Eau SuaveFloral Fruity Eau de Parfum

Eau Suave by Parfum d'Empire is a floral fruity chypre eau de parfum, unisex, created by Marc-Antoine Corticchiato. It uses three varieties of rose, chosen for what they smell like in addition to rose.

A perfumer's house, and a return to Corsica

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

An opening of rose, peach, raspberry and apricot

These are not fruits added to a rose: they are the facets of the fruity roses themselves, which the house describes as bringing surprising accents of peach, raspberry and apricot. The rose therefore already opens like a fruit.

A heart of tea rose, coriander, saffron and pepper

The tea rose lightens the composition with its dry and tannic facet. The spicy roses then bring their facets of coriander, saffron and pepper — once again, the spice comes from the flower, not from elsewhere.

A base of oakmoss, patchouli, Bourbon vanilla and white musk

The oakmoss and patchouli sign the chypre accord, the Bourbon vanilla rounds it out and the white musk creates a skin effect. The house describes the whole as a modern chypre.

The house's approach

The perfume was born from a specific place: the Château de la Malmaison, where Empress Joséphine gathered a collection of roses that remained famous. Hence the process: instead of placing a rose and surrounding it with fruits and spices, the formula varies the variety — a fruity rose, a spicy rose, a tea rose — and lets each bring its own facets. It is a collection of roses treated like a collection.

For whom, for what occasions?

For those who love roses and want to hear several at once, without added sweetness. It is a spring and autumn perfume, wearable day or night, with good longevity and a measured sillage. Eau Suave Parfum d'Empire will appeal to those seeking a rose with many voices.