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Jean-Claude Ellena
Jean-Claude Ellena, a Grasse perfumer, is credited by L'Artisan Parfumeur among the authors of Mûre et Musc.
In 1977 Jean Laporte came to show him, along with two other perfumer friends, a blackberry-scented musk accord; together they found the balance of the fragrance, which became the house's first emblematic scent.
Career and creations
A perfumer from Grasse, Jean-Claude Ellena is one of the four authors of Mûre et Musc, the first signature fragrance of L'Artisan Parfumeur. In 1977, Jean Laporte, the founder of the house, came to present three perfumer friends, Ellena, Lucien Ferrero and Jean-Claude Gigodot, with an accord of musks smelling of blackberry; together they found the balance of the fragrance, launched in 1978. Lemon, blackberry and musk are enough to compose a fruity citrus of great simplicity.
This taste for paring back runs through his creations for Frédéric Malle, which credits him with L'Eau d'Hiver, created in 2003: a "warm water" that borrows the lucid minimalism of eau de Cologne while warming the skin, in which the freshness of bergamot and hedione reveals a tender, powdery cloud of heliotrope and hawthorn, with notes of sweet almond and honey. The house compares it to a perfect scarf, warm and light at the same time.
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- L'Artisan Parfumeur
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