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Perfumeries that were 'One Hit Wonders'

post #1 of 11
3/16/13 at 4:11pm
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I was searching for other fragrances from the two noses (Jean-Louis Sieuzac & Maurice Roger) behind Fahrenheit and was surprised (considering Fahrenheit is the greatest designer scent ever imo) that neither have done anything else of note in men's fragrance!!

Strangely the 'Nose' behind arguable my 2nd favourite Designer frag of all time (Karine Dubreuil - Gucci Pour Homme II) hasn't done anything else in terms of Men's frags either ;-/

Are there any other Perfumeries that have designed a masterpiece, but then never really created anything particularly good again?
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post #2 of 11
3/16/13 at 4:47pm
Great idea for a thread. I think Beatrice Piquet is a good choice now sadly passed away. With her resume you wouldn't think she would be capable of creating the fantastic LIDGE. Strange that a house like Guerlain would even offer her the job.
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post #3 of 11
3/16/13 at 4:49pm
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Good call mate
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post #4 of 11
3/16/13 at 6:39pm
Perhaps not quite "one hit wonders", but it seems that in the case of Bourjois, their one huge classic hit "Soir de Paris" kept them going.
In the case of L.T.Piver, Reve d'Or was possibly their one and only big hit, but it was so massive, it also captured the whole of the arabian market....even to this day !!
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post #5 of 11
3/16/13 at 8:25pm
That we know of...

Maybe there are things we don't know.
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post #6 of 11
3/16/13 at 8:29pm
Good idea. In for search.
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post #7 of 11
3/16/13 at 9:03pm
John Stephen maybe?
He did Czech & Speake No. 88. Actually he did most of C&S's fragrances.
But 88 is in a league of its own. A "masterpiece" imo. The others can't hold a candle.
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post #8 of 11
3/16/13 at 10:33pm
Maxims Pour Homme.
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post #9 of 11
3/17/13 at 6:49am
Maybe Roccobarocco, though I'd say it's more (poetic license hopefully accepted) a 1 1/2 hit wonder-perfumery, with:

Jeans being good, Joint being great.
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post #10 of 11
3/17/13 at 6:59am
Jean-Louis Sieuzac also created Hermes Bel Ami as well as Fahrenheit and could be forgiven if he retired after those stellar frags.
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post #11 of 11
3/17/13 at 8:33am
Not a perfumerie per se, but rather a nose behind a classic - Bob Slattery. From my reading here on Basenotes it seems he worked on Calvin Klein Obsession for men, and nothing more.
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