 He cites as early scent memories his mother's bottle of Rochas Femme and his father's hair tonic.Mainly self-taught, Morillas began working in perfumery at 20, inspired by a "Vogue" article about French perfumer Jean-Paul Guerlain.He joined Swiss fragrance and flavor firm Firmenich in 1970 and has gone on to create nearly 7000 perfumes.