E21 Florentine Gardenia
Michele Marin Essenza

E21 Florentine Gardenia

€133,33
Capacity 50 ml
Olfactory Notes
Top
Notes de tête
Lemon
Lily of the Valley
Neroli


Heart
Notes de cœur
Milk
Gardenia
Jasmine
Peach
Base
Notes de fond
Sandalwood
Iris
Indole
Civet
Violet leaf
Vanilla
Musk
Honey

Olfactory Families
Famille 1
Floral
Famille 2
Fruity
Inspirations

Florentine Gardenia captures the suspended moment of a stroll through the streets of Florence. Golden light caresses ancient facades, gardens overflow with white flowers, and a simple gesture becomes a memory that time refuses to erase. Michele Marin transforms this emotion into a true olfactory photograph, where each note seems to freeze a moment of life.

The opening radiates with Calabrian lemon, neroli, and lily of the valley before gardenia and jasmine unveil a creamy floral bouquet of great elegance. The milky accord brings an almost tactile softness, quickly joined by sandalwood, vanilla, honey, and musks. A subtle animalic touch of civet and indole adds depth and naturalness to the composition, like the warmth of skin after a day spent in the sun.

Florentine Gardenia is a luminous white floral that finds its balance between freshness, sensuality, and sophistication. A fragrance that evokes less a city than a cherished memory to which one constantly returns.
The Perfumer: Michele Marin

Michele Marin is a passionate Italian perfume designer, whose rich and eclectic artistic journey shines through in each of his olfactory creations. His fascination with perfume began at the age of thirteen, marked by a powerful memory: the scent of "Jardin de Bagatelle" by Jean-Paul Guerlain. This moment, which captivated him and sharpened his senses, became the starting point of a life dedicated to olfactory emotions.

Before devoting himself to perfumery, Michele explored the world of cinema, theater, and opera, collaborating with masters such as Franco Zeffirelli and Marco Bellocchio. These artistic experiences forged his sensitivity and enriched his creative vocabulary, laying the foundations of his unique and immersive universe. Determined to transform his passion into art, he trained in Paris at Cinquième Sens, then in Italy with a confirmed nose, thus strengthening his skills in composition and technique.

His professional career led him to become director of the Bar à Parfums-Olfattorio in Florence and to collaborate with the Etro house. In 2013, Michele founded Infragranti Parfumeur, a workshop where he develops personalized fragrances and creates prestigious collaborations with fashion, hospitality and decoration brands. Over the years, he has collaborated with houses such as Roy Roger's, Anima Mundi, and Francesca Dell'Oro, and has designed room fragrances for iconic locations such as the Castello di Ama.

His talent is crowned with success: his creations, including "Animal Café" (Extra Virgo) and "Else" (Francesca Dell'Oro), were finalists at the Art and Olfaction Awards, establishing his work within niche artisanal perfumery. Today, Michele Marin is a perfumer appreciated for his intimate, poetic and sensory approach, mixing technique, emotion, and a deep respect for the quality of the natural materials that he carefully selects.

Michele Marin Essenza

Michele Marin Essenza is the personal house of Italian perfumer Michele Marin, a creator renowned for his deeply artistic approach to perfumery. After having signed numerous creations for niche houses and collaborated with the worlds of fashion, hospitality, and design, he has launched a collection that fully reflects his creative vision: transforming emotions, memories, and moments of life into true olfactory works of art.

Each perfume is conceived as an "olfactory Polaroid": a suspended moment, captured through the finest raw materials and a meticulously crafted composition. For Michele Marin, a perfume does more than just smell good; it tells a story, evokes an emotion, and creates an intimate connection between its creator and the wearer.

His unconventional background, marked by cinema, theater, and opera before dedicating himself to artistic perfumery, nurtures a style that is at once elegant, narrative, and deeply emotional. Trained in Paris at Cinquième Sens and then enriched by numerous prestigious collaborations, Michele Marin favors refined creations where the quality of raw materials, maturation time, and the balance of accords play a central role.

The Michele Marin Essenza collection stands out with highly concentrated Extrait de Parfums, offering a rich, sophisticated, and long-lasting olfactory signature. Each fragrance is an invitation to travel, exploring both iconic places and personal memories, in a universe where art, emotion, and haute perfumery meet with a distinctly Italian elegance.

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