Hermès Hermessence Muguet Porcelaine (Jean-Claude Ellena)~Perfume Review + Ode to Spring Draw
Hermès Hermessence Muguet Porcelainene: some say that it an open homage to Edmond Roudnitska’s adored Diorissimo.
Hermes Hermessence Iris Ukiyoe: Jean-Claude Ellena’s Iris Of The Floating World
It seemed to take a long time this year for Hermes to announce that there would be a new addition to the Hermessence collection of fragrances. As the summer wore on without an announcement it seemed like 2010 would leave us without one of Jean-Claude Ellena’s minimalist studies. Then right after Labor Day I received the press release announcing the ninth Hermessence, Iris Ukiyoe. Based on the name I expected a Japanese take on Iris. In many ways it seems the Japanese aesthetic and M. Ellena’s are so similar that it seems like a logical intersection of creativity.
New Fragrance: Hermessence Iris Ukiyoé…The Floating World of Jean-Claude Ellena
“I collect prints and have a mental picture of irises in the ‘floating world’ (the ukiyoé in Japanese) in the works of Hokusai or Hiroshige. They inspired me when I was writing this divertimento based on floral iris. I felt like foiling the classic approach to iris by working on the flower’s fragrances which are virtually unknown- Jean Claude Ellena
REWIND: The Perfume of the Wind…Interview with Jean Claude Ellena
Jean Claude Ellena as an iconic influencer of 21st century fragrance, the friend of Michel Roudnitska, student of Edmond Roudnitska and ultimately, provides glimpses into the life and ART of an extraordinary man.
Soivohle Amberene- An Amber Perfume for a Summer’s Day
Amber is one of my favorite notes in all of perfumery. I love the way it can have an almost medicinal edgy feel to it as in Montale Blue Amber; or that it can be as soft and warm as a cashmere sweater as in Jean-Claude Ellena’s Heremessence Ambre Narguile. One thing all of the …
Voyage D’Hermes is a Voyage D’Ellena
Jean-Claude Ellena is one of the most glittering stars in the perfume firmament. He has created a signature style that is almost instantly recognizable. There have been creations by other perfumers which have been complimented by being termed “Ellena-like”. What I mean when I use that kind of terminology is a use of a …