What’s your role at Quintessence?
I work in Sales.

Do you have a go-to fragrance?
Alien by Thierry Mugler.

What’s a scented memory from your childhood?
The beach—with the warm scent of apple fritters.

Is there a food smell you love?
Freshly baked bread and orange blossom water.

If you were a raw material, what would you be?
Kachur sugandhi powder: strengthening, energizing, and beneficial.

What would your ideal perfume be like?
A spicy ginger scent that reveals sensuality, softened by a creamy note of white amber.

Is there a scent that comforts you
Sleeping in fresh white sheets with clean pajamas—there’s nothing more comforting. Also, Klorane’s baby fragrance.

What’s the smell of a place you love?
The scent of stables and farms—beautiful memories.

What does happiness smell like to you?
The scent of May, when the sunny days begin.

Is there a smell you really dislike?
Cheap perfumes—they give me headaches. Also, the smell of beer and ketchup.

What scent instantly transports you?
The smell of nigella seed bread takes me to Algeria, where I see my grandmother kneading the dough and serving it warm at the table.

Which Quintessence fragrance is your favorite?
Ambre or Figue.