Marie Urban Le Febvre – The Architect of the Invisible
From chemistry to poetry – a French fragrance career
You will meet a perfumer who builds bridges – between science and sensuality, between clear structure and delicate emotion.Marie Urban Le Febvrewas born in Paris and initially studied chemistry before dedicating herself entirely to the world of fragrances. She completed her training at the renownedISIPCA in Versailles, a training ground for perfumery, cosmetics, and aromatherapy. There, she deepened her technical knowledge – and discovered her passion for storytelling through scent.
Her professional career took her to Symrise and later to MANE, where she honed her craft with some of the industry's most experienced creatives. However, it was the desire for artistic freedom that led her to pursue her own path. Together with her husband Alex Urban, she founded the label Urban Scents in Berlin – a place where perfume can once again be art. Today she lives and works between Berlin, Grasse, and Paris.
Fragrance composition as emotional architecture
As a perfumer, Marie Urban Le Febvre sees herself less as a classic nose, but as aArchitect of the InvisibleHer creations are characterized by clean lines, harmonious structures, and subtle arcs of tension – like a modern building composed of light, air, and material. You can sense a deep understanding of balance, rhythm, and space in her fragrances. She loves to combine nature and modernity: herbal notes,resinous depths,Citrus facets and gentle smokiness flow in her works like natural elements of a landscape.
Her style is elegant and understated—but never emotionless. On the contrary: her fragrances possess a quiet poetry that only fully unfolds over time.
A particularly touching chapter of her work is the collaboration with the young label D:SOL MMXVI, which combines the experience of nature, poetry, and Mediterranean purity. For this brand, she composed a series of Extrait de Parfum, which you can discover at scent amor – finely drawn fragrance portraits inspired by Sóller, Mallorca.
TESORO Eau de Parfum
A Mediterranean treasure, characterized by sun-dried lemons, ylang-ylang, and golden amber. TESORO is a citrus unisex fragrance that brings light into the depths and unfolds a warm, sensual base of sandalwood and vanilla.
TERRAM Eau de Parfum
A fragrance that takes you into the earthy tranquility of the Mallorcan landscape. With vetiver, tonka bean, resins and dried herbs, TERRAM embodies a woody niche fragrance, which radiates power, depth and gentle wildness.
HERBES Perfume Extract
Green, clear and aromatic like a walk through the Mediterranean garrigue. HERBES combines rosemary, lavender, cypress wood and white musk – a fresh extract of perfume, which combines closeness to nature and elegance.
Silence Speaks: Marie Urban Le Febvre's Philosophy
What you'll find in Marie Urban Le Febvre's perfumes has become rare: a respect for slowness, a love of craftsmanship, a clear vision of beauty. She doesn't create spectacular eruptions—but rather compositions that grow with you. Her fragrances don't aim to impress. They aim to touch.
At scent amor you will find the essence of this attitude in liquid form – carefully selected works by a woman who found her voice in the silence of fragrance.
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