Marc-Antoine Corticchiato

While many perfumers work for large fragrance creation groups, some of them have chosen to remain independent. This allows them to give free rein to their imagination and to be guided only by their creativity rather than by marketing dictates or budgetary restrictions. Thus, Marc Antoine Corticchiato is the creator of his own house named Parfum d'Empire. The atypical path of Marc Antoine Corticchiato. Although he is originally from Corsica, Marc Antoine Corticchiato was born in Morocco. He grew up amid his parents' citrus groves but frequently visited his ancestors' Corsican maquis, in the family home in the village of Cuttoli Corticchiato.

Passionate about horseback riding and an accomplished rider since the age of eight, he initially aimed for a career in equestrianism. However, his heart was torn between his love of horses and his love of scents. In the end, the latter won out and pushed him to deepen his understanding of the composition of perfumes and plants. Marc Antoine Corticchiato then studied biology, botany and chemistry. He earned a doctoral thesis on the development of a new technique for analyzing perfume plant extracts using nuclear magnetic resonance. He also complemented his initial training with a third-cycle perfumery program at the international perfumery school of Versailles, ISIPCA. He then began his professional career at a laboratory as a doctor of science. He focused his research on the analysis of perfume plants and their extraction methods. He thus dissected natural raw materials for many years before becoming a perfumer himself. As a result, his in-depth knowledge allowed him to establish himself immediately as an independent house.

The birth of Parfum d'Empire

In creating the house Parfum d'Empire, Marc Antoine Corticchiato aimed to restore the sacred meaning of perfume. He founded his company in 2002 and used the opportunity to give free rein to his creativity. Marc Antoine Corticchiato is known for exploring the power of the raw materials he chooses to use in great depth. Indeed, since he knows these materials thoroughly, he has turned this knowledge into a strength. As such, Parfum d'Empire is a house synonymous with spirituality and eroticism. It brings together numerous perfumes with a history that is both contemporary and millennia-old. It all unfolds on skin like a timeline. Each fragrance emanating from the hands of Marc Antoine Corticchiato immerses us in a world apart, sometimes inviting us to follow the footsteps of the last tsars of Russia with the perfume Ambre Russe or into the heart of oriental territory through Cuir Ottoman.

In other words, Parfum d'Empire is a house conceived in the image of Marc Antoine Corticchiato's path: entirely atypical yet no less sublime.