Lois Lane

℞ · Descriptif du Nez

I compose fine fragrances in Grasse, where I have kept a working organ of 214 raw materials since 2011. Over the past 14 years I have brought 23 fragrances to market for 9 houses, including 2 that passed 100,000 bottles sold. I still smell every chypre trial twice: once fresh, once after a night on the blotter.

Formula of Competence

Skills weighed as accords, apothecary measure · 1 dram = 60 drops

Ingredient	Botanical name	Measure
Top Notes · first impression
Olfactory evaluation, blind triangle tests	Citrus bergamia	3 dr. 20 gtt.
GC-MS reading & headspace analysis	Citrus aurantium	2 dr. 45 gtt.
Client brief translation, 48h first sketch	Lavandula angustifolia	2 dr. 10 gtt.
Heart Notes · the body of the work
Naturals sourcing & extraction (absolutes, CO2)	Rosa centifolia	4 dr. 0 gtt.
Accord construction, 300-trial iteration cycles	Jasminum grandiflorum	3 dr. 50 gtt.
Reformulation to cost & supply constraints	Iris pallida	3 dr. 15 gtt.
Base Notes · what remains
IFRA 51st Amendment compliance & dossiers	Santalum album	2 dr. 55 gtt.
Stability & maceration protocols, 12-week panels	Vetiveria zizanioides	2 dr. 30 gtt.
Apprentice training, 4 juniors mentored	Styrax tonkinensis	1 dr. 40 gtt.

Maceration of a Career

Senior Perfumer · Maison Vessier, Grasse

2019 – present

Composed 11 launched fragrances; the amber-iris "Cuir de Novembre" sold 118,000 bottles in its first 2 years across 14 markets.
Cut raw-material cost of the bestselling cologne line by 22% through a 9-month reformulation, with a triangle-test failure rate under 8%.
Run the internal school: 4 apprentices trained on a 600-material syllabus, 2 now signing their own briefs.

Perfumer · Atelier Roubaix & Fils, Paris

2014 – 2019

Won 7 of 19 competitive briefs for niche houses, an in-house record for the period.
Built a 46-accord library of reusable bases that shortened average project time from 14 to 9 months.

Junior Perfumer, then Lab Head · Essences Calvaire, Grasse

2011 – 2014

Weighed and logged 4,200 trial compounds over 3 years with a recorded weighing error under 0.5%.
Introduced barcode tracking for the 380-item raw-material stock; annual loss to mislabeling fell to zero.

Provenance & Distinctions

Diplôme de Parfumeur, Institut Supérieur des Arômes, Grasse 2008–2011
B.Sc. Chemistry, Université de Montpellier 2005–2008
Languages: French (native), English (fluent), Italian (working)

Prix du Flacon d'Ambre, category chypre 2023
Finalist, Concours International du Nez 2020
Guest lecturer, olfaction seminar, 6 sessions yearly 2021–

Shake well before judging · keep away from light

Nez
Certifié
Grasse

References macerating on request