CAROLINE DUMUR

Caroline Dumur is a perfumer with IFF, and her passion for scent can be traced back to her childhood spent on her grandparents' farm in Northern France. She was surrounded by the fragrances of flowers, cheese, hay, and animals, which awakened her sense of smell and sparked her fascination with the world of perfumery. Growing up, Caroline was exposed to various perfumes worn by the women in her life, and she absorbed every olfactive impression to remember them forever. Her parents, both editors, introduced her to the biographies of master perfumers and the history of perfumery, solidifying her desire to become a perfumer. Caroline pursued her passion by obtaining a chemistry degree in fragrance and flavors, then attending ISIPCA to earn her Master's Degree. For her, the fragrance is the accomplishment of an idea made from the instinctive association of different materials, and each composition carries the imprint of its creator. Her preference for certain materials is her main inspiration, and she is unafraid of a challenge. Caroline does not shy away from excessive, dark, and mysterious associations. She is fond of quoting Ingres, whom she greatly admires, and loves the way he works with textures, his liberty of style that gives way to the real and the beautiful. For Caroline, it is only a question of interpretation, of doing things your way and using your own perceptions. Overall, Caroline is intuitive, mysterious, and very discerning, and her composition is are filled with different colors and materials that bring forth emotions and feelings. She is always up for a challenge, and her love of warm, freshly distilled materials continues to inspire her to this day. Caroline aims high in her career, and as she likes to say, "aim for the moon; even if you miss, you'll reach the stars."