Perfumes de Benoist Lapouza

Benoist Lapouza is a perfumer whose inspiration comes from his love of nature and his passion for exploring new places and local delights. He says: “I feel close to nature and I love to respect it”. He creates fragrances like sensory tapestries, evoking sea breezes and exotic flavours that linger on the palate.

Benoist’s creativity is sparked by his travels and the people he meets. He delights in discovering new ingredients to incorporate into his fragrances, drawing inspiration from everything from Bachès’ citruses to Roellinger’s spices. He even collaborates with renowned chefs such as Alain Passard, taking on food ingredients to create a symphony of flavours in fragrance compositions.

Benoist strives to balance sensuality with freshness in his fragrances, capturing the sensations of vastness, freedom and strength that he associates with sailing, scuba diving, or even piloting an aeroplane.

For Benoist, the creative process involves approaching the creation of fragrances in the same way as the opening, heart and base notes in music, to recreate a symphonic orchestra. His designs embrace natural mysticism and experimental creativity, culminating in fragrances that are beautiful and complex, like a musical crescendo.

Benoist has worked with several fragrance companies, including Takasago, Quest and Drom. In 2014, he joined Drom’s team. His fragrances include Live Jazz YSL, Dolly Girl by Anna Sui, British Bouquet by Atkinsons, Si Lolita by Lolita Lempicka, Fan di Fendi for men and Acquarossa Fendi, among others.