Laurice Rahmé
Laurice Rahmé was born and educated in Paris, where she studied art at the Louvre Museum and graduated from the University of Vincennes. She brought that French sensibility to New York and, in doing so, made history as the first woman in the city to lead a perfumery. In 2003, she founded Bond No. 9 New York, creating an edgy collection that broke taboos in the American fragrance landscape. Her brand bottles the spirit of New York, neighborhood by neighborhood, drawing from the city's endless dynamism. What started as a bold act of entrepreneurship has grown into a fragrance house that challenges conventions, celebrating the complexity and energy of urban life.
The hits
Notable creations
The signature
How Laurice composes
Working with notable noses including Michel Almairac, Maurice Roucel, and Laurent Le Guernec, Rahmé gravitates toward bold, unexpected combinations that mirror the city's own diversity. Her palette embraces contrast: rich florals against deep woods, sparkling citruses anchored by resinous warmth. She favors ingredients with narrative weight, building fragrances that unfold and reveal new facets the way the city reveals new corners. The collection skews unapologetically strong, rejecting the timid in favor of scent that leaves an impression long after you have walked away.
Philosophy
What drives Laurice
For Rahmé, fragrance is memory and geography compressed into a bottle. She approaches each scent as a love letter to New York, translating boroughs, streets, and moments into olfactory form. She believes perfume should start conversations and carry meaning, not just smell pleasant. This ambition to capture the soul of a city sets her apart in an industry often content with familiar formulas. Rahmé builds her collection around the idea that fragrance can mark territory, claim identity, and pay homage simultaneously.
The houses
Maisons Laurice composes for
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