Accendis is an Italian niche fragrance house founded by Emy Cesaroni-Rodriquens, who began her career in the perfumery industry in 1988 and spent nearly three decades cultivating expertise before launching her own brand at Esxence 2016 in Milan. The name is taken from the Latin "accendis" — meaning both "you illuminate" and "you bring out aromas" — a phrase that perfectly encapsulates the brand's philosophy: that fragrance is a form of light, a carrier of energy and emotion, a means of driving away fear and kindling the soul. Every Accendis creation is conceived as a different manifestation of light — from the soft glow of early dawn, to the blazing fullness of a summer noon. The fragrances are rich in resins and woods — materials that symbolise life force — and are presented in crystal-clear glass bottles wrapped in precious velvet, their coffrets designed to resemble books containing magical stories without words. Accendis is Italian artistic perfumery in its most luminous form.