Demi Rawling and Pierre-Louis Berrier met at a fragrance exhibition in Cannes, France, on October 1, 2019. Both had been passionate about fragrance from a young age and attended the exhibition for the same reason: to build connections as they began their journey in the perfume industry.
At the time, Demi was a 21-year-old fragrance reviewer on YouTube, eager to discover new brands and collaboration opportunities. Pierre-Louis, then 24, had just completed his master's degree and attended the exhibition with his father, who had worked in the fragrance industry for over 30 years, hoping to find a full time job in the field.
What they found was far more valuable than either had expected — they found each other.
Demi was living in Perth, Australia, while Pierre-Louis was based in Paris, France. Despite the distance, they both felt they had found their soulmate and did everything they could to see each other again. They first met in Bali and Sydney before eventually deciding to move to Dubai together, halfway between their two home countries.
At the time, Demi had been developing the idea for a mobile application dedicated to the world of fragrance. After sharing the concept with Pierre-Louis, they decided to build it together, and that is how Sniff was born. Following more than two years of development, they launched the app in January 2023. It quickly grew into one of the world's largest online fragrance communities, with over 120,000 users.
