Julie’s roots and heritage influenced her to become a Perfumer. She grew up in the French countryside in a family.passionate about nature (now, an endless source of inspiration for her creations). Always fascinated by smells and perfumes, Julie’s mind was made up about perfumery when she watched the movie Fanfan with Sophie Marceau who plays a trainee perfumer. Julie graduated as a Master of Chemistry in 2003 and started working in the Perfume industry in Mane as a chemist in the beautiful region of Grasse in the South of France where she later followed her passion for perfumes and attended the Grasse Institute of Perfumery and was trained by Perfumers Max Gavarry (IFF) and Isabelle Burdel (Salons privés). After working as a Perfumer in Paris for 5 years Julie moved to the UK in 2012 and has been part of CPL Aromas UK division since 2014. When asked about the perfumery process Julie said “The creative part is definitely the most interesting, when we receive a brief that allows us to use our imagination, memories and emotions to create something new. Projects that have less restrictions on materials gives us more freedom to create beautiful scents. However, the market is changing and consumers are asking more questions about the sustainability of a product, what the ingredients are and where they are from. We are seeing a shift to more transparency and bespoke scents as the customers become more educated about fragrances.” Outside of perfumery Julie is passionate about dancing and has danced since childhood, most recently has been learning the style of the flamenco. “There are similarities between dancing and perfumery – it often influences how I approach a creation”.