"I guess it started early. I used to steal creams from my aunt’s dermatology cabinet, mix them up, and hand out fake prescriptions. Later, I trained with the big names— Crème de la Mer, Guerlain — but it was when I moved to Canada that my take on skincare shifted. I wanted to go deeper. So I went back to school, studying chemistry at the University of Nice. The goal? To understand how skin really works — not just how to make it glow."

"A skin biology class. I discovered a promising science: biomimicry — and it stopped me in my tracks. Biomimicry means drawing inspiration from nature’s intelligence to innovate. The skin has been doing R&D for 7 million years — it’s one of the most advanced technologies on the planet. That’s what I set out to imitate: to help the skin function at its full potential."

"Because I wanted to go all the way. To decode the skin’s genius. It took me over two years to build the right team — scientists, researchers, real experts — including Professor Richard Daniellou, who leads the cosmetics chair at AgroParisTech. Together, we created MIMÉTIQUE."