Françoise Marin spent most of her career at Roure. Born in 1942 in Cagnes-sur-Mer, she was the great-great-niece of the founder of Usines Charabot. Raised in the Grasse region, she was immersed in the world of perfume from an early age, which became her first passion. However, as a curious and adventurous teenager, she dreamed of becoming a grand reporter. A personal tragedy altered her path, leading her back to perfumery. She joined the Roure school, where she was taught by Jean Carles, becoming his last student.
With an unyielding curiosity and a strong personality, Françoise did not hesitate to take on distant and challenging positions. She worked for some time on Jean Amic’s creative team, where she composed the early versions of what would later become Yves Saint Laurent’s Opium (1979). In 1998, she was appointed director of the Givaudan-Roure Perfumery School. Passionate and demanding, she dedicated seven years to passing on her expertise. She was a fervent advocate of functional perfumery, the everyday perfumery she fondly called “the perfumery of happiness.”
Extracted from the interview of 01:04:25 mn, filmed on the 25th April 2018 in Saint-Maxime.
Writer and Interview director: David Richard
Production: Fonds de Dotation Per Fumum
Executive Production: EDEN
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