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From Nomadic Leathers to Luminous Fragrances: The Art of Aliénor Massenet

Senior Vice-President Perfumer at Symrise after thirty years at IFF, Aliénor Massenet has developed an olfactory style recognizable by its luminous contrasts and mystical signature of labdanum and myrrh.

Trained at Cinquième Sens and Firmenich, she revolutionizes the leather accord with unexpected solar compositions in her emblematic creations for Memo (Lalibela, Irish Leather), Viktor & Rolf (Antidote) and Margiela (Jazz Club). 

Her emotional approach transforms each fragrance into an authentic sensory story.

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Against mystical vagueness: Maurice Roucel's frank sensuality

Maurice Roucel, who began his career by joining Chanel in 1973 as a chromatography technician, has become one of the most influential perfumers of his time. Winner of the Prix François Coty in 2002, he has created fragrances for Hermès, Guerlain, Rochas, Serge Lutens and Frédéric Malle.

His style combines carnal sensuality with structural clarity: creamy magnolia, enveloping musks, luminous florals or amber orientals.

Between scientific rigor and sensual instinct, his compositions reveal straightforward, readable fragrances, designed to dialogue intimately with the skin.

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  • From Nomadic Leathers to Luminous Fragrances: The Art of Aliénor Massenet
    From Nomadic Leathers to Luminous Fragrances: The Art of Aliénor Massenet
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    Senior Vice-President Perfumer at Symrise after thirty years at IFF, Aliénor Massenet has developed an olfactory style recognizable by its luminous contrasts and mystical signature of labdanum and myrrh. Trained at Cinquième Sens and Firmenich, she revolutionizes the leather accord with unexpected solar compositions in her emblematic creations for Memo (Lalibela, Irish Leather), Viktor & Rolf (Antidote) and Margiela (Jazz Club).  Her emotional approach transforms each fragrance into an...

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  • Against mystical vagueness: Maurice Roucel's frank sensuality
    Against mystical vagueness: Maurice Roucel's frank sensuality
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    Maurice Roucel, who began his career by joining Chanel in 1973 as a chromatography technician, has become one of the most influential perfumers of his time. Winner of the Prix François Coty in 2002, he has created fragrances for Hermès, Guerlain, Rochas, Serge Lutens and Frédéric Malle. His style combines carnal sensuality with structural clarity: creamy magnolia, enveloping musks, luminous florals or amber orientals. Between scientific rigor and sensual instinct, his compositions reveal...

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  • From root to aldehyde: Suzy Le Helley's concise signature
    From root to aldehyde: Suzy Le Helley's concise signature
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    Suzy Le Helley composes fragrances like a travel journal: a botanical note, an aldehydic glow, a woody warmth. Trained at Symrise, she blends natural and synthetic materials with economy and precision. Her collaborations (including a creation for Frédéric Malle/Acne Studios) illustrate her ability to serve a house's identity while maintaining a clear, sensitive style. Her fragrances open up a sensory exploration, guided by the material.

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  • Meet Emma Lehaut, perfumer of emotions
    Meet Emma Lehaut, perfumer of emotions
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    Emma Lehaut has always been fascinated by disruptive and unconventional fragrances. From an early age, she has been eager to discover, tame and shape fragrances into delightful experiences. She is fascinated by the way fragrances have the power to seduce, provoke, soothe or even threaten.

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  • Captured Light: Sensory Art by Barbara Zoebelein
    Captured Light: Sensory Art by Barbara Zoebelein
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    Barbara Zoebelein creates rich, harmonious fragrances, blending natural materials and synthetic ingredients with precision and sensitivity. Her bold, poetic style translates emotions through an olfactory narrative inspired by nature, travel and the cultures she has explored. She sees perfume as a sensory language, an art blending rigor and intuition, where each creation is an invitation to live a unique emotional experience.

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  • When patchouli speaks: workshop confidences with Alexandra Monet
    When patchouli speaks: workshop confidences with Alexandra Monet
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    Alexandra Monet, a perfumer trained at ISIPCA, composes as one tells an intimate story. Inspired as a teenager by Françoise Caron, she transforms emotions, memories and sensations into fragrances that blend gourmand notes, patchouli and sensual woody materials. Between spontaneity and precision, she conceives each fragrance as olfactory writing that comes to life on the skin.

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  • In the Silent Alchemy of Tristan Rostain
    In the Silent Alchemy of Tristan Rostain
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    Tristan Rostain, a perfumer trained at the Institut de Grasse, delicately composes nuanced fragrances, blending silky petals, sweet spices and velvety woods. With SFA Néroli since 2010, he collaborates with a number of fragrance houses, bringing discreet elegance and subtle harmony to their collections. His style, both narrative and precise, transforms each fragrance into an emotionally charged olfactory story.

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  • Marie Urban Le Febvre: a style between minimalism, memory and matter
    Marie Urban Le Febvre: a style between minimalism, memory and matter
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    A freelance perfumer trained at ISIPCA, Marie Urban Le Febvre embodies an auteur perfumery, sensitive and demanding. After working for Symrise and Takasago, in 2014 she founded Urban Scents in Berlin, now based in Trieste. Her style is distinguished by a minimalist, sensory writing style, where the quality of the raw materials - often sourced from Grasse - takes precedence over complexity. She collaborates with brands, museums and scientific projects, while passing on her knowledge at ISIPCA...

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  • Shuai Tan, the invisible imprint
    Shuai Tan, the invisible imprint
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    A renowned dermatologist, aromatherapy teacher at a prestigious institution and committed perfumer, Shuai Tan builds bridges between science and olfactory creation. His approach, nourished by a mastery of natural materials and a cross-disciplinary vision of skincare, gives rise to singular compositions that are at once precise, sensual and unexpected.

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  • David Chieze, chemist of sillages, poet of raw materials
    David Chieze, chemist of sillages, poet of raw materials
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    David Chieze blends scientific rigor and artistic sensitivity to create narrative, sensorial fragrances. Trained in chemistry and perfumery, he honed his style with Bertrand Duchaufour. Between artistic collaborations and projects for niche houses, he explores the links between nature, history and emotion. A creator we follow closely for his bold, singular vision of perfumery.

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  • Yenchi Lin: Memory has the scent of rainforests
    Yenchi Lin: Memory has the scent of rainforests
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    Yenchi Lin, a Taiwanese perfumer trained in Grasse, composes fragrances as one writes intimate narratives. Nurtured by memories of her childhood in Kaohsiung and her deep bond with nature, she creates modern, sensitive and narrative fragrances. Each fragrance, like The Hometown In Me or Sing at My Funeral, explores memory and emotion with clarity and delicacy. At the crossroads of cultures, her style asserts a singular voice in the new contemporary perfumery.

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  • Lan Xiao, perfumer of twilight: when shadow inspires light
    Lan Xiao, perfumer of twilight: when shadow inspires light
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    Lan Xiao, independent perfumer and founder of Tombstone, explores the beauty of life through the awareness of death. Her provocative and profound olfactory creations blend earthy notes, incense, white flowers and unexpected gourmand accords. Each fragrance is a sensory meditation on finitude, liberated from traditional codes, while its tombstone-shaped bottles celebrate the uniqueness of each existence.

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