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From the rose gardens of Normandy to the vibrant perfume culture of Dubai, Quentin Roussel composes fragrances shaped by contrast, texture and emotion TheAlchemy of Contrast Spot The Nose Born in Normandy, his first encounters with scent were not abstract; they were alive, growing in his family garden. Roses, in particular, left a mark. Not because they were beautiful, but because they were different. Some carried the softness of pear and peach, others unfolded into honeyed warmth. Same flower, different personality. That early realisation, that scent holds nuance, character, contradiction, quietly shaped the perfumer he would become. As a graduate of the École Supérieure du Parfum in Paris, Quentin built his craft on discipline. His early years in fragrance houses took him across departments, Evaluation, Laboratories, Marketing, offering a 360-degree understanding of how a THERE IS ALWAYS a moment, before the formula, before the brief, when a fragrance begins as a feeling. For Quentin Roussel, that moment is everything. In this edition of Spot The Nose, we turn the spotlight on Quentin Roussel, a perfumer who sees beyond raw materials and accords. P A R F U M P L U S 50