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Laurice Rahme & Maurice Roucel on the radio

Posted by Robin on 8 March 2006 15 Comments

Listen to Laurice Rahme of Bond no. 9 and perfumer Maurice Roucel talking about "The Smell of Success" on WNYC radio. Scroll down to the third segment; it is about 26 minutes long. Much of the discussion centers on the Bond line of fragrances, but there are also some interesting tidbits about more general perfume-related matters. Many thanks to the anonymous person who sent me the link!

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: bond 9, laurice rahme, maurice roucel, radio

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  1. Anonymous says:
    8 March 2006 at 10:42 am

    Well, that was a real treat, thank you so much, R! Roucel talking! *swoon* :-D

    That interviewer is a little patronizing, isn't he: “So, Maurice, what do you do? You blend scents, don't you?” Jeez!

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  2. Anonymous says:
    8 March 2006 at 12:03 pm

    What really cracked me up is that the program rather gives you the idea that you might walk into a Bond store and Maurice Roucel will be there to mix up a custom scent for you. LOL! In my dreams.

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  3. Anonymous says:
    8 March 2006 at 12:57 pm

    Imagine that…*daydreams*

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  4. Anonymous says:
    8 March 2006 at 10:12 pm

    The interviewer knew nothing about perfume…too bad…missed opportunity. I laughed at Mme Rahme too…she acted as if people who lived in the neighborhoods that are represented in her line bought Bond 9 as they do eggs, milk, bread! And the “aspirational” clap-trap…if I can't live in Chelsea I can smell like it! Alors. Oh well…I've yet to find a Bond 9 I like anyway. K

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  5. Anonymous says:
    9 March 2006 at 2:27 am

    I enjoyed Maurice Roucel comments and I 'm pleasantly surprised he 's the nose behind these scents but I agree with KeviSantal, the NYC neighborhood thing is just marketing crap lol –

    Chelsea Flowers is my favorite Bond scent, it 's a pretty white floral, not a masterpiece perfume but it works nice for me.

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  6. Anonymous says:
    9 March 2006 at 8:07 am

    So true — and he completely misunderstood what Bond does in terms of “custom scents”. It made parts of the show kind of comical.

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  7. Anonymous says:
    9 March 2006 at 8:08 am

    He did not do all of them, in fact, only 3 that I know of: Broadway Night, New Haarlem, and Riverside Drive. She has used a number of different noses.

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  8. Anonymous says:
    9 March 2006 at 10:50 am

    it makes sense he did not do them all, would you have any idea who did Chelsea Flowers? I know this scent gets bad reviews and it smells generic but I really enjoy it.

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  9. Anonymous says:
    9 March 2006 at 10:57 am

    That one was by Laurent LeGuernec.

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  10. Anonymous says:
    9 March 2006 at 11:36 am

    thank you NowSmellThis. I see that Laurent Leguernec also created Sarah Jessica Parker 's Lovely. I wonder if Chelsea Flowers smells generic because it 's made of generic synthetics or if it 's really made of high grade ingredients…

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  11. Anonymous says:
    9 March 2006 at 12:17 pm

    Thanks so much R!!!

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  12. Anonymous says:
    9 March 2006 at 12:22 pm

    That was really funny for awkward reasons. Poor Leonard Lopate, such a smart guy, and yet was clearly totally befuddled on this topic. I had no idea that Bond did custom scenting and that Roucel was the perfumer. Not that I could afford it (or would want to), but who knew?

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  13. Anonymous says:
    9 March 2006 at 12:29 pm

    Yes, and several of the other Bonds as well. No idea on the Chelsea Flowers…

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  14. Anonymous says:
    9 March 2006 at 12:30 pm

    :-)

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  15. Anonymous says:
    9 March 2006 at 1:13 pm

    T, Bond has always blended their existing fragrances to suit individual customers…I think they do this in all the Bond boutiques. In other words, you can get a mix of say, Eau de New York & Chelsea Flowers done up. I am 99% sure that that is all they are talking about, and that Lopate just misunderstood the press materials. Hopefully someone will correct me if I 'm wrong…

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