Florent di Marino
Florent di Marino grew up in the French Alps, a childhood spent surrounded by altitude, clean air, and the herbal austerity of mountain flora. He moved to Paris in 2010 and began his career in fragrance houses, learning the craft under the guidance of established perfumers including Anne Flipo and Alienor Massenet. In 2012, he enrolled at ISIPCA, the legendary school in Versailles that has shaped generations of noses. He went on to train at IFF, working first in beauty care alongside Anne-Sophie Chapuis before moving into fine fragrance, where he developed the precise, material-driven sensibility that now defines his work. He built his reputation across both legacy maisons and independent houses, lending his hand to projects for Roger & Gallet, L'Artisan Parfumeur, and his own label Mith, where he composes with full creative freedom. His portfolio moves easily between tuberose opulence, narcisse tension, and the green rush of crushed stems, proof of a perfumer who listens to flowers before he speaks for them.
The hits
Notable creations
The signature
How Florent composes
Florent di Marino composes with a clear, contemporary hand that bridges the botanical clarity of his Alpine upbringing and the polished restraint of Parisian fine fragrance training. He gravitates toward florals with character, tuberose, narcissus, and orange blossom, and gives them structural support through green stems, mineral woods, and ambery undercurrents rather than heavy base notes. His work at IFF sharpened his instinct for pairing natural absolutes with selective molecules, creating compositions that feel both editorial and wearable. Expect transparent openings, sculpted hearts, and drydowns that linger like a held breath rather than a curtain call.
Philosophy
What drives Florent
Florent di Marino approaches perfumery as a conversation between raw material and intention, never decoration. He speaks often of alignment, the moment when an accord, a brief, and a feeling click into the same key. His creative process begins with the ingredient itself rather than a concept on paper, and he prefers to let a material's natural architecture guide the structure of a composition. He treats fragrance as an emotional trigger with the precision of a scalpel and the warmth of a memory. For him, a successful perfume does not shout. It arrives quietly, settles into the skin, and changes the room's temperature.
The houses
Maisons Florent composes for
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