Created by acclaimed contemporary artist Manuel Mathieu, this fragrance collection embodies his mastery of emotion, colour and form. Each scent is an intricate composition – a rare fusion of artistic vision and olfactory elegance.
ABOUT MANUEL MATHIEU
Manuel Mathieu is an artist deeply rooted in his personal and collective history. His artistic practice ranges from abstract painting to cinema and now perfumery. With his fragrances, he offers a sensory extension of his work, where memory, form, emotion, and storytelling come together.
He collaborated on his inaugural collection with VP perfumer at IFF in Paris Juliette Karagueuzoglou, who boasts a rich history of partnerships with renowned brands like Yves Saint Laurent, Salvatore Ferragamo and Giorgio Armani. Both were united by a shared ethos: revealing their inner selves to share personal stories that impact others.
Manuel Mathieu realized the design of the bottle was just as important as the scent within. Mathieu creates ceramics in his art practice, and began to conceptualize the bottle in his ceramic studio. To him, shaping clay is molding the earth, physically and spiritually. Through his process, he searched for something that felt familiar, with tension and moments of disruption.
The chosen design stands on its own as a sculpture, a shape similar to a mountain. Haiti, Manuel Mathieu’s homeland, means “land of high mountains” in the indigenous Taíno language. The bottle pays homage to the land while creating its own mythical mountain, reflecting Mathieu’s origin story, and the artist himself.
THE COLLECTION
Île Noire EDP MANUEL MATHIEU PARFUMS
A beacon for land and sea. Île Noire takes us on a mysterious and transformative exploration of Haitian memories, history and spirituality.
Eccco EDP MANUEL MATHIEU PARFUMS
A new beginning, and the scents and emotions that accompany it. The journey of a flower from seed to smoke, then back to seed again—evoking themes of rebirth and renewal.
Dsire EDP MANUEL MATHIEU PARFUMS
Unrestrained pleasure: Dsire is the first breath of a magnetic world. A bewitching portrait of seduction, desire and intimacy, and the daydreams that follow.
Archipel Discovery Set 3x5ml MANUEL MATHIEU PARFUMS
Uncover Archipel: a trio of perfumes created by Manuel Mathieu, designed to stand alone and complement each other. This discovery set is your invitation to explore and define your signature scent.
Get to know Manuel Mathieu, creator of the eponymous fragrance brand.
Manuel Mathieu was born in October 1986 in Port-au-Prince, Haïti. He emigrated to Montreal at the age of 19 to live with his grandmother.
In 2016, he completed his Masters in Fine Arts at Goldsmiths, University of London.
His Artistic Journey
His work explores major themes: historical violence, erasure, spiritual heritage, nature, memory, and resilience, particularly in relation to Haitian history and diasporic identity.
He crafts an abstract visual language where figurative and abstract elements blend to create emotional and vibrational experiences.
Exhibitions & Collections
His artwork has been exhibited in prestigious institutions including the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, the Grand Palais in Paris, and the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.
His works are part of public and private collections such as Hydro-Québec, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the National Gallery of Canada, the Rubell Collection, and JP Morgan.
Recent Project & Fragrance
In 2023–2024, he expanded his mediums to include video and cinema, notably with his film installation Pendulum, which was acclaimed at the International Film Festival on Art (winning the award for best short film in 2023).
In 2025, he launched his perfume brand, “Chapter 1,” featuring three unisex fragrances (Dsire, Île noire, and ECCCO) created in collaboration with perfumer Juliette Karagueuzoglou (IFF). The handcrafted ceramic bottles echo Haitian landscapes, particularly mountains (high mountain islands), and highlight the convergence between visual art, emotion, and memory.
Manuel Mathieu is an artist deeply rooted in his personal and collective history. His artistic practice ranges from abstract painting to cinema and now perfumery. With his perfumes, he offers a sensory extension of his work, where memory, form, emotion, and storytelling come together, and we are very proud to offer them at Etiket, in stores and online at Etiket.ca.
Simplicity. Sustainable natural ingredients. Accessible pricing. Total creative freedom.
With these values, Essential Parfums is revolutionizing fine fragrance. Tapping the best perfumers in the world to create refined signatures from a handful of precious natural materials, each perfume is a new classic of its genre.
Easy to wear, addictive to layer, and available in full-sized flacons and convenient travel sizes, Essential Parfums is an essential part of any fragrance wardrobe.
