Elysian

Elysian Parfum was founded in 2021 by Jessi Park, an American perfumer who launched the house as a vehicle for exploring mythology, emotion, and the more abstract registers of olfaction. The brand name invokes the Elysian Fields of Greek mythology — a place of afterlife bliss — suggesting an aspiration toward the elevated and the ineffable in fragrance rather than the literal or commercial. Park composes all fragrances herself, working with a palette that tends toward floral, resinous, and skin-close accords that feel personal and meditative rather than declarative. The house operates through its own direct channel and a small number of niche specialists, maintaining a release pace that prioritises quality over catalogue growth. Elysian represents a particular strand of contemporary American indie perfumery: founder-driven, philosophically considered, and aimed at buyers who treat fragrance as something closer to private ritual than social signal. Park's work has received positive attention from the online fragrance community for its compositional sincerity and willingness to resist the trend-chasing that characterises much of the independent American market.