Perfumer
Mariaceleste Lombardo
Born and raised in Sicily, in a small town in the province of Trapani, Mariaceleste Lombardo has breathed in the aromas of her land among orange blossoms and jasmine, in a place surrounded by vineyards, flowering meadows and kitchen gardens under the sunlight.
Once she finished secondary school, she moved to Tuscany, where she began her training which, in 2021, will make her one of Moellhausen’s perfumers.
For Mariaceleste, fragrances are important “symbolic details” that complete the first and brief impression we have of reality, producing a non-transient beauty, sensations that are etched into our memory.
In 2016, she graduated in Cosmetic Chemistry at the University of Siena. She gained experience and acquired basic knowledge related to cosmetic products, focusing in particular on the set of issues related to formulation, industrialisation of formulas, cosmetic functionality and safety of the finished product.
After years of experience in the role of Quality Control and Research & Development within a well-known Italian company manufacturing high-end environmental fragrance products, she attended the exclusive Grasse Institute of Perfumery (GIP), where she obtained the International Technical Degree in Fragrance Creation and Sensory Evaluation.
In January 2020, Mariaceleste embarked on a new qualifying experience as a Trainee Perfumer within a company specialising in fine perfumery. There, and after joining Moellhausen last January 2021, she continued studying raw materials, focusing on building olfactory memory.
According to Mariaceleste, perfuming means communicating, and when communicating through fragrance, each person has a great responsibility; our olfactory aura will tell others that we are there when we meet them, and it will leave a memory of us when we go. An unforgettable memory.
