Edmond Roudnitska
- Category : Perfumer
- Type : ME
- Profile : 4/6 - Opportunistic / Role Model
- Definition : Single
- Incarnation Cross : RAX The Vessel of Love 1
Biography
Edmond Roudnitska (1905–1996) was a French master perfumer and author. He is known for creating some of the most famous perfumes in the world, such as Dior's Eau Sauvage and Diorissimo, and Rochas's Femme. Many of his creations are still in production today. He was the father of perfumer Michel Roudnitska.
Edmond Roudnitska
Edmond Roudnitska
Born 1905
Nice, France
Died 1996
Cabris, France
Occupation perfumer, writer
Spouse(s) Thérèse Roudnitska
Children Michel Roudnitska
In 1926, he started his training in perfumery in Grasse. In 1942, he met Thérèse Delveaux, who became his wife. In 1946, he founded Art et Parfum, a private lab for creating perfumes.
His scents for Christian Dior established his reputation as one of the greatest perfumers of the 20th century. The landmark Diorissimo, a fragrance based on the smell of lily of the valley, marked a formidable achievement in the field of perfumery. Unlike rose or jasmine, the smell of lily of the valley cannot be extracted. Roudnitska circumvented the problem by creating a near-perfect reconstruction of the smell of this flower :142.
For Christian Dior
Diorama (1948)
Eau Fraîche (1955)
Diorissimo (1956)
Eau Sauvage (1966)
Diorella (1972)
Dior-Dior (1976)
For Elizabeth Arden
It's You (1939)
On Dit (1952)
For Hermès
Eau d'Hermès (1951)
Grande Eau d'Hermès (1987)
For Rochas
Femme (1944)
Mousseline (1946)
Mouche (1947)
Moustache (1949)
La Rose (1949)
Miscellaneous scents
Le Parfum de Thérèse (early 1950s); rights acquired from Roudnitska's wife Thèrèse (for whom it was originally created in the early 1950s) by Frederic Malle, produced from 2000.
Ocean Rain Mario Valentino®, a male fragrance for Mario Valentino (1990); Roudnitska's last creation