Alex Lee
Alex was the winner of the young perfumer competition "The Scent of Esxence - 5 Years of Excellence“
Born in California, Alex was fascinated by scents as a child and would chase girls around the playground to smell their delicious shampooed hair. Progressively, he became passionate about fragrances and began collecting perfume bottles.
During his medical studies, Alex realised that the evocative nature of perfume was a form of emotional medicine. Perfumery would allow him to fulfil his dream of helping others while indulging his passion. After a meeting with a perfumery scientist, he decided to go to Grasse, the birthplace of perfumery, the ideal place to learn about natural raw materials.
Alex left California in 2007 to study French in Lyon.
In early 2008, he was admitted to the Grasse Perfumery Institute. After several periods as an assistant perfumer in fragrance houses in Grasse, he was accepted at Isipca.
After graduation, he was chosen to train at the MANE Perfumery School. He began his training at the world headquarters in Bar-sur-Loup and spent a year in the Manhattan office before joining the MANE team in Paris.
In 2013, Alex was the winner of the young perfumers' competition "The Scent of Esxence - 5 Years of Excellence"
He has since created fragrances for Maison Lancôme, Salvatore Ferragamo and perfumes for exceptional brands such as Sillages, Penhaligon's and Masque Milano.
