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Jean-Claude Gigodot
Jean-Claude Gigodot, a Grasse perfumer, is credited by L'Artisan Parfumeur among the authors of Mûre et Musc.
In 1977 Jean Laporte came to show him, along with two other perfumer friends, a blackberry-scented musk accord; together they found the balance of the fragrance, which became the house's first emblematic scent.
Career and creations
Jean-Claude Gigodot owes his place in the history of niche perfumery to an encounter. In 1977, Jean Laporte, who had just founded L'Artisan Parfumeur, presented him and two other perfumer friends from Grasse with an accord of musks smelling of blackberry. Together they found its balance, and Mûre et Musc came out in 1978.
The house presents it as its first signature fragrance. The perfume evokes picking blackberries along country lanes: the then-unprecedented contrast between the juicy berry and the cottony softness of white musk made it a pioneer of niche perfumery. A bright lemon lights up the whole, built on just three materials.
The official sources consulted by Volute give no further information about his career: his training, his other creations and the company he worked for are not disclosed.
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