
Chiaki Nomura
Chiaki Nomura, who grew up in Japan, studied pharmacy in Tokyo before earning a master's in cosmetics and fragrances at ISIPCA in Versailles and the University of Plymouth in England. She joined IFF New York as a perfumer in 2008, has lived in six countries across four continents, and is known for minimalist formulas favoring woods like vetiver and cedarwood, creating fragrances for Bath & Body Works.
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