Ugo Charron
Ugo Charron arrived in Manhattan’s perfume scene during the spring of 2020, when the city locked down and MAN E opened a temporary lab in a loft. Each week he unpacked a box of raw ingredients, testing them on his kitchen counter while the world paused outside. A chemistry graduate from Sancerre, he spent his early career in R&D labs at L'Oréal and Laboratoires KART SA before joining Dreamair LLC as a trainee. At MAN E he apprenticed under master perfumer Christophe Laudamiel, absorbing a rigorous approach to material balance and narrative scent. By 2022 he earned the title of fine‑fragrance perfumer, and his name now appears on niche releases such as the Full Circle Collection’s opening scent, Timur Moon. Outside the lab he writes music with his duo Cosmic Gardens, a habit that keeps his olfactory imagination in step with rhythm and colour.
The hits
Notable creations
The signature
How Ugo composes
Ugo favors a palette that mixes bright citrus sparks with deep, resonant woods. He layers transparent bergamot or yuzu over a heart of violet leaf, then anchors the composition with ambergris or smoked cedar. He often introduces a single unexpected accent—such as a hint of seaweed or a whisper of fermented tea—to create a tactile contrast. In the studio he works quickly, sketching a scent in minutes before refining it over days of iterative testing. His signatures include crisp openings, evolving mid‑notes that shift with skin temperature, and lingering bases that reveal hidden facets after hours.
Philosophy
What drives Ugo
Ugo treats each formula as a conversation between memory and material. He believes a scent must anchor a feeling before it wanders into abstraction. He draws inspiration from the textures of sound, the hue of light, and the cadence of his own compositions. When a new brief arrives, he asks what moment he wants the wearer to recall, then selects ingredients that echo that instant. He values transparency in sourcing and insists on testing every note on his own skin, trusting his personal chemistry as the final arbiter. This discipline keeps his work grounded while allowing imagination to roam.
The houses
Maisons Ugo composes for
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