Perfumer
Meabh McCurtin
Meabh McCurtin was born and grew up in Ireland. She studied biochemistry at the National University of Ireland in Galway and, after graduating, moved to the Ecole normale supérieure in Lyon. Her passion for perfumery then took her to Geneva, Amsterdam, Paris and finally New York. Meabh was mentored by the French master perfumer Dominique Ropion at IFF. She collaborated with artists to create the perfume Eau d’Amsterdam, which is based on a unique headspace analysis of the leaves and branches of the elm. With the Irish company Cloon Keen, she has created several fragrances, including Róisín Dubh, which won the Fragrance Foundation award for Best New Independent Fragrance in 2019. She currently works at IFF.