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Jean Laporte
Jean Laporte founded L'Artisan Parfumeur in 1976 and is among the pioneers of modern niche perfumery. The house presents him as a visionary devoted to a free perfumery, away from trends.
He created the blackberry-scented musk accord of Mûre et Musc, finished with three perfumer friends in Grasse, and L'Eau d'Ambre, one of the house's first creations.
Career and creations
By founding L'Artisan Parfumeur in 1976, Jean Laporte opened one of the first chapters of modern niche perfumery. From the start, the house created two fragrances that remain emblematic.
The first grew from an idea he brought in 1977 to three perfumer friends from Grasse, Jean-Claude Ellena, Lucien Ferrero and Jean-Claude Gigodot: an accord of musks smelling of blackberry. Together they found its balance, and Mûre et Musc came out in 1978. The then-unprecedented contrast between juicy blackberry and the cottony softness of white musk, lit by bright lemon, made it a pioneer of its kind.
The other is L'Eau d'Ambre, one of the house's first creations, which he composed himself. Its amber accord, now a L'Artisan Parfumeur signature, brings together benzoin and labdanum for their resinous softness, patchouli for depth and tonka bean for an almost gourmand warmth.
The house presents its founder as a visionary, committed to a free perfumery, away from trends.
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- L'Artisan Parfumeur
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