Fragrances by Pierre Bourdon

Pierre Bourdon was born in 1946 in Paris. Initially, he pursued a degree in political science but ultimately decided to follow his passion for perfumery. In 1971, Bourdon met the legendary perfumer Edmond Roudnitska while in the south of France. This fateful encounter inspired him to train as a perfumer for five years at Roure in Grasse, where he studied under the tutelage of Roudnitska and Jean Carles. After completing his training, Pierre Bourdon joined Roure Paris, working on scented personal hygiene products such as creams, deodorants, and shampoos. He then spent a year in the United States before creating the hit fragrance Kouros by Yves Saint Laurent in 1981. In 1982, Bourdon co-founded Takasago Europe, w...