The Creator

David Jourquin grew up between Pointe-à-Pitre and Paris, in an olfactory mosaic that forever forged his identity. Every morning, his mother would kiss him before heading to work in her leather coat, its scent mingling with his own oriental fragrances. His grandmother, a woman of strong character, would polish the parquet floors with wax and pour a few drops of eau de Cologne onto the cushions of her chaise longue. His father smoked cigars and took him to Caribbean markets where the sweet spices intoxicated him. His stepfather introduced him to the bewitching scents of Morocco. Leather, patchouli, tobacco, wax, citrus, and amber rum became his roots. “Like others breathe, eat, or sleep… I need to perfume my world to make it my own.” In his apartment, incense burns at the entrance, vanilla floats in the kitchen, wax in the living room, and orange groves in the bedroom. Even his pillowcases receive a few drops of precious eau de Cologne every evening. A passionate self-taught creator, he created his first two fragrances in 2011: Cuir Mandarine (day) and Cuir Tabac (night), an olfactory biography of his memories.