Jean-Marie Santantoni

Jean-Marie Santantoni

France Born 0 Charles Jourdan

Naturals-led fine fragrance compositions drawing on Grasse house traditions and unusual raw materials

About

Jean-Marie Santantoni is a French perfumer who has long served as a head perfumer at Charabot, the historic Grasse fragrance house, where he works across fine fragrance and cosmetics for markets worldwide. His compositions are noted for inventive use of natural materials, such as the seaweed absolute he employed in the base of Berdoues Azur Riviera.

Notable Creations

  • Jean-Marie Santantoni's creations include Inspiration for Charles Jourdan (1998) and Azur Riviera for Berdoues
  • the latter built around a distinctive seaweed-absolute base.

Training

Charabot

Creations by Jean-Marie Santantoni