Marc-Antoine Corticchiato is a perfumer born in Morocco to a Corsican family, raised amid his parents' citrus groves in Azemmour and the maquis of Corsican village Corticchiato.
Initially drawn to equestrian sport, he studied chemistry instead, earning a PhD by developing a technique to analyze aromatic plant extracts using carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance, before completing his training at ISIPCA. After years in a research laboratory studying natural raw materials, he founded Parfum d'Empire, expressing the history of noble raw materials across cultures through fragrances including Ambre Russe and Aziyade.
2006IskanderParfum d'Empire
2017Oeilleres L'Objet ParfumantRoberto Greco
2020Body PaintVilhelm Parfumerie
2023Smoky SoulOlfactive Studio
2025Madagascar Le Baume VanilleParfum d'EmpireScientifically grounded, culturally rich compositions built from a deep technical understanding of natural raw material chemistry.
Scentsation editorialFragrances credited to Marc-Antoine in our catalog, by house.
Vilhelm Parfumerie · 2020Body Paint997 ratings · ★ 3.5202Parfum d'Empire · 2006Iskander362 ratings · ★ 3.9303Parfum d'Empire · 2025Madagascar Le Baume Vanille244 ratings · ★ 4.0604Roberto Greco · 2017Oeilleres L'Objet Parfumant130 ratings · ★ 4.1105Olfactive Studio · 2023Smoky Soul122 ratings · ★ 3.67
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