MDCI

MDCI Parfums has made perfumes for enthusiasts and collectors of exclusive, expensive fragrances almost since its beginnings. The refined scents and beautifully distinctive bottles have made the brand well known among perfume lovers. The brand gave some of the most talented perfumers in the field complete freedom to explore any direction and use any ingredient that came to mind. Over the years, as recognition and exposure grew, this small, distinctive perfume house matured into an active "laboratory" of scents, continually adding new fragrances and discovering new avenues for creating them. Who is behind the brand? Behind the name MDCI Parfums is an art lover with a passion for perfume and a particular idea: fine fragrances should be more art than industry, and a source of pleasure, pride, and beauty rather than mere merchandise. This independent perfume house was founded in 2003 with the idea of reviving the French tradition of the art of perfumery and the creation of rare, original perfumes, presented in bottles with a distinctive and unusual aesthetic. The aim was to collaborate with perfumers chosen for their talent. From the outset, the house's work has been accompanied by a group of collectors with very definite views on perfumery. Its fragrances can be found in many private collections and in several museums. MDCI Parfums - sculpture-shaped caps. The brand's fragrances are known in their own right for their beauty, originality, and elegance, and have now earned admirers around the world. This is no accident: they embody a wholly original vision that brings together the classical and the innovative. The classical element draws on symbols of the Classical era, the Italian Renaissance, seventeenth-century France, and the great voyages of discovery - all points of reference that guided the brand's creator. The innovative element lies in the idea of offering something so contrary to today's mass production, and in moving toward minimalism. The brand's bottles are designed as small sculptures, inspired by the Renaissance or the ancient world, and rest elegantly on a refined cylindrical base that serves as the bottle. Nothing here is crude, and there are no fashionable clichés. On the contrary, the aesthetic principle is the complete opposite of today's mass production, which too often serves to conceal profound creative poverty. Everything here is luxurious: each piece is made individually, and production of every MDCI Parfums bottle is limited to a few thousand a year. That means every bottle is handcrafted, especially its sculpted cap. A clear gender divide. Unlike many niche brands, MDCI Parfums chooses to maintain a clear gender divide. It has very few unisex products, with just a handful of exceptions, such as Chifra Platin, released in 2012. It can be compared to a rare fur tailored for a royal house. Though perfect for everyday wear, it still conveys sophistication, warmth, and luxury while remaining light and discreet, with exceptional elegance. The top notes are hyacinth, mandarin, cistus, galbanum, Thyme, and Lavender. The heart notes are Vered, Jasmine, iris, galbanum, and gardenia, while the base notes consist of Benzoin, storax, castoreum, leathers, Tolu, Vanil, and oak foam. The nose behind this fragrance is Bertrand Duchaufour, whose portfolio includes a long list of niche and other fragrances. Another unisex fragrance is Feta Prezans, released in 2016 and named after an opera ballet by the French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau. Cécile Zarokian created this elegant fragrance, which leaves a refined trail.