Quick answers
Year and family
2009 · White floral
Olfactory signature
3 Fleurs reads as a white floral in the Parfum d’Empire idiom: a single backbone accord built clean, with the natural materials doing the work rather than a packaging gimmick. 3 Fleurs builds an hypnotic floral trio led by galbanum and mint blossom.
Perfumer
Marc-Antoine Corticchiato
Story
The Oriental white-floral playbook used to mean piling jasmine on tuberose on ylang until the bouquet collapsed under its own weight. 3 Fleurs takes the opposite road: only three flowers, treated as equals. Marc-Antoine Corticchiato composed it in 2009 for Parfum d’Empire, the Paris niche house he founded in 2003. He still signs every fragrance the brand releases, a rarity in modern French niche.
3 Fleurs builds an hypnotic floral trio led by galbanum and mint blossom. It sits inside Corticchiato’s long-running narrative method: pick a story, find the natural materials that carry it, and build the perfume backbone before anything else gets fine-tuned.
Structurally, 3 Fleurs opens on galbanum, mint blossom, lays over a heart of rose, jasmine, tuberose, then settles into a drydown of white musks. The brand insists on sourcing its own naturals where it can, and has run an essential-oil production unit in Madagascar for years to back that claim.
The fragrance ships in the house’s familiar 50 ml and 100 ml flacons cast by Pochet du Courval and engraved with the laurel-crown signature.
Olfactory pyramid
3 Fleurs maps cleanly to the classic top-heart-base reading: a brisk citrus and aromatic top, a structured heart that does the storytelling, and a long-throw drydown that holds the throw past the four-hour mark.
Heart
Rose, jasmine, tuberosecentral accord
On wearer skin the top lasts roughly 15 to 30 minutes, the heart holds for 2 to 4 hours, and the base can ride 6 to 10 hours depending on chemistry.
Olfactory profile
3 Fleurs reads as a white floral in the Parfum d’Empire idiom: a single backbone accord built clean, with the natural materials doing the work rather than a packaging gimmick. 3 Fleurs builds an hypnotic floral trio led by galbanum and mint blossom.
The cult favorite quality here for US niche wearers is the way rose, jasmine, tuberose stays in focus instead of getting buried under the base. That holds true across the line, and it’s the reason Now Smell This and Persolaise keep recommending Parfum d’Empire as a gateway into serious narrative niche.
A flamboyant floral.Parfum d’Empire
On first wear the rose, jasmine and tuberose trio reads like a soft narcotic, then settles into something closer to warm skin than to cut flower stems. The white musk base keeps the drydown from sliding into the powdery cliche this kind of formula invites, which is what lets 3 Fleurs hold its shape once the opening flowers relax.
Key characteristics
Family
White floral, French niche school
Longevity
6 to 10 hours on skin
Projection
Moderate to forward in the first 2 hours, then close
Audience
Men and women, unisex in practice
When and where to wear
3 Fleurs lifts rose, jasmine and tuberose on a green galbanum and mint opening, a luminous white floral. It shines through spring days and glows into the evening, gaining opulence as the weather warms.
Wear references
Temperatures
Blooms in mild to warm weather, roughly 64 °F to 82 °F (18 °C to 28 °C).
Moment
Daytime and into the evening.
Contexts
Spring days, dinners, refined daywear.
Dosage
Two to three sprays; the tuberose amplifies in heat, so a lighter hand suits summer.
Seasonal fit
| Season | Fit | Critical notes |
|---|
| Spring | ★★★★ | The ideal season for this white floral; the galbanum and tuberose breathe. |
| Summer | ★★★☆ | Wearable; the tuberose gains opulence in the heat. |
| Autumn | ★★★☆ | The musky base carries mild days well. |
| Winter | ★★☆☆ | The floral loses a little brightness in cold air. |
Context fit
| Context | Fit | Recommendation |
|---|
| Evening | ★★★★ | Its home of elegance, floral and sensual. |
| Dinner | ★★★★ | Enveloping without excess. |
| Everyday | ★★★☆ | Wearable at a light dose. |
| Office | ★★★☆ | Discreet if modulated. |
| Sport | ★★☆☆ | Too floral for exercise. |
Similar perfumes
A handful of compositions sit next to 3 Fleurs for US niche wearers cross-shopping the Parfum d’Empire shelf.
Frequently asked questions
Who created 3 Fleurs?01
Marc-Antoine Corticchiato, founder and sole nose of Parfum d’Empire, composed 3 Fleurs in 2009. He has signed every fragrance the house releases since 2003.
What is the olfactory family of 3 Fleurs?02
White floral, built around a heart of rose, jasmine, tuberose over a base of white musks.
Top, heart and base notes?03
Top: galbanum, mint blossom. Heart: rose, jasmine, tuberose. Base: white musks.
How long does it last?04
Roughly 6 to 10 hours on skin depending on chemistry, with moderate to forward projection in the first two hours.
Where can you buy 3 Fleurs in the United States?05
From the official Parfum d’Empire website and selected niche perfumery boutiques that carry the house.
Sources
Published June 12, 2026 · Updated June 12, 2026 · Last fact check: June 12, 2026 · Sabrina Carlier
Content built from official Parfum d'Empire documents, received in June 2026.
