Dominique Ropion was trained at Roure Bertrand Dupont and worked for Florasynth and Dragoco before ultimately joining IFF, where his work on fragrances both niche and mainstream has earned him countless accolades, including the prestigious International Fragrance Prize (what used to be known as the Prix Francois Coty). In addition to megahits such as Thierry Mugler’s Alien or Armani Code, he has created niche classics such as A Lab On Fire’s What We Do In Paris Is Secret and Costume National Homme. Frederic Malle has called him “the most skilled perfumer working today.”