Nicolas de Barry

Who is Nicolas de Barry?

Nicolas de Barry is a French perfumer.

Born in 1948, Nicolas de Barry studied both sociology and politics. Before devoting himself to perfumery, he has published books in french under the name Nicolas Martin : La Prusse rouge, La Méditerranée, Senghor et le monde, La forteresse albanaise, ainsi que "La France fortifiée" et "L'armée parle". The first time he signed with the name De Barry,is when he has created a choreography for a play of the french artist Dominique Tron : D'épuisement en épuisement jusqu'à l'aurore, Elisabeth . Nicolas Martin de Barry has been awarded a "Prix d'Histoire de l'Académie Française" before starting the perfumery in 1992.

His encounters with Edmond Roudnitska, Françoise Marin, the director of Givaudan-Roure Perfumery School in Grasse, and Rodrique Romani, gave birth to his commitment to perfumery.

In Brazil, he became the perfumer of the "high society" for whom he made exclusive fragrances. In France he bought the Château de Frileuse near Blois in the Loire Valley where he has set up a perfume Atelier and a garden of scents. Nicolas de Barry also organizes workshops and Master Classes worldwide.