The Founder

“Maison Matine occupies a unique position as a brand. It stands apart from conventional perfume brands whose themes are seduction, power and success. Put simply, Maison Matine is about creativity, commitment and generosity. We draw inspiration from everyday experiences and emotions.” — Marie Kellou, co-founder / creative director

“Maison Incens is the olfactory translation of the manuscript left by the most important person in my life: my father.” — Philippe Constantin, founder of Maison Incens

“I did not begin by trying to create a brand. It was something more organic. I wanted to create a tribute to India, the country of my birth. As someone living far away yet deeply connected to that place, I wanted to revisit the time I had once lived through and reconnect with the India I had left behind.” — Neela Vermeire

“Express your own unique appeal with a perfume that suits your style and that you enjoy.” — From copy on Mezziun’s Wadiz crowdfunding page

“Creativity is a mirror of yourself. So be good yourself, and good things will come back to you.” — Nicolas Degennes

“I am not selling perfume. I am selling a complete package: a story, a state of being, an experience.” — Georgiana Mocanu, founder of Step Aboard

“We did not launch a fragrance line in the conventional way, by hiring established perfumers or a design agency. We have done everything ourselves. Every last detail has been shaped by our own hands.” — Tomas Hempel, co-founder

“I wanted to be a sculptor. To me, working with stone and working with fabric are the same thing.” — Madame Grès

“I am not a star. I am an actor. I have always fought to make people forget that I am merely a man with a beautiful face.” — Alain Delon

“This is the smell of my dreams. I make perfumes that are personal and immediate. Deceptively playful, rooted in the unconscious, confounding the senses, like a kaleidoscopic explosion of beauty, with enough force to blow you away.” — Spyros Drosopoulos. The story of an Amsterdam niche fragrance brand founded by a neuroscience PhD who taught himself perfumery.