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Jean-Claude Ellena is a French perfumer. He was born in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes. From 2004, he has been Hermès' exclusive in-house perfumer. He has created fragrances for several major perfume houses including The Different Company, which he founded before joining Hermès. His daughter Celine Ellena now creates for The Different Company.

In 2005, Ellena created Un Jardin sur le Nil for the house of Hermès. The story behind the creation of this fragrance was the subject of the book The Perfect Scent: A Year in the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York, by Chandler Burr.

Contents 1 For Bvlgari 2 For Frederic Malle 3 For Hermès 4 For L'Artisan Parfumeur 5 For Van Cleef & Arpels 6 For The Different Company 7 Miscellaneous 8 References 9 External links

[edit] For Bvlgari

• Eau Parfumée au Thé Vert (1992)
• Eau Parfumée au Thé Vert Extrême (1996)

[edit] For Frederic Malle

• Angéliques sous la Pluie
• Bigarade Concentrée
• Cologne Bigarade
• L'Eau d'Hiver (2003)

[edit] For Hermès

• Hermèssence collection (exclusively in Hermès stores)
• Un Jardin en Méditerranée (2003)
• Un Jardin sur le Nil (2005)
• Elixir des Merveilles (2006)
• Terre d'Hermès (2006)
• Kelly Calèche (2007)
• Un Jardin après la Mousson (2008)

[edit] For L'Artisan Parfumeur

• La Haie Fleurie du Hameau (1982)
• Ambre Extrême (2001)
• Bois Farine (2003)

[edit] For Van Cleef & Arpels

• First (1976)
• Miss Arpels

[edit] For The Different Company

• Bois d’Iris
• Bergamote (2004)
• Osmanthus
• Rose Poivrée

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Eau de Campagne (1974), for Sisley
• Rumba (1988), with Ron Winnegrad, for Balenciaga
• Globe (1990), for Rochas
• Déclaration (1998), for Cartier
• In Love Again (1998), for Yves Saint Laurent
• Aromantic (1999), for Decléor
• Bazar Femme (2002), with Bertrand Duchaufour & Emilie Copperman, for Christian Lacroix
• Blanc (2003), for Paul & Joe
• Colonia Assoluta (2003), with Bertrand Duchaufour, for Acqua di Parma
• Emporio Armani Night for her (2003), with Lucas Sieuzac, for Giorgio Armani
• Eau de Lalique, with Emilie Copperman, for Lalique
• Amouge Dia, for Amouge

[edit] References

• The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York by Chandler Burr (Henry Holt and Co., 2008) ISBN 0805080376

[edit] External links

• The Different Company - official website
• Chandler Burr, "Scent of the Nile: Jean-Claude Ellena creates a new perfume", New Yorker, 15 March 2005.
• Amouage Perfumes - official website

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