Fragrances by Shijie Ma

Shijie is a junior perfumer at MANE Shanghai Fine Fragrance, whose path into the world of scent was shaped early on by her family’s pharmacy heritage. Inspired by her grandparents, she pursued a degree in Chemistry at UCL before honing her craft with formal perfumery training at ISIPCA. In 2023, she joined MANE Shanghai as a trainee perfumer, embarking on a two-year cross-category program that included an immersive stint at the MANE Paris Fine Fragrance Center under the mentorship of senior perfumer Veronique Nyberg. Beyond the lab, Shijie’s life is richly textured by the arts. Growing up in a musical household, she was introduced to opera and traditional Chinese music by her grandmother, an accomplished sopran...