Fragrance house

Manos Gerakinis

Founded in 2014, Manos Gerakinis Parfums identifies itself as Greece’s first niche luxury perfume house. The brand grew from Manos Gerakinis’s childhood in Kavala, family roots in Istanbul, interests in painting, history, philosophy and culture, and more than a decade in London’s luxury sector. After returning to Greece in 2012, Gerakinis created a bespoke personal fragrance; Sillage Royal was completed in 2013 and became the house’s first release in 2014. Its creative identity draws on nature, history, art, Greek mythology and philosophy, presenting fragrance as individual self-expression across East/West and masculine/feminine boundaries. Gerakinis is the founder and creative director, working with specialist perfumers who translate his concepts into finished fragrances. The house introduced its Private Collection in 2015 and its Heritage Collection, built around Greek history, mythology and nature, in 2017. Sillage Royal remains a defining part of its fragrance legacy, while Immortelle was a best seller from its first months. The brand marked its tenth anniversary in 2024 and debuted the ScentDia robotic olfactory-presence project at Milan’s Leonardo da Vinci Museum in 2025.