User:Epgiddings/sandbox/Franck Julian Rouas

Franck Julian Rouas at a Julian Rouas Paris Collection Launch Event - 2012 Julian Franck Rouas, born September 5, 1977 in Nice, France, is a French tennis player and is the owner and CEO of Julian Rouas Paris (JRP) an International Perfume Company. He has over 25 years' experience in the perfume industry developing luxury brands for JRP and unique custom fragrances for celebrities. Julian fell in love with tennis and began playing at an early age, trained at Nice Sophia Antipolis University and went on to play professionally. In his tennis career, Julian got an opportunity to provide tennis coaching to HSH Prince Albert of Monaco and Princess Stephanie for several years. Julian organized for the HSH Prince Albert of Monaco, the Zepter Golf Tournament in Monte Carlo, for the years, 1995-97, the tournament raises money for charities that support women and children in Europe and the United States.

Julian was also one of the organizers of the World Music Awards (WMA) an international awards show held in Monte Carlo. He was in charge of bringing in sponsorship, and organizing celebrities to attend the WMA such as Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey and Ricky Martin. Contributions from the World Music Awards builds hospitals, schools and orphanages through the Monaco Aide et Presence Foundation and other charities which assist in underdeveloped areas in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Brazil.

Life and Career

Always very passionate and emotional, Julian was very close to his grandmother who passed away when he was just 16 years old. The two were very close, he was raised by his grandmother as a part of his extended family and spent a lot of time with her doing his youth. He missed her love, affection and the fragrances of his grandmother.

It was with this affection that Julian decided to explore the possibilities of capturing those scents so that he can stay close to the memories of his grandmother. This ignited his passion to research, design and develop memorable fragrances. He started by designing and developing perfume and after shave lotions for Rica Levis which was just the beginning of his vision for creating and developing fragrances.

In 1996, Julian moved to Los Angeles from France and became tennis coach to many famous celebrities like Kevin Costner and Sharon Stone

In Los Angeles, working under Guy Benhamou from 1998-2000, designed the glass and developed the fragrance called "Sharon" by Sharon Stone” as well as Beverly Hills Gold, Vanilla Passion, and did the glass design for Davidoff fragrances Cigar , MC Sport, and Facconable with the pump spray.

Julian Rouas Paris Fragrances

Driven by his passion to create, design and develop fragrances, he started the International Giuseppe Rouas Fragrance company in 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada with a partner. He never gave up his dream for his ultimate vision and in 2008 founded his own company, Julian Rouas Paris (JRP). The concept for his vision was to develop a world class French luxury brand of pure eco-friendly fragrances and to develop unique custom fragrances. JRP has created and released several fragrances.

S W I N G Parfum de Golf  is a collection of men and woman fragrances includes a Vegan leather mini golf caddy bag containing a glass spray bottle of 50 ml of fragrance inside. Versailles perfume de femme and d’ homme for women and men is a timeless classic scent capturing the true essence of the Versailles castle from centuries past. LA City Parfum de femme and parfum d' homme fragrances for women and men is the newest upcoming line of eco- friendly fragrances. Floyd Mayweather parfum d' home commissioned by his family for the champion, widely considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time.

Julian quickly garnered the title in the industry of the “Memory Keeper” - “Every fragrance is a scent from a past time memory with a story”.

Jackson Family Fragrances

A big inspiration for Julian came when Joe Jackson partnered with him to create and develop a fragrance in memory of his son the late Michael Jackson. Funds generated from the sale of this fragrance would go to the Jackson Family Foundation to support Michael favorite charities

This story began with Joe Jackson working through the Jackson Family Foundation granting legal rights to the French entrepreneur. In, December 2010, Joe Jackson and Frank Julian Rouas, signed a contract for seven years to design, develop and distribute the Jackson Family cologne and perfume in memory of his late son. Julian and Joe formed a company, JRP Jackson Perfume, for distribution of the perfume. Joe Jackson and Franck Julian Rouas at the Jackson Collection Launch Event in Las Vegas

Despite opposition from Bravado International and the legal case they brought against the project regarding a dispute over using Michael’s image on the packaging and after a long litigation that lasted several years, a favorable settlement was awarded to JRP Jackson Perfume and the case by Bravado International was dismissed without prejudice in a Los Angeles Federal Court.

The case being dismissed and with the approval of the Jackson Family and the Jackson Family Foundation, JRP Jackson Perfume, can now develop and market the fragrances nationally and internationally. The Perfumes in the Jackson Perfume Collection offers for Michael Jackson fans a way to celebrate and relive the memories of Michael with the range of fragrances in the collection.

The JRP Jackson Perfume collection includes “Jackson Legend” (for women), “Jackson Tribute” (for men) and “Jackson Legacy” (unisex).. The fragrances were inspired by plants that grow at “Neverland” the California estate of the late performer. “I’ve launched many ‘celebrity perfumes through the years, but this one holds special significance because it’s a personal tribute to Michael from his father Joe”, remarks Rouas. “Conceptually, each ingredient is inspired by Michael’s story. Collaborating closely with Joe, we strove to craft an essence that sincerely captured the beauty Michael brought to the world and the beauty Michael saw in the world.” JRP Jackson Perfume licenses the line of Jackson perfumes in collaboration with the Jackson Family and the Jackson Family Foundation.