Collectie: Margherita Carini

Margherita Carini’s father could not smell, so he asked her to describe scents for him. She credits that habit with sparking her interest in perfumery. Today she is an Italian perfumer on Givaudan’s Fine Fragrance team, and she works from Dubai.

She studied art history and pharmacy in Italy, then graduated from ISIPCA in Versailles in 2017. She joined the Symrise perfume academy in 2019 and the fine fragrance team in September 2023. After that she worked at Symrise’s Dubai hub before she moved to Givaudan in 2025.

Her creations include Noir for Al Majed Oud, which pairs smoky leather with red plum. She created Over.dose for Scentologia, which takes cannabis smoke as its theme. She also composed The Guardian of Heaven for Aurora, with grapefruit, ginger and pepper over amber, vetiver and tonka.

Vetiver is her favorite ingredient. She says: “To create happy fragrances, I explore journeys in my head using ingredients that I imagine to be smiling.”