THE BESTSELLERS
BOIS IMPÉRIAL Essential Parfums
A transparent cloud of molecular woods and verdant spices, magically spun from the addictive, upcycled Akigalawood.
Another global sensation by perfumer-of-the-moment Quentin Bisch (Ganymede, Hibiscus Mahajad, Delina). Also available in an ultra-luxe Parfum Extrait version.
NICE BERGAMOTE Essential Parfums
Natural Calabrian bergamot peel glows like summer sun, enriched with sustainable ylang ylang from the Comoros and tonka bean from Venezuela.
The perfect unisex fragrance for warm weather, Nice Bergamote is composed by Antoine Maisondieu, a veteran nose known for his talent with natural materials.
THE STAFF FAVOURITE
ROSE MAGNETIC Essential Parfums
This ultimate modern rose has two extractions of Turkish rose at its heart: a rich absolute sings in dewy harmony with an oil upcycled from rosewater production. Both materials are sourced from the world’s best supplier of natural materials, LMR.
Pioneering IFF perfumer Sophie Labbé sets these olfactory jewels within a contemporary halo of lychee, cedar and musk.
THE DISCOVERY SET
THE DISCOVERY SET Essential Parfums
Explore the entire Essential Parfums collection, and discover each perfumer’s essential take on their classic ingredient.
Founded in 2019, Atelier Materi is a niche perfumery from France’s Brittany region. Their creations balance easy elegance with the bold, thrilling textures of top shelf natural ingredients. Each embodies ‘quiet luxury’ in the most contemporary sense; once you try them, your palette may never be the same!
Read on to discover what’s new, or explore the entire collection below.
THE BESTSELLER
CACAO PORCELANA Atelier Materi
Heirloom “white” cacao anchors this wildly complex gourmand. Sensual, toasty, and blissful.
Includes notes of white cacao, rum, tobacco, sandalwood, and tonka.
THE SPRING FAVOURITE
NARCISSE TAIJI Atelier Materi
A supremely rare flower shimmers and glows. Botanical, spicy and sumptuous.
Includes notes of pear, ginger, narcissus, hay, and musks.
THE NEW RELEASES
THE EXTRAITS COLLECTION Atelier Materi
Concentrated at 30%, each fragrance in Atelier Materi’s new Extraits collection balances luxurious tradition with astonishing modernity.
AMBRE PAPIER finds elegant warmth balancing smooth, vanillic benzoin with the leathery electricity of saffron.
BURGUNDY OUD puts a contemporary, fruity spin on simmering oud with the sparkle of top-shelf blackcurrant absolute from France.
NEROLI HASBAYA unfurls in waves of the silkiest orange blossom imaginable; enriching narcotic neroli with subtly sweet pistachio and almond.
From skincare and hair care to makeup and fragrance, let's delve into some of our team's current favourites, shall we?
In honour of Valentine’s Day, we asked some of our team members to share the Etiket products that captured their hearts! From skincare and hair care to makeup and fragrance, let’s delve into some of their current favourites, shall we?
I have never seen a product like this that refreshes hair without the heavy powdery feeling from usual dry shampoos. It adds volume and dimension back into my hair!
I have been loving Xerjoff’s Casamorati Dama Bianca layered with Escentric Molecules’ Molecule 01 + Black Tea. It has the perfect combination of sweet and fresh and is a recommendation I got from Emma, our fragrance specialist, to layer them! So gorgeous.
This Lip Karma keeps my lips hydrated and the taste is delectable, like my fave drink! I have also been loving Le Fard Blush, specifically in the shade Framboise by Wonderblush. It is long-lasting, and a little goes a long way.
This has been a game-changer in my routine! It has added so much plumpness to my skin and helped heal residual effects from a recent bout of atopic dermatitis.
Most mascaras make my eyes water or they do not lengthen and volumize my very sparse lashes. This mascara has fixed all of that and the wand gets every lash.
This product acts as a skincare product and as a corrector for both the complexion and dark circles. A tiny amount is enough to neutralize the colour of dark circles and facial imperfections.
When I was first introduced to Colorproof’s Biorepair collection, I was rather skeptical. After several months of use, I’m convinced of its effectiveness. The 3 products (and the brush) work in synergy to establish a healthy scalp and follicles, revealing thicker, fuller hair overtime.
ÉDOUARD Beauty & Fragrance Advisor / Etiket Montreal
I’ve been receiving so many compliments from this mix! Getting stopped everywhere for compliments. The perfect duo to make an impression on your Valentine!
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