Identity, Chemistry, and the Scent of Storytelling with Matteo Parfums—E.754
From Finance to Fragrance: A Journey of Self-Discovery
In this inspiring Fragrance Friday episode of Skin Anarchy, Dr. Ekta sits down with award-winning perfumer and founder of MATTEO PARFUMS®, Matthew J. Sánchez, to explore how personal history, cultural roots, and creative ambition converge through scent. Sánchez shares how he left a conventional career in banking to follow his passion for perfumery — a profession he discovered by chance but quickly recognized as his true calling.
Celadawn: A Fragrant Autobiography
Matthew’s first creation, Celadawn, is more than just a debut — it’s a tribute to his multicultural identity. Drawing from his West African, Mexican, and Mediterranean heritage, the fragrance features the industry’s first-ever horchata-amber accord, layered with Mexican vanilla, Sicilian blood orange, cedarwood, and African resins. The result is a warm, spicy, and unexpected scent profile that evokes memory, identity, and a sense of home — earning it recognition in the niche fragrance community and an industry award nomination.
Lover’s Dew: Reimagining Ancient Luxury
With Lover’s Dew, Matthew continues his mission of storytelling through scent by imagining what fine fragrance might look like through the lens of Aztec and Mayan civilizations. An aquatic fougère, the fragrance features unconventional ingredients like juniper berry, citrus, prickly pear (tuna de nopal), and marine notes — an homage to ancient hygiene rituals, natural abundance, and cultural richness. Even the bottle design draws inspiration from Aztec relics, marrying history with high-end modernity.
Beyond the Bottle: Intentionality in Niche Perfumery
Throughout the conversation, Matthew and Ekta reflect on the emotional power of scent, the importance of representation in fragrance, and the artistry behind packaging that matches the story inside the bottle. For Matthew, perfumery is a space where structure meets imagination — where left-brain logic and right-brain creativity collaborate to craft something timeless.
Why This Episode Matters
This episode isn’t just about fragrance — it’s about vision, vulnerability, and redefining what a modern creator looks like. For anyone intrigued by scent as an expressive medium or the evolving world of niche beauty, this is a powerful and uplifting conversation not to miss.
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