Rania J
Lebanese heritage through fragrance.
Rania Jouaneh founded her Paris-based niche house in 2012, drawing on Lebanese heritage, Mediterranean aromatics, and personal biography to inform compositions that function as olfactive autobiography. Jouaneh operates simultaneously as founder and perfumer, infusing each release with her own sensory memory—the jasmine of Lebanese summers, the spice markets of Beirut, the aromatic density of Mediterranean family gardens. Her work emphasizes cultural specificity and narrative authenticity over generic orientalism: these are fragrances with a specific geographic and emotional address. Notable releases include Accendis collaborations and the house's own Ambre Loup, a luminous amber that demonstrates the warmth Jouaneh consistently achieves. Rania J appeals to collectors who value distinct personal identity and genuine cultural narrative rather than abstract luxury positioning. The house distributes through specialist niche retailers across Europe and the Middle East, maintaining the independent character consistent with a founder-led brand that treats each fragrance as an extension of lived experience.
Releases
DNA over time
Each column is an era. Each colored band shows that family’s share of accord weight across every perfume the house released in that window. Bigger band = the house leaned harder on that family.
