11 Facts About Roja Dove

Roja Dove was born on Roger Bird, 25 September 1956 and is a British perfumer whose fragrances are sold at department stores worldwide.

Roja Dove worked in the male fashion boutique of Taylor's known as the Peacock.

In 1981 Roja Dove was recruited into the Training and Public Relations Department where he began to consolidate a professional understanding for the industry.

Roja Dove remained with Guerlain for nearly 20 years; after a number of years he was given the position of Global Ambassador, the first non-Guerlain family member to be given the role.

Previously, in 2002, Roja Dove joined names like Manolo Blahnik in donating prizes for the annual Terrence Higgins Trust fundraiser, the perfumer created a bespoke scent for the highest bidder contained within a Baccarat crystal presentation bottle.

In 2005, Roja Dove drew inspiration from this event and created a range of semi-bespoke fragrances for customers of the Haute Parfumerie to purchase; however these scents come without bottles, names, and with only enough liquid to make 50 of each.

Roja Dove has written for a range of titles including Vogue, The Times, Vanity Fair, and Wallpaper on subjects such as perfume, celebrity fragrances, classic favorites, or even the 'Smells of London'.

Roja Dove has given lectures and spoken at charity events for The Barbican, The Science Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

In 2010 Roja Dove worked closely with the Victoria and Albert Museum for their exhibition Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes, which ran from 25 September 2010 to 9 January 2011, where he created an accompanying fragrance named 'Diaghilev' and gave an evening lecture upon 1920s Parisian society and perfume.

Shortly after Roja Dove collaborated with The Macallan Scottish whiskey house where the perfumer created a new way of experiencing whiskey; using an odour profiling technique referred to now as The Macallan Aroma Box.

In 2011, the existing Roja Dove line became Roja Parfums.