His grandson remembers him as a self-taught person, one of those with the drive to learn whatever they set their mind to. Aureli Moles Garcés began mixing scents in the 1950s in a small room at 11 Cabestany Street, in Barcelona's Les Corts neighborhood. He had a locker where he kept the raw materials he carefully mixed to create his compositions, always sitting in a chair with the scale ready to measure the correct proportions. "He was a person who moved around a lot and liked to understand the client's needs," says Álex Moles about his grandfather. He now holds the position of general manager of Esencias Moles (EMSA) and, together with Sílvia Guirro, is the third generation to manage the family business.