Sarah Merciol

Sarah Merciol is not simply a perfumer. She is an architect of the senses, an interpreter of personalities — a translator who transforms invisible emotions into perfume compositions unlike any others in the world. At the helm of Maison Shesmou, this visionary Breton artisan reinvents the approach to luxury perfumery by rejecting standardized formulations in favor of the art of absolute bespoke creation.

The Pursuit of Excellence

For Sarah Merciol, excellence is not an option — it is an obsession. Her tireless pursuit of the noblest raw materials has taken her from the jasmine fields of Grasse to the sandalwood forests of Mysore, from the vanilla plantations of Madagascar to the Damask rose gardens of the Middle East.
Every ingredient in her compositions is selected with almost scientific rigor, yet combined with the intuition of a true artist.

This dual demand — both rational and emotional — is rooted in her background as an engineer in organic chemistry, with a specialization in aromas and perfumery earned through the prestigious ARPAC Master’s program (Aroma, Perfume & Cosmetics). A training of excellence that equipped her with the tools to master the complexity of olfactory matter with rare precision.