The Power of Perfume, Roja Dove
The Power of Perfume ? Roja Dove
He has likened shopping for scent to dating, in that you want an idea of what is out there before committing to ?The One?. With a passion for perfume perfection, award-winning master perfumer, Roja Dove, coined the term ?Haute Parfumerie? on opening what has become the most influential and luxurious perfumery in the world ? The Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie in London?s Harrods, ?the greatest department store on earth?.
The charismatic perfume expert talks to Angela Sara West about his nose for business, the lavish scents and bespoke fragrances he creates at his eponymous boutique and his commission by Laurent Perrier to create a candle for the quintessentially English event, The Chelsea Flower Show.
When it comes to nostalgia, perfumes are up there for evoking memories. It’s said that fragrance is not only intensely personal and subjective, but interpretive. Who better to take you on an aromatic journey of discovery than the perfume master himself, Roja Dove, famous for his incredible ability to identify over 800 different scents blindfolded. If anyone ?nose?, he ?nose?!
Boasting a reputation that has enticed prestigious global institutions, including Rolls-Royce and Fabergé, the Sussex-born fragrance specialist’s style epitomises indulgent luxury. His eponymous perfume line, Roja Parfums, is stocked in department stores all over the world.
The perfumer owes his phenomenal success to his mother, who sparked his lifelong inter...
Source:
Upscale Living Magazine
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