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Henri Alméras (1892 - 1965) was a French perfumer, author and painter. He was born in a garrison in Brittany, the son of an officer. In school, he excelled in chemistry. He performed his military service in 1913 and was sent to war the following year.〔René Chavance. “Alméras ou le parfumeur.” Industrie de la parfumerie. 4.8 Aug. 1949: 299-301. Print.〕 While fighting on the Macedonian Front, he first encountered Jean Patou.〔Polle, Emmanuelle. Jean Patou: A Fashionable Life. New York: Random House, 2013.〕 Upon returning to France, he worked briefly at the physics laboratory at Dunlop, before answering an advertisement in ''Le Journal'' to join Antoine Chiris in Grasse. There he trained as a perfumer for four years alongside Ernest Beaux and Vincent Roubert.〔Robert, Guy. Les sens du parfum. Paris: Osman Eyrolles multimédia, 2000.〕 He left for Germany, working at a manufactory in the Ruhr, but soon returned to France. He was employed as a perfumer by Paul Poiret at the couturier’s Parfums de Rosine as of 1923,〔René Chavance. “Alméras ou le parfumeur.” Industrie de la parfumerie. 4.8 Aug. 1949: 299-301. Print.〕 though certain sources suggest he had worked there since 1914.〔Jean Kerléo. “Henri Alméras.” Osmothèque. Institut supérieur international du parfum, de la cosmétique et de l'aromatique alimentaire, Versailles. 4 Feb. 2012. Lecture.〕 In 1925, he left Rosine for the Parfums d’Orsay, working with Henri Robert, though quit soon after.〔Robert, Henri. “Souvenirs d’un parfumeur.” Rivista italiana E.P.P.O.S. Jun. 1978: 373-380.〕 He was subsequently hired by Jean Patou, where he remained until 1933.〔René Chavance. “Alméras ou le parfumeur.” Industrie de la parfumerie. 4.8 Aug. 1949: 299-301. Print.〕 He left to work for Fragonard and several other houses. In 1948 he published his comic novella ''La grand’soif du trompette Bidard'' (''The Grea’Thirst of the Trumpeter Bidard''), inspired by his military service, under the pseudonym Henri de Vérac. In the late 1940s, he managed the Parfums de Luzy.〔René Chavance. “Alméras ou le parfumeur.” Industrie de la parfumerie. 4.8 Aug. 1949: 299-301. Print.〕 He also served as an advisor at Fabergé.〔Cyrano, Edmond. "Les Nez de la Parfumerie”, Dictionnaire des Parfums de France, Les éditions 26, 1969-1970: 95〕 ==List of creations for Jean Patou== *Amour Amour (1925): part of a trilogy of perfumes that includes ''Que Sais-Je?'' and ''Adieu Sagesse'', ''Amour Amour'' represents the initial rush of romantic love.'' Amour Amour'' is a floral fragrance. *Que Sais-Je? (1925): represents the hesitation one feels before acting on romantic feelings. ''Que sais je?'' is a fruity fragrance with notes of peach, apricot, orange flower, jasmine, and rose. *Adieu Sagesse (1925): represents the moment when one surrenders to passion. ''Adieu Sagesse'' is a floral fragrance with notes of neroli, lily-of-the-valley, carnation, tuberose, and opopanax. It has a base of musk and civet. *Chaldée (1927): ''Chaldée'' was inspired by Patou's own ''Huile de Chaldée'', the first ever suntan lotion. It celebrates the new fashion for suntanning that arose in the 1920s. The name is a reference to Chaldea, and the fragrance is a dry blend of spices, amber, and opopanax. *Moment Suprême (1929): a spicy amber fragrance with notes of geranium, clove, bergamot, rose and jasmine. *Joy (1929): Released at the beginning of the Great Depression, ''Joy'' is Jean Patou's most famous fragrance. When it came out, it was known as the "costliest perfume in the world." ''Joy'' is a classic example of the floral perfume genre, and it is known for its notes of Bulgarian rose and French jasmine. *Divine Folie (1933): an amber floral fragrance with notes of ylang-ylang, neroli, iris, vetiver, jasmine, rose, musk and vanilla. *Normandie (1935): released to celebrate the launch of the luxury French ocean liner of the same name, ''Normandie'' is a chypre fragrance with wood and fruit notes. *Vacances (1936): released to celebrate the first paid holidays in France, ''Vacances'' is a fresh floral fragrance with notes of hawthorn, galbanum, hyacinth, lilac and mimosa. *Colony (1938): a fruity chypre with a prominent note of pineapple, ''Colony'' was inspired by the warm climate of tropical islands. All of these perfumes are preserved in the archives of the Osmothèque, where they are accessible to the public.〔(Osmothèque - Conservatoire international des parfums. Official website. Web. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henri Alméras」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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