includes orris root, rose, and jasmine notes, all sourced from IFF-LMR Naturals, based in Grasse, France. The fragrance will be unique to this event, never to be repeated.