An imaginary world. An extraordinary language of scent.
Maison Incens is an independent French niche fragrance house founded in 2013 by Philippe Constantin, inspired by a fantastical civilization imagined in a manuscript written and illustrated by his father.
Combining the artistry of traditional French perfumery with the richness of Moroccan heritage and imaginative storytelling, the house creates distinctive fragrances that transform memories, legends, and extraordinary raw materials into wearable works of art.
Founded in 2013 by Philippe Constantin, Maison Incens was born from an extraordinary family legacy. Philippe was born in Cameroon to a French father and a Moroccan mother and spent his childhood in Casablanca, surrounded by the rich aromas of spices, dried roses, precious woods, and traditional Moroccan perfumery. At eighteen, he moved to France to study economics and international law, originally hoping to pursue a career helping people through international organizations. His path changed dramatically after meeting Jean-Claude Gigodot, a perfumer from Grasse whose knowledge and passion introduced Philippe to the remarkable world of fragrance creation. That encounter would eventually inspire him to establish a perfume house unlike any other.
At the heart of Maison Incens lies a deeply personal tribute to Philippe's father, Michel Constantin, who created an imaginative manuscript titled Artganis, La Planète Odorante. Illustrated with paintings on leather, the manuscript described a mysterious civilization known as the Artganians, inhabitants of a world where fragrance was far more than a luxury. Scent was their language, their means of communication, and an essential part of their culture and daily lives. Fascinated by this imaginary universe, Philippe envisioned a way to bring his father's creation into the physical world through perfumery. Working closely with Jean-Claude Gigodot and later Eric Gigodot, he began translating the characters, landscapes, rituals, and aromatic traditions of Artganis into fragrances, creating an olfactory expression of his father's extraordinary imagination.
Today, Maison Incens continues to explore this captivating universe through several distinctive collections. The Black Opus introduces the aromatic world of Artganis through creations such as Figue Aoudii, Figue Eleii, Musc Kalirii, and Oud Deneii. The Moroccan Tales celebrates the rich olfactory heritage of Philippe's childhood with fragrances including Santal Tislit and Chypre Isli, while The Divinatory Waters explores the mysterious relationship between fragrance and ancient divinatory traditions. The Les Incensées collection focuses on the beauty and complexity of exceptional aromatic materials. As founder and artistic director, Philippe remains dedicated to originality, craftsmanship, and the belief that perfume should tell a story that cannot be expressed through words alone. Maison Incens is ultimately more than a fragrance house. It is a son's tribute to his father's imagination, preserving an extraordinary fictional world through the timeless art of scent.