Mechta
EDT · 2016
Brocard
Statement
Virginie Armand
Documented work includes a celebratory gourmand fragrance built around a candy idea with cola-like acidic notes, and Untitled (Watermelon Ketone), a custom composition with gourmand and exotic nuances inspired by Calone 1951. Her independent practice covers fine fragrance, body care and air-care compositions.
About
Virginie Armand trained as a perfumer with IFF after studying organic chemistry at the University of Lyon and applied chemical and sensory analysis for perfumes, flavors and cosmetics at the University of Le Havre. She worked at IFF in Mexico and New York, Jean Niel in Grasse, and Argeville in Mougins. In 2012, while at Argeville, she won the International Perfumer-Creator Contest for her fragrance Le Parfum, C'est la fête. She became an independent perfumer in 2018 and works from Grasse, where she also teaches at ISIPCA and the École Supérieure du Parfum.
Notable Creations
- Le Parfum
- C'est la fête
- Untitled (Watermelon Ketone)
- Mechta
Training
IFF (Independent)
Creations by Virginie Armand