Portrait
Mylène Alran
Mylène Alran describes her career as a perfumer as a natural fit. She started at Robertet before joining Drom Fragrances. Her work is guided by instinct, the observation of ingredients and her love of the natural world of south-west France, where she grew up.
Her taste for fashion inspires her: in a fragrance she seeks the same enveloping effect as fabric on the body. For Memo Paris she composed Abu Dhabi, an ambery woody scent with three vetivers.
Career and creations
For Mylène Alran, becoming a perfumer was a natural fit. She started at Robertet before joining Drom Fragrances, and says that every morning she knows she will explore and call on her senses. According to Memo Paris, her work is guided by instinct and intuition, by observing raw materials and by her love of the natural world of south-west France, where she grew up. Fashion inspires her too: the way textures, light or fabric dress the body. In a fragrance, she seeks the same enveloping effect.
For Memo Paris, she composed Abu Dhabi, which has a guest of honour: the date, the emblematic fruit of the Al Ain Oasis, part of the Emirates' cultural and plant heritage. It gives the fragrance its generous, enveloping character, extended by plum, amber, saffron and cardamom. The base brings together three vetivers, from India, Haiti and Indonesia, with patchouli, labdanum and fir balsam. The bottle bears the Al Sadu pattern, a traditional Emirati weave.
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- Country
- Not disclosed
- Houses
- Memo Paris
- On Volute
- 1 creation