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Olena Belova
Olena Belova 42+
0 - born in Krasnoyarsk (Russia), where my family that was fighting along with Admiral Kolchak during the revolution settled down just after that. My ancestor General Zinevich surrendered Krasnoyarsk to RED army and was subsequently shot by them.
4 - my father began to take me on his frequent motorcycle taiga trips. I still remember how I was sniffing unusual smell of taiga flowers and herbs.
8 - Art school. ( Even now, all the graphic design and drawings for my products I draw by myself. )
17- fascinated by opera and classical music. I always had a VIP invitation for a month at the Krasnoyarsk Opera House, which I mercilessly and daily used. Sometimes I went there 2 times a day - for day and evening performances.
It was a time when the star of Dmitry Hvorostovsky brightly rose. One day while sitting in a large company on the occasion of the end of the tour, one of the opera's prima asked me a question: “And who is Lenochka*?” (*nickname for Olena). I then answered: "The viewer. Just the viewer." At that moment I thought to myself that being just a spectator or a viewer is not the role for me at my life journey.
18 - entered the Kemerovo Technological Institute of Food Industry on the specialty Technology of fats, essential oils and cosmetic products
21 - Moved with my husband to Kyiv and immediately went to get a second education at the Publishing and Printing Faculty.
Then years of work in television, in publishing houses.
Then years of work in television, in publishing houses.
My husband stood at the origins of Ukrainian television and Ukrainian music, which now we know in a modern format. It was an unforgettable time of the birth of new formats and many hopes for bright future.
30 - having given birth to a second daughter, I felt cramped in my work. My friends were burning with the idea of an alternative lifestyle and the creation of an ecovillage. Together we took up this project and, as a result, we created the largest and most successful ecovillage in the Kyiv region. Later came the idea of seminars, which brought people from all over the world to our place. Many people asked for something as a souvenirs that could remind them about wonderful days in our place.
It remind me about my first profession. The first souvenirs were natural soap brewed on local wild herbs. It was very rare at that time and this souvenirs became very popular.
It remind me about my first profession. The first souvenirs were natural soap brewed on local wild herbs. It was very rare at that time and this souvenirs became very popular.
35 - I created my first cosmetic company.
40 - at the conference in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden, I met an amazing man, perfumer Bruno Cossi, a close friend of many famous French perfumers and manufacturers. Later we became a very good friends.
41 - I became a part of a group on exclusive training in the art of perfumery, which was organized by Bruno and which lasted for 2 years in Grasse, France.
42 - prodused my first perfumes.
Now I have 3 niche lines of perfumes within my own brand Parfum Facteur - Golden, Beloved and Aromas of Ukraine.
43 - organized the first Perfumery school in Ukraine. 4 courses have already passed. Many of my students have already declared themselves as indie perfumers and presented their fragrances at the Ukrainian market.
Now I have big plans for organizing a large training laboratory and for bringing my perfumes for the international level.
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