Maxime Exler

France Born 0 Oriflame

Public materials around Chapter 1 from The Untold Stories describe Exler translating personal memories of the south of France into a woody-spicy composition, evoking Mediterranean sea breeze and fig fields. This suggests a style that often integrates atmospheric, place-based inspirations, using woods and airy aromatic notes to reflect lived environments.

About

Maxime Exler is a French perfumer working for MANE. Fragranticarabia and Fragrantica list him as a perfumer at MANE who trained at the Mane School of Perfumery, and also note that he has collaborated with Symrise. According to MANE’s official Facebook page, he was named Perfumer of the Year at the Golden Osmanthus Awards 2025. A YouTube feature on Chapter 1 from The Untold Stories states that he is based in Shanghai and that he drew on his first 20 years in the south of France, with memories of Mediterranean sea breeze and fig fields, as the inspiration for that fragrance. Agoratopia confirms he was born in the south of France.