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Crazy Yuzu

by Marc-Antoine Corticchiato
A bright and textured yuzu, between vibrant freshness and elegant depth. Yuzu Fou is a citrus interpretation, far from classic colognes. The idea is to capture all the complexity of yuzu, not only its freshness, but also its bitter, zesty and almost textured side, with a real evolution on the skin.
Capacity 50ml
100,00€
Regular price 100,00€
Familles olfactives
Agrumes
Aromatique
Frais
Notes de tête
  • Yuzu
  • Bitter Orange
  • Mint
  • Kumquat
Notes de cœur
  • Lemon verbena
  • Bamboo
  • Cedar
Notes de fond
  • White Musk
  • Neroli

Occasions
  • Daily
  • Casual
  • Professional
Sillage
Powerful
The Fragrance

Yuzu Fou highlights a Japanese-inspired yuzu, an iconic ingredient in Japanese culture, known for its vibrant freshness but also for its bitter and complex facets. The idea is to capture its full richness, not just its freshness, but also its bitter, zesty, and almost textured side, with a real evolution on the skin.From the opening, the fragrance explodes with a bright and energizing freshness. The yuzu is sharp, almost electric, with a slightly bitter and green facet that makes it very realistic. This is not a simple or clean freshness, but something more raw, more natural, like a hand-pressed zest.Then, the fragrance evolves into something more structured. The freshness remains present but becomes more settled, accompanied by aromatic and slightly spicy nuances that add depth.Over time, Yuzu Fou warms slightly and becomes more textured. Woody and musky notes support the citrus, providing a more stable and refined base. The dry-down remains fresh but softer, with an elegant, natural, and persistent signature, like a freshness that evolves rather than disappears.

The brand

Parfum d'Empire is an independent French perfume house founded in 2002 by Marc-Antoine Corticchiato, perfumer and doctor of chemistry. Born in Morocco, of Corsican origin, he grew up between his parents' orange groves in Azemmour and the island's maquis, in the family home in the village of Cuttoli Corticchiato. A passionate horseman since the age of eight, he is not a perfumer who learned to use raw materials: he is a scientist who analyzed them for years before making them speak. The name of the house refers to the empire of the senses, the conviction that perfume does not only appeal to the sense of smell, but to all the senses at once. Perfume must be a conquest, be it amorous, spiritual, or a conquest of oneself. His vision takes him back to the very origin of perfume: eroticism and the sacred, the two dimensions that all civilizations have recognized in it. His compositions are powerful, built without superfluous elements, with a precision serving raw emotion. He draws from a repertoire of rare and complex raw materials, often little used elsewhere, chosen for their olfactory truth rather than their accessibility. Ambre Russe evokes the last tsars. Cuir Ottoman crosses the Orient. Azemour les Orangers revives his childhood Mediterranean. Corsica Furiosa and Tabac Tabou earned him two Fifi Awards in 2015 and 2016, the equivalent of the Oscars of perfumery. A house entirely free, entirely singular, entirely itself.

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