If perfumery is a field that requires multiple qualities, many great perfumers say that very early on they felt a kind of call to integrate this path. In fact, for most of them, it is a true vocation which appeared to them from an early age. Aliénor Massenet is therefore no exception to this rule and to immerse ourselves in his journey is to set off to discover his childhood memories.
Aliénor Massenet’s training
Aliénor Massenet is a perfume designer of Hungarian origin. The latter grew up in a very favorable universe to become a perfumer, surrounded by artists as well as by scientists. In addition, her aunt was a painter and her grandparents were pharmacists and chemists. Likewise, she supplemented this with numerous trips. Thus, she was bathed in an environment that could only open the way to perfumes. However, she embarked on studies of art history before pursuing a part-time training as a perfumer. She started this one when she was 18 and spent one day a week taming smells. Indeed, his parents absolutely wanted Aliénor Massenet to have a university degree. That is why, she made her passion a parallel course at first. She then did a six-month internship abroad with Bertrand Duchaufour and assisted Sophia Grosjman in New York. In the end, she stayed there longer than expected… Seven years! In 1995, she joined the IFF team in New York and it was within the same company that she ended up returning to Paris. She then had the chance to work with Pierre Wargnye on several projects such as the emblematic Drakkar Noir. Currently, she still occupies a position of perfumer within the company IFF Paris. team of IFF in New York and it is within the same company that she ends up returning to Paris. She then had the chance to work with Pierre Wargnye on several projects such as the emblematic Drakkar Noir. Currently, she still occupies a position of perfumer within the company IFF Paris. team of IFF in New York and it is within the same company that she ends up returning to Paris. She then had the chance to work with Pierre Wargnye on several projects such as the emblematic Drakkar Noir. Currently, she still occupies a position of perfumer within the company IFF Paris.
Aliénor Massenet’s signature
If Aliénor Massenet has many very different fragrances to her credit today, each of her creations has a strong contrast within her. She thus always tries to assemble dualities within the same fragrance. In addition, she likes to sign each of her creations with labdanum or myrrh. She believes that these raw materials have an almost mystical dimension. Generally speaking, Aliénor Massenet is a designer who speaks with her emotions. She always chooses a strong moment to serve as the starting point for a perfume. She thus draws her inspiration from her feelings, from a meeting or from a show that touched her.
Among the many perfumes created by Aliénor Massenet, she has created a large collection for the Memo brand as well as Parlez-moi d’Amour for John Galliano, Only The Brave for Diesel or Antidote for Viktor & Rolf. Its leitmotif remains above all to have fun and make consumers dream.
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