Portrait de la parfumeuse Dorothée Piot

Perfumer Dorothée Piot was born in Paris to a family from the Cotentin region of Normandy. She says she has always been fascinated by smells and perfumes. It was a chance encounter with a "nose", a perfume designer, that set her on the path to perfumery. She decided to study at ISIPCA, the Institut Supérieur International du Parfum, de la Cosmétique et de l'Aromatique alimentaire, from which she graduated in 1983.

She began her career at Dragoco, a German fragrance and flavour company, where she worked for 14 years. There, she learned the craft of perfumery from Raymond Chaillan, a master perfumer who passed on to her his expertise and his passion for fine materials. She also met Martin Gras, another perfumer who shared his enthusiasm and rigour with her.

In 2007, she joined Charabot, a perfume house founded in 1799 in Grasse, the world capital of perfume. There she developed her own style and originality, working for brands such as Fragonard and L'Occitane. Her fragrances include Fleur Chérie by l'Occitane, an oriental floral featuring orange blossom, and Goldy by Hayari Paris, a woody floral evoking femininity, sensuality and extravagance.

In 2010, she joined the perfume design house Robertet, which specialises in natural raw materials. There, she continues her career as a perfumer, creating fragrances for a wide range of brands, both in the selective circuit and in the niche perfume sector, which is of particular interest to us at SCENTISSIME. She stands out for her eclecticism, boldness and sensitivity. She likes to work subtly with raw materials to sublimate them. Her inspiration comes from the great chefs she works with in their kitchens, who dare to combine contrasts. She loves the smell of patchouli and truffles.

Among her creations for Robertet are Terrasse à Saint-Germain for Jul et Mad, a floral-woody-musky fragrance that evokes the lightning encounter between two souls on the terrace of a Parisian café, 2013 Résidence d'Artistes and 1885 Bains Sulfureux for Les Bains Guerbois, a modern, spicy chypre that pays tribute to the cultural effervescence of the place3, or Chambre Noire for Olfactive Studio, a fresh, sparkling composition that plays on the contrasts between citrus fruits and spices.

Dorothée Piot is a perfumer with a real signature, who knows how to surprise and seduce with her original and refined fragrances. She has a strong taste for human relationships, exchanging and sharing ideas, flavours and scents. She is recognised as one of the most talented and creative perfumers of her generation.

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