Camélia KFloral Fruity Eau de Parfum

Camélia K by Ella K is a niche floral, fruity and vanilla eau de parfum, unisex, created by Sonia Constant. It belongs to the Collection K, was born from a wild camellia discovered in Sapa, in northern Vietnam, and received the 2024 Fragrance Foundation UK award. It is the house's best-seller.

An imaginary heroine, a house founded by a female perfumer

Ella K was born in Paris in 2017, created by perfumer Sonia Constant with her husband, himself an expert in raw material sourcing. Very few perfume houses are created by female perfumers: Ella K is an exception. "Ella K" is an imaginary heroine, inspired by three explorers from another century: Ella Maillart — from whom Sonia Constant says she borrowed her first name —, Karen Blixen and Alexandra David-Néel. Each perfume is the olfactory memory of a moment lived somewhere in the world, and is based on an iconic ingredient, a symbol of the destination. Trained at the ISIPCA and then at Givaudan, where she still works, Sonia Constant signed Guerlain L'Abeille, Montblanc Emblem, Balmain Extatic and Burberry Sport. 100 ml bottle.

An opening of mandarin, ginger and dragon fruit

Mandarin opens round and sunny, ginger brings its fresh spiciness and dragon fruit a juicy and discreet flesh.

A heart of red camellia, orange blossom and Arabian jasmine

Red camellia unfolds — reconstructed around Arabian jasmine, ample and tea-like, and orange blossom, honeyed and sunny.

A base of tonka bean, vanilla and patchouli

Tonka bean and vanilla round out, patchouli brings its dark earth and vetiver its dry root. The trail is deep.

The house's signature

Camellia has almost no scent in nature. Like the cherry blossom, it cannot be extracted: there is no camellia essential oil. The whole exercise consists of inventing one, here around Arabian jasmine and orange blossom. It is pure perfumer's work: to compose a flower that no one has ever smelled, and make it recognizable — even though it is the iconic ingredient meant to summarize the destination. The 2024 Fragrance Foundation UK award came to salute this feat.

For whom, for what occasions?

Floral, fruity and vanilla, this eau de parfum is for those who like fruity florals with depth. It can be worn all year round, from day to night, by both women and men. It is the safest entry point into the house.

With Camélia K Ella K, Sonia Constant invents the scent of a flower that has none.