Portraits of Founders

Elizabeth Liau, founder of Maison de l'Asie, is dedicated to creating fragrances that invite you to travel. Her philosophy? That each note tells a story and each bottle embodies a heritage. This designer has an unrivalled ability to interweave cultural narratives and olfactory art. Drawing inspiration from her Asian heritage and her many travels around the world, she imagines fragrances that tell personal, yet universal stories, inviting those who wear them to explore a sensory world rich in...

Tayshaba is a new luxury fragrance brand created by ‘The House of Aba’ in Paris. The brand is the dream of an extraordinary woman, Maiada El Khalifa, who decided to make her voice and that of her culture heard in the world of perfume. We invite you to discover it here on SCENTISSIME.

In the world of perfumery, there are fragrances that merely seduce, and others that invite you to travel, in all the different meanings of the word. Camille Leguay's fragrances belong to the latter category, offering a unique experience, rich in emotions and sensations. Delicately poetic and dreamlike, they aim to establish a passageway between the world of matter and the world of the invisible, drawing on high-quality natural ingredients and alchemical symbols.

From the passion for both the chinotto fruit and the artistic perfumery, Marco Abaton has the idea to capture the scent of all the different facets of this extraordinary citrus, using the flowers and the fruit, both green and ripe. Chinotto is a citrus plant coming from far away, but which finds its ideal home in Savona, a small coastal city in the Liguria Riviera of Ponente. Chinotto is generous. From its rich flowering, its leaves and peels, we could get scented extracts. The scents and...

Véronique Stambouli is an artist and perfume designer inspired by the "limitless" blending of raw materials: with her creations, she creates emotions with passion and gourmandise. She draws her inspiration from cooking, nature and travel.  Nature has never ceased to provide her with emotions and inspiration, as in Corsica, where "the smell of the scrubland mixed with the warmth of the runway gives me a feeling of well-being".  Beyond borders, Véronique admits to "opening her nostrils wide" in...

At just 17 years old, Nika left her home in search of adventure and independence inEurope, where her grandfather was working. It was there that she discovered her passion for perfumes and the art of fragrance creation. Nika spent years working with and learning from industry experts, and she came to the conclusion that the primary goal of a perfume should be to give people the freedom to express their unique personalities through scent, no matter what their mood or desired persona. This...

Portrait of Nicolas Chabot, founder of Aether, Le Galion and Headspace fragrances. Nicolas Chabot is a perfume enthusiast, a daring entrepreneur and a prolific creator. He is the founder of three niche brands, each with its own identity, history and olfactory universe: Aether, Le Galion and Headspace. Let's discover them together.

Virginie Dhoye, the founder of the French niche perfume house ONSKAD, describes herself as a free, determined and visionary woman. 

Paolo Terenzi has always been passionate about the world of fragrances. Born into a family with a strong tradition in the perfume industry, Paolo's love for scents was ingrained in him from an early age.