Gilles Romey

France Born 0 Hermès

Across Rocabar and Rose de Nuit, Romey shows a taste for rich, atmospheric structures that twist familiar themes. Rocabar builds a dry, resinous, woody accord around cypress, balsams and spices, while Rose de Nuit takes a classic rose and darkens it with animalic and nocturnal facets. His masculine works like Eau de Rochas Homme and Cerruti Pour Homme lean into aromatic citrus and woods with a refined, structured profile.

About

Gilles Romey is a French perfumer associated with the fragrance house Givaudan, as documented by Fragrantica and Givaudan’s own web materials. He is best known for composing Hermès Rocabar, launched in 1998; Hermès credits him as the perfumer, and reviews such as Now Smell This highlight its woody, balmy and resinous character built around cypress, lavender, juniper berry, nutmeg and cinnamon. Romey is also credited with Serge Lutens Rose de Nuit, a rose transformed into a dark, animalic composition, discussed in detail by Bois de Jasmin and listed among his works on Wikiparfum. Additional creations attributed to him by multiple databases include Eau de Rochas Homme for Rochas, Cerruti Pour Homme for Cerruti, Lacoste Essential Sport for Lacoste and Tous Man for Tous.