Founded in Grasse in 1996 by artist Martine Micallef and entrepreneur Geoffrey Nejman, M. Micallef was born from the conviction that fragrance and art are inseparable. Martine — raised in Provence amid the scent of jasmine, rose, and orange blossom — brought her painter's sensibility and jeweller's eye to the design of each bottle: hand-decorated in the house's own Grasse atelier with crystals, gold, and platinum, making every flacon a unique work of art. Geoffrey, who left a career in international finance to follow his passion for perfume, trained his nose alongside Grasse perfumer Jean-Claude Astier and developed the olfactory compositions that give each bottle its soul. Together they developed the "Art and Perfume" concept — a philosophy now expressed through over 900 luxury retail points in 75 countries. The house is the exclusive partner of a Grasse horticultural estate that provides exceptional flowers directly from field to bottle, and its creations remain among the most distinctive expressions of French artisan perfumery.