Benjamin Belizon
Benjamin Bélizon discovered his passion for fragrance early, but it was formal training at ISIPCA that gave his instincts a framework. He refined that foundation further at the Cinquième Sens Institute, where curiosity about raw materials deepened into a genuine vocation. In 2011, he joined MANE as a perfumer based in China, working across Fine Fragrance and Home Fragrance for five years. The experience exposed him to a market where boldness and restraint often coexisted in unexpected ways. In 2016, he relocated to São Paulo to continue with MANE Brazil, bringing that Asian-acquired sensibility into a Latin American context. The move broadened his perspective on how cultural context shapes what people want to smell. Today, Bélizon collaborates with brands including Ajmal and has contributed to MANE projects for houses like L'Artisan Parfumeur. His career trajectory reflects someone who treats geography as a creative tool, absorbing regional preferences without losing his own voice.
The hits
Notable creations
The signature
How Benjamin composes
Bélizon's work spans woody-amber compositions and fruity-floral structures with notable consistency. He favors sandalwood as a grounding element, deploying it with precision rather than abundance. His oriental compositions tend toward boldness without aggression, creating scents that feel intimate even at volume. On the florals, he gravitates toward modern arrangements that balance sweetness with an almost crisp quality. Coffee and amber surfaces appear in his more commercial creations, suggesting a comfort with accessible luxury. His collaboration on the Ajmal Untold Stories series hints at narrative ambition, treating fragrance as a chapter in something larger rather than a standalone statement. Whether working on mass or niche, he maintains a clean structural approach that lets materials breathe.
Philosophy
What drives Benjamin
Bélizon approaches each brief as a question rather than a prescription. He is drawn to contrasts: warm and cool, familiar and surprising. Rather than chasing trends, he looks for what remains true about a scent category and then finds the specific angle that makes it feel new. He has spoken about sandalwood as a material that carries inherent elegance, but he does not rely on it as a crutch. His work tends toward fragrances that reward repeated wearing, where layers reveal themselves gradually rather than announcing everything at once. He appears motivated by the challenge of translating an abstract emotion into something tangible on skin.
The houses
Maisons Benjamin composes for
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