Anne Flipo has been named Master Perfumer for 2019, joining the biggest names in perfumery.
On Monday, November 28, she received the Prix d'Honneur François Coty, which rewards a perfumer for his career. Since 2000, the François Coty Association has rewarded the greatest names in French perfumery.
Anne Flipo was trained by the great names in perfumery before developing her own style and approach. Since joining IFF in 2004, her list of international successes has continued to grow. Her creations have won several Fragrance Foundation awards in Europe and the United States. In 2014, Anne Flipo received the Perfumer of the Year Award from Cosmétique Magazine and the Achiever Award from Cosmetic Executive Women France (CEW) in 2016.
Today, with the François Coty Honorary Award, a new prestigious distinction has been bestowed on Anne Flipo's career. " I instantly felt a huge sense of pride, because this award is the recognition of my peers. It is a consecration."
Christophe de Villeplée, President of IFF's Scent Division, says of her: "Anne has a remarkable talent: that of creation, of course, but also that of transmission, and her ability to federate around her the talents of the perfumers with whom she plays a true role of mentor. This is what a great master perfumer is all about. This François Coty honorary prize rewards her ability to create innovative and unique olfactory signatures that give pleasure. " .
Anne Flipo's driving force is pleasure: "Pleasure is at the heart of everything I do: the pleasure of creating, of discovering new raw materials, of rediscovering facets of these raw materials that we thought we had known forever and which are constantly revealing their mysteries. The pleasure we offer to all those who wear our perfumes" .
As a Master Perfumer, Anne Flipo has a fundamental mission: transmission. "The future of perfumery is young perfumers, who today come from all over the world, from Asia, Africa, and not only from France or America. For the past 10 years, I have had the chance to train these future talents. They amaze me, impress me, nourish me and make me think every day / "With such mentors, the future of perfumery has great years ahead of it!
Anne Flipo's data sheet :
Source of creation The freedom, the decompartmentalization, the setting in spaces, the creation of passages between the multiple ideas or impressions.
Key: "The permanent introspection, this raw exposure that gives access to the mastery of writing, that allows to provoke a face to face with the formula by eliminating the
external parameters. Only this mastery of writing gives pleasure and a form of timelessness."
Mission: "My greatest ambition, transmission."
Passion: "Le Parfum, I remain in pursuit of my masterpiece"
