Maïa Lernout is a French perfumer and Senior Perfumer at Takasago in France, raised in Paris with summers in the South of France amid a family of artistic, freethinking women, including a great-grandmother who studied at L'École des Beaux-Arts.
She trained at ISIPCA and has since worked with Burberry, Davidoff, Elie Saab, Kenzo, and Nina Ricci, creating fragrances including Flora Luminare, built around Tahitian tiare flower, and Lolita Lempicka's LolitaLand and Green Lover.
2017Rose ExtaseNina Ricci
2018LolitaLandLolita Lempicka
2018Kenzo World Eau de ToiletteKenzo
2019Green LoverLolita Lempicka
2019Le Parfum RoyalElie Saab
2021GinzaShiseido
2022Burberry Her Elixir de ParfumBurberry
2023Gentleman SocietyGivenchyBright, elegant, and modern florals distinguished by expertise in natural materials, drawn from art and childhood memories of nature.
Scentsation editorialFragrances credited to Maïa in our catalog, by house.
Burberry · 2022Burberry Her Elixir de Parfum6,693 ratings · ★ 4.1002Givenchy · 2023Gentleman Society4,102 ratings · ★ 4.1003Lolita Lempicka · 2018LolitaLand3,483 ratings · ★ 3.9604Lolita Lempicka · 2019Green Lover2,163 ratings · ★ 3.9505Shiseido · 2021Ginza2,122 ratings · ★ 3.8006Elie Saab · 2019Le Parfum Royal1,676 ratings · ★ 3.90
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