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Germaine Cellier (1909-1976): Innovator and
Iconoclast
By: Elena Vosnaki
In the pantheon of great modern perfumers it is not often that we come across women,
at least during the first half of the 20th century.
Amongst them, one star shines
brightest, that of Germaine Cellier; untrammeled by convention, free-spirited in an era
that frowned upon most of her customs, but which could not deny her bold, ebullient
approach to perfumery.
It is no accident that Guy Robert s book, Les Sens du
Parfum, himself the stuff of legend, dedicates precious space to her opus.
Born on the 26th of January 1909 in Bordeaux,
the capital of wine, Germaine Cellier was
quite formidable in grasping the finer things out
of life but generous enough to share them with
her entou
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