Azemour les OrangersHesperidic Chypre Eau de Parfum

Azemour les Orangers by Parfum d'Empire is a unisex aromatic chypre-hesperidic eau de parfum created by Marc-Antoine Corticchiato. It captures the orange in all its forms at once: the zest, the flesh, the leaf, the flower, and the wood.

A perfumer's house, and a return to Corsica

Parfum d'Empire is a French perfume house founded and run by a single man, Marc-Antoine Corticchiato: he is both its founder and nose, and creates the entire collection. Its philosophy can be summed up in one sentence — perfume is a quest, perfume is an exploration — and the house claims a return to the true meaning of perfume: seduction and spirituality. The collection is divided into two: the Signature Collection and the l'Héritage Corse Collection, which brings the house back to the perfumer's home island.

An opening of orange, clementine, tangerine, and grapefruit

The zest and flesh of the orange dominate, with clementine, tangerine, and grapefruit. Coriander, cumin, black pepper, and pink pepper give them a lively edge, while blackcurrant and galbanum provide the dark green of the leaf. Ten ingredients in the top notes alone.

A heart of neroli, geranium, orange blossom, and antique rose

Neroli brings the fresh greenness of the distilled flower, intensified by geranium. The orange blossom absolute answers with its thicker honey, and antique rose adds a touch of spice. It is the same tree, captured twice, by two different processes.

A base of hay, oakmoss, henna, and cypress

Hay, oakmoss, and henna extracts evoke dried grass, while the woody notes create the silhouette of a cypress. An iodine note closes the fragrance: the house speaks of dunes swept by the ocean.

The house's approach

Azemour is a city in Morocco, the country where the perfumer was born, and the fragrance is built around a single tree explored in its entirety: the zest and flesh of the fruit in the top notes, the dark green of the leaf with galbanum, the honey of the flower in the heart, and the strength of the wood in the base. Few formulas explore a single plant so thoroughly — and that is what gives this chypre, created without bergamot, its staying power.

For whom, and for what occasions?

For those who love citrus fragrances but find them too fleeting, and for those seeking a sun-drenched chypre. It is a spring and summer fragrance, suitable for day or evening, with good longevity and a measured trail. Azemour Parfum d'Empire is for those who want a citrus fragrance with earth beneath it.