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Jacques Cavallier
ENative of Grasse, the birthplace of French perfume, son and grandson of perfume makers, Jacques Cavallier learned about natural ingredients and the art of creating perfume from his father. Thirty years later, as one of the most renowned fragrance designers of his generation, he was recently awarded the Coty Prize, naming him best “nose” of 2004. His most significant creations include l'Eau d'Issey by Issey Miyake in 1991, Jean-Paul Gaultier in 1993, Poême by Lancôme in 1995, Acqua di Gio by Giorgio Armani in 1996, and Cinéma by Yves Saint-Laurent in 2004. For osMoz, Jacques Cavallier agreed to play the game of answering Proust’s famous questionnaire...
The main trait of your personality?
Strong-willed
The most important quality in men?
Honor
The most important quality in women?
Honor as well
Aside from yourself, who would you like to be?
Mother Teresa
Where would you like to live?
Exactly where I do live!
The first fragrance you wore?
Brut by Fabergé
Your favorite color?
Blue…
The flower that you love?
Jasmine
Your favorite smell?
The smell of orange-blossom water that you find in madeleines (the little cakes that inspired Proust).
Your favorite fragrance of your own creation?
L’Eau d’Issey
Your favorite fragrance of someone else’s creation?
Opium
The fragrance you wish you had created?
Eau Sauvage
Your favorite author ?
Chateaubriand
Your beside book?
Belle du Seigneur
Your favorite film director?
Milos Forman
Your cult film?
Amadeus
Your favorite drink?
A wine, of course... Château Latour 85
What do you hate above all else?
Cowardice
The gift of nature that you would like to have?
To know how to sing, to have a voice!
Your motto?
Do well and don’t worry about what people say.
A few of Jacques Cavallier's creations
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Cinéma |
L'Eau Bleue |
Stella |
Le Classique |
L'Eau d'Issey |