Uncut Gem is the name of this new creation by Maurice Roussel, which is already the beginning of two successes, Musc Ravageur and Dans tes bras, for the perfume editor. Frédéric Malle, long interested in his wife’s highly personal grace, convinced her to turn it into a “raw” cologne. Clean and spicy notes of bergamot, mandarin, ginger, angelica root and nutmeg give way to an inner fire: an accord of leather, vetiver and incense, lots of amber and musk vibrating on the skin. A muscular sequel, in a way, to the dark Musc Ravageur” said Mal.
But above all, an autobiographical perfume in the image of its author, uncompromising and bold, technically insane. Trained at Chanel in the 1970s, then working at IFF, Quest, Dragoco (now Symrise), Maurice Roussel created some of the most iconic fragrances in perfumery. Although he is little known to the public, many wear his 24…
Source: Le Figaro
