celine ellena
Editor’s note pending — every credited perfumer eventually gets a written profile here.
The compositions
La Belle Saison
Lavande
Figuier Noir
Sel de Vetiver
The opening is brisk and mineral—grapefruit and cardamom cut through cool bergamot, but there's a briny edge that announces itself early.
De Bachmakov
The opening strikes a curious balance: bergamot's brightness tempered by fig's milky-green sweetness, less fruit than sap.
Jasmin de Nuit
Star anise arrives first, cool and medicinal against bright bergamot, a pairing that feels both herbal and faintly liqueur-like.
Charmes et Feuilles
Sens et Bois
Pure eVe
Pure-eve opens with a gentle shock of golden mimosa, all honeyed pollen and powdery warmth.
Oriental Lounge
Oriental Lounge opens with bergamot that's barely citrus—more of a soft, resinous glow than the usual brightness.
Sublime Balkiss
Sublime Balkiss opens with a dark-fruited bergamot accord — blackberry and black currant adding a tart, almost wine-like quality before the dual rose heart takes over.
Mon Lys
Bana Banana
The green snap of violet leaf opens bana-banana with an unexpected sharpness, a vegetable crispness that feels more garden than fruit bowl.
Bana Banana L'Artisan Parfumeur
The opening is a sharp, almost metallic green—violet leaf stripped of its sweetness, leaving only its crisp, cucumber-like bitterness.