Martine's story
The story
Drawing on her Maltese heritage and fascination with Oriental culture, she developed a love of oud, and is responsible for the brand's hand-decorated, bejeweled bottle designs.
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Micallef
Martine Micallef, born in Nice in 1961 and raised in St. Paul de Vence, Provence, sold her beauty salon business to co-found M. Micallef with her husband Geoffrey Nejman, a former banker, in Grasse in 1997, pioneering the house's 'Art et Parfum' philosophy.
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- Il Etait une Nuit, 2024
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The composer of light
Francis Kurkdjian
Radiant luminosity and ethereal transparency. Kurkdjian's fragrances glow — they possess an inner light that makes them feel both airy and profound. His palette favors ambroxan, saffron, and delicate florals, composed with a musician's instinct for harmony.
234 creations
The architect of Chanel
Jacques Polge
Refined elegance and measured sophistication. Polge's compositions for Chanel embodied the house's aesthetic — never too much, never too little, always precisely right. His fragrances have the quiet authority of impeccable tailoring.
76 creations
The dynasty continues
Olivier Creed
Noble materials and classical structure. Creed fragrances are built around the finest natural ingredients — ambergris, royal water, hand-selected musks — composed in the traditional infusion method that has defined the house for centuries.
54 creations
